Fw: Our EAL Updates: February Focus - New Skills and Knowledge📚

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From: The Bell Foundation <in...@bell-foundation.org.uk>
Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2025 9:35 AM
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Subject: Our EAL Updates: February Focus - New Skills and Knowledge📚

 

View this email in your browser Hello K! We have some interesting updates for you! Check out our upcoming events, teaching resources and most recent EAL news (press on the respective button below 👇 to proceed to the relevant section of the newsletter) Join our upcoming events Embedding EAL Assessment (online course) Date - 23 April 2025 Ticket sales close at 4PM on 16 April Don’t wait - sign up How can schools support EAL learners arriving from Year 9 and beyond? (free webinar) Date - 13 February 2025 Registrations close at 12PM on 13 February Don’t wait - sign up How can schools work effectively with families of multilingual learners? (free webinar) Date - 13 March 2025 Registrations close at 12PM on 13 March Don’t wait - sign up Download free teaching resources This month, we have prepared for you several FREE packs of resources to empower your EAL students The Kingdom of Benin 👑 Explore the rich history and vibrant life of the Kingdom of Benin with these engaging EAL resources, designed to spark curiosity and deepen understanding in your learners. Download here The skeletal system 🦴 Help KS3 EAL learners master the language of the skeletal system with this interactive science resource, designed for practice, application, and confidence building. Download Part 1        Download Part 2 Resource management – food 🍎 Help your KS3 and KS4 EAL learners explore resource management, focusing on food supply and food insecurity. Download Part 1 Download Part 2 Download Part 3 How are mountains formed?🗻 Discover how mountains form and learn to identify three different types with this EAL resource pack for KS2/KS3 Geography. Download here Writing a newspaper article 📰 Help your KS2 pupils master newspaper writing and develop writing confidence in your classroom. Download Part 1 Download Part 2 EXPLORE MORE FREE TEACHING RESOURCES HERE 📚 Get acquainted with our news👇 How Can We Better Support the Growing Number of EAL Children? Our Latest Evidence on This is Out Now The number of pupils with English as an Additional Language (EAL) has more than tripled since 1997. Over one in five schoolchildren use EAL and multilingual classrooms are now the norm. New evidence about EAL learners – and why measuring proficiency in English is essential for schools to understand their attainment trajectory and unlock their potential – is out now.  One of the key findings in our research over time is that Proficiency in English is the factor that has the strongest relationship with educational attainment for EAL learners, explaining four to six times as much variation as gender, free school meal status and ethnicity combined. English schools unlike other jurisdictions, are not required to assess proficiency, yet this would help them substantially. It would allow them to better tailor support for EAL children and help them thrive in school, later in life, and contribute to their communities in the future.   Explore the report, our media coverage, an interview with the author, and our data story to find out more Explore the data and key findings We Want to Hear from You! Take Part in Our Surveys and Win a £20 Book Token Your insights can help shape the future of our work! We’re launching two important surveys, and we’d love your input. Survey 1📢: Supporting Late Arrivals Following REUK’s research, we’re developing guidance for schools and colleges to better support learners who arrive late in the UK education system. Your feedback will directly inform this work. Take part👉 HERE   Survey 2📚: Improving Teaching Resources We’re reviewing how our teaching resources and guidance are used to ensure they remain relevant and impactful. Let us know what works, what doesn’t, and what you’d like to see more of. Have your say👉 HERE Get Involved💡 If you’d like to share more of your expertise, you can express interest in joining a focus group or interview within the survey. Win a National Book Token🎁 As a thank you, everyone who completes a survey will have the chance to win one of ten £20 National Book Tokens (per survey). 📅 Deadline: Tuesday 4 March – don’t miss out! Feel free to share these surveys with your networks and on social media. For more details, contact us at in...@bell-foundation.org.uk Thank you for helping us make a difference! 🚀 Help Shape EAL Support – Share Your Experience🤲! Have you used our EAL Self-Assessment for Schools to assess and enhance support for your learners? We’d love to hear how it’s working for you! Your insights could support other schools in making the most of it. Share your experience by emailing us at in...@bell-foundation.org.uk – your feedback could make a real difference! Thank you for your continued interest in The Bell Foundation. Should you no longer wish to receive updates from the Foundation, please use the unsubscribe option at the bottom of this email. Yours sincerely Katherine Solomon Head of Training and Resources We have more to share. Follow us! Copyright (C) 2025 The Bell Foundation. All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you have given The Bell Foundation your consent to receive updates on the EAL Programme. Our mailing address is: The Bell Foundation Red Cross Lane Cambridge, CB2 0QU United Kingdom Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe