Sustaining Progress: Moving Beyond Early Acquisition of English in Secondary Schools (Webinar)

How can secondary schools ensure learners using EAL continue to develop the language skills necessary to fully engage with the curriculum?

This webinar will explore how leaders and practitioners in secondary schools can best support multilingual learners in sustaining progress beyond the early stages of English acquisition, developing the language skills necessary to fully engage with the curriculum.

We will examine how language development is central to learning across all subjects and will offer practical frameworks and strategies around language awareness, curriculum planning and design, and impactful classroom teaching.

Areas of focus will include:

  • The role of school leaders in steering a whole school approach;
  • Practical ideas for classroom practitioners around:
  • Understanding language development;
  • Planning for language development;
  • Scaffolding for language development.

Speakers:

  • Emily Curran, Trainer; The Bell Foundation
  • Sheila Hopkins, Trainer; The Bell Foundation

Who should register for the webinar:

  • Staff with responsibility for EAL in secondary schools;
  • Staff with responsibility for teaching and learning;
  • Literacy leads – secondary;
  • Secondary classroom teachers.

Why you should register for this webinar:

  • One-hour intensive session with Q&A
  • Access to session recording;
  • First to hear about future webinars and how to sign up.

If you have any questions that specifically relate 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 Thursday 19 March at 12:00 UK time.

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Event details

Price

Free

  • Date

  • Time

  • Type

    Run by The Bell Foundation, Webinar

  • Location

    Online

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