Welcome to a new academic year!
As you welcome pupils back to school, we’ve brought together some useful FlashAcademy® features, free CPD and practical guidance to help you support your EAL learners throughout the year ahead.
In this article:
- Start the year with EAL assessment
- Join our free Manchester conference and SEND webinar
- Explore practical guidance for welcoming new EAL arrivals
- Get up to date with Ofsted and access free on-demand CPD
Start the year with an EAL assessment
A new academic year is a valuable opportunity to revisit your learners’ English proficiency and establish a clear starting point for the year ahead.
Remember, you can use FlashAcademy® assessment throughout the academic year to benchmark proficiency, monitor progress and reassess learners over time. Starting the year with an up-to-date assessment can help you understand where learners are now and use those insights to inform the support you put in place.
Watch our short video for a refresher on assessing English proficiency and tracking learner progress with FlashAcademy®.
Welcoming new EAL arrivals this term?
Every new arrival brings a different educational, linguistic and personal background, making a consistent whole-school approach particularly important from their first days at school.
Our latest blog shares five practical, evidence-informed strategies for welcoming new EAL arrivals, including:
- Creating clear induction processes
- Understanding previous educational experience
- Assessing English proficiency
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Supporting access to the curriculum
Join us in Manchester: Improving outcomes for EAL learners
Join us on Thursday 19 November at Manchester Art Gallery for a free, in-person conference exploring how schools can improve outcomes for EAL learners both inside and outside the classroom.
Hear from educators, school leaders and experts from FlashAcademy® and other organisations championing EAL and inclusion, with a focus on assessment, evidencing progress and achievement.
Free webinar: Multilingualism and SEND
How do you know if a multilingual learner has SEND or if they're still developing their English? And whose role is it to find out?
Join our free panel webinar on Tuesday 3rd November, where experienced multilingualism and SEND specialists from UK and international schools will explore how to build a clear, collaborative approach to identification.
9.30am GMT | 11.30am CEST | 1.30pm GST | 4.30pm ICT
Explore our free on-demand CPD
Are you looking for more professional development for you or your colleagues this academic year?
Explore our library of free on-demand webinars covering whole-school EAL strategy, classroom practice, multilingualism, evidence and data, Ofsted inspection and more. Watch at a time that suits you and share relevant sessions with colleagues across your school.
EAL and the new Ofsted framework
With inclusion now a standalone evaluation area under the Ofsted framework, schools are expected to demonstrate a structured and consistent approach to supporting pupils with EAL.
Our guide breaks down what the framework means for EAL provision, including expectations around identifying need, assessing English proficiency and demonstrating how your curriculum and wider provision support learner progress.