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Summer learning activities
This resource includes a summer learning pack which will give pupils fun, collaborative and sociable ways of continuing to practise their speaking, listening, reading and writing during the summer break period.

Summer Olympics Resource

An incredible, in-depth resource all about the Summer Olympics - includes activities for speaking, listening, reading and writing.

Summer Reading Bingo Challenge
A fun bingo game to challenge your class over the summer - who can complete all the activities on the card?

Survival language helpers (primary)
Survival language helpers designed for primary learners that help them understand the language of making friends and classroom instructions.

Survival language helpers (secondary)
Survival language helpers designed for secondary learners that help them understand the language of making friends and classroom instructions.

Swimming Sports Resource
A resource all about Swimming Sports. Includes resources for speaking, listening, reading and writing.

Talking about bullying Resource
A resource all about the language we use to speak about bullying.

Teacher Actions and Strategies for Supporting Refugees

A practical list of strategies to help foster equality in your classroom.

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Teaching 'online English' resource including flashcards
Examples about how to consider elements of EAL pedagogy when planning lessons for the topic of ‘online English’, including vocabulary and language structure flashcards.
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Teaching note-taking skills
A table and template with four useful note-taking strategies.
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Templates to Help Your EAL Learners

A useful set of downloadable templates to help your EAL learners.

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Text type activities
A resource with a model text and corresponding activities for your learners.
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Text types professional development activity
A quick professional development activity that can be completed with your colleagues, overing three common text types. It asks teachers to match a text type to the function of the text type, and gives an example of that text type and its language features.
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Tips for choosing a book to read
A useful tool to act as a prompt for your learners as they seek out books to ignite their passion for reading.
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Top 2,000 high frequency words
A wordlist of the first 2,000 high frequency words.
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Top tips for engaging EAL parents
A checklist with top tips that you can use to engage EAL parents.
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Top tips for supporting EAL learners in the mainstream classroom
A checklist of top tips for supporting EAL learners in the mainstream classroom. Includes tips on oral language development, teaching vocabulary, error correction techniques, reading and writing.

Top Tips to Make You A Great EAL Teacher

A list of top tips to help you become a great EAL teacher.

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Topics to inspire your parent workshops
A sheet of topic ideas to inspire and enrich your parent workshops!
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Trade goods introduce me activity
A collaborative, group-focused, role-play activity for learning subject-specific vocabulary.
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EAL teacher guidance

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EAL resource basics for substitute teachers
14/10/2024
Organising and planning writing with graphic organisers
02/09/2024
SEND support: Describing words
13/08/2024
Welcoming newly arrived EAL learners
13/08/2024
SEND support: Non-verbal communication
31/07/2024
SEND support: Pre-teaching
31/07/2024
SEND support: Comprehension
31/07/2024
SEND support: Unique learner needs
31/07/2024
SEND support: Curriculum support - The Ancient Greeks
31/07/2024
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