Dear EAL Colleagues,
Mock exam season is here, and it’s the perfect time to reflect on how we can help all learners thrive—especially those developing EAL and students from under-resourced backgrounds. ✍️📚
I'm inviting you to join The BAWESS Project and explore disciplinary literacy—understand what successful writing looks like in different subjects and how to support students effectively.
✅ Evidence-based strategies can make a real difference in your classroom and across your school.
👉 Learn more about the BAWESS Project: bit.ly/bawess
💡 Get involved now and bring research-informed teaching into your practice. We will support you throughout the data collection. We'll offer free CPD to your school. There are lots of benefits!
Also...
📅 Save the Date – 17 & 18 June
Join us at the 3rd Disciplinary Literacy Symposium at the University of Bath.
Hear from leading speakers from the Education Endowment Foundation and experts worldwide, focusing on writing in the exam years. Exciting talks and hands-on workshops aimed at teachers across the curriculum! 🌍✨
👉 Event details: bit.ly/dlsymposium
It's online and in person and only costs £80 for two days, participate some of the best CPD on offer! It's subsidised by the BAWESS Project/
📧 Contact us: baw...@bath.ac.uk
Let’s make 2026 the year we support all learners to thrive! 👍
Best regards,
Gail
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Prof Gail Forey The BAWESS Project – Understanding disciplinary literacy in secondary school Associate Dean Education Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Professor of Applied Linguistics Department of Education |
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Building 1 West North, 3.23b, Bath BA2 7AY, United Kingdom | Telephone: +44 (0)1225 386355 | Email: g.f...@bath.ac.uk |
Dear EAL Colleagues,
Mock exam season is here, and it’s the perfect time to reflect on how we can help all learners thrive—especially those developing EAL and students from under-resourced backgrounds.
I'm inviting you to join
The BAWESS Project and explore disciplinary literacy—understand
what successful writing looks like in different subjects and how to support
students effectively.
Evidence-based
strategies can make a real difference in your classroom and across
your school.
Learn more
about the BAWESS
Project
Get
involved now and bring research-informed teaching into your practice.
We will support you throughout the data collection. We'll offer free CPD to
your school. There are lots of benefits!
Also...
Save the
Date – 17 & 18 June
Join us at the 3rd Disciplinary Literacy Symposium at the
University of Bath.
Hear from leading speakers from the Education Endowment Foundation and
experts worldwide, focusing on writing in the exam years. Exciting
talks and hands-on workshops aimed at teachers across the curriculum!
Event details:
3rd
Disciplinary Literacy Symposium
It's online and in person and only costs £80 for two days, participate some of
the best CPD on offer! It's subsidised by the BAWESS Project. Registration will
be available soon.
Contact us: baw...@bath.ac.uk
Let’s make 2026 the year we support
all learners to thrive!