Importance of Using EAL Learners First Language Ability Research has shown that EAL learners’ competency in their first language ability, can greatly enhance their …

Many of you may have heard about the recent change for Proficiency codes, with DfE no longer requiring schools to make pupils take an …

Schools are often looking for ways to support EAL families and their language-learning, because this leads to improvement in their children’s language skills. Turns …

Supporting parents of newly arrived EAL pupils is crucial to the integration process. Many parents of EAL pupils do not speak proficient English themselves …

Reading can be quite a challenging task for an EAL learner. Only more advanced EAL pupils can read texts independently, without needing assistance from …

Writing in English can be a challenging task to ask a pupil who is learning English as their second language. Often, EAL pupils feel …

It’s always hard being the new kid in school. This is even harder for EAL pupils who don’t speak the same language as the …

Often, EAL learners have the feeling that they have to start their education again, from scratch. They need to learn how to speak, how …

It is completely normal for newly arrived EAL learners to feel lost and scared in a new setting. Often, these children can’t express their …

With teachers across the country now required to undertake the new EAL proficiency assessment for all of their pupils with EAL, I wanted to …

After speaking with Nisha and Noria who are responsible for teaching EAL at Great Barr Academy, we caught up with Hannah Legood, the induction …

After speaking with Hollie O’Sullivan, the Head of EAL at Great Barr Academy about how FlashAcademy can provide help for EAL teachers, we caught up …

An interview with Hollie O’Sullivan, Lead teacher of EAL at Great Barr Academy. Hollie is charged with implementing strategies for helping pupils with EAL. …