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EAL resources to support your induction to English in the curriculum
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Questions for bilingual teaching assistants
A list of questions for a bilingual support partner to use when supporting families.
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Template for reflection on provision
A template for reflection on the quality of your provision and next steps.
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Initial Maths assessment
An initial Maths assessment for EAL pupils to identify gaps in learning.
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'Comparing languages' resource
A frame for comparing a learner's home language with English. It can be used in order to incorporate the use of the home language within the classroom or to promote bilingualism.
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'Getting to know you' game
A fun game to help you get to know your learners. This game is suitable for intermediate learners and above (for a game more tailored to beginners, please see our Vocabulary game resource).
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'What's in an image' resource

A lovely resource which encourages your learners to explore an interesting image and create and discuss their own.

'Who we are' activity
A fun activity to introduce new arrivals or to start the school year. It can be used throughout the year to scaffold learning.
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'Who we are' family activities
A useful list of activity ideas you and your learners' families can take part in to foster cultural identity.
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10 Ideas for Co-constructing EAL Listening Activities for Beginners
A list of ideas for listening activities that you can use with your learners.
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10 steps for welcoming and supporting newly arrived learners
The 10 steps outlined in the downloadable resource have proven to be effective best practices in EAL teaching and can serve as valuable guidance to help you feel prepared for the start of the next academic year.
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10 top tips for using a multimodal approach in the classroom
A handy list of 10 ways you can engage your learners using a multimodal approach.
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9 Essentials for the EAL classroom factsheet
Essentials on how to create a language learning environment in your classroom.
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A step-by-step guide to teaching vocabulary

A comprehensive guide to teaching your EAL learners vocabulary, with activities.

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Adjective flashcards
Scaffolded flashcards to lead learners in steps from speaking and listening to writing. Topic: Adjectives

Adverbs flashcards
Scaffolded flashcards to lead learners in steps from speaking and listening to writing. Topic: Adverbs

AI prompt planner
A useful planning template for Artificial Intelligence (AI) lesson planning prompts .
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April Fool's Day resource
A printable resource about April Fool's Day and fictional news stories that includes resources for speaking, listening, reading and writing.

Basic verbs flashcards
Scaffolded flashcards to lead learners in steps from speaking and listening to writing. Topic: Basic verbs

Behaviour for learning chart
A printable behaviour for learning chart with space for translation.
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