Setting up a new EAL department in an international school (Webinar)
This webinar looks at how teaching staff and EAL co-ordinators can support multilingual learners to develop their oracy skills.
This webinar aims to help international school educators who are tasked with setting up a new EAL department or those who are new to the role of leading on EAL provision in a school without a previous need for or history of EAL support.
We will examine the key areas to address from both a medium and long-term perspective and provide suggestions for practical first steps. We will also look at the important considerations for embedding EAL assessment, creating a strategic EAL development plan, and working successfully with colleagues and parents/carers.
Areas of focus will include:
- Gathering information on existing practice.
- Setting achievable targets and priorities and developing quality assurance systems.
- Building initial and ongoing EAL assessment processes.
- Providing effective CPD for EAL.
- Promoting successful collaboration between EAL and mainstream teaching staff.
Who should register for the webinar:
- EAL teachers;
- EAL co-ordinators;
- Heads of year;
- School leaders;
- Anyone with responsibility for setting up EAL support in an international school.
Please note: This webinar is for international participants only. Please click here to view our upcoming webinars and online courses for those living and working in the UK.
By attending this webinar, you will:
- Gain ideas for how to set up and organise effective EAL provision in a new context.
- Discover how to inform development plans if you are seeking to refresh or expand your school’s EAL provision.
- Learn more about The Bell Foundation’s free resources that can support the set-up and development of a new EAL department.
- Receive access to session recording and be first to hear about future webinars and how to sign up.
If you have any questions specifically related to the webinar topic which you would like answered during the live session, please send them to: webinar@bell-foundation.org.uk.
If the webinar is full, please complete the wait list form and you will be contacted if a place becomes available. Everyone on the wait list will be sent a copy of the webinar recording.
Ticket sales close 10 June 2025 9:00 UK time (UTC+1)
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Your speaker, Tom Beakes
Tom Beakes joined The Bell Foundation in 2020. Tom has worked in language education since 2003 and has taught in China, Japan, Ecuador and north Africa. His main areas of interest are international education and teacher development. He holds an MA in anthropological linguistics and is CELTA and DELTA qualified. He has worked as a teacher trainer in the UK and abroad and is a regular speaker and presenter at EAL events.