INCLUSIVE EAL STRATEGIES – WORKSHOPS TO SUPPORT SEND AND EAL LEARNING

HLS Workshops took place recently at an INSET day for Brixton and Lambethschools. Andy Harvey, from HLS, delivered a lively interactive workshopsession focusing on practical classroom strategies aimed at benefiting allpupils. Not just EAL pupils but also SEND pupils, particularly those needingCommunication and Interaction skills or developing areas of Cognition andLearning.You can arrange similar, bespoke, inclusive, practical workshops for yourschool/s either in person, or by webinar, by getting in touch withRehana on 07891618408
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NEW FRAMEWORK FOR EAL IN SCHOOLS

Hounslow Language Service have partnered with EMS (Evaluate My School) to produce an in-depth practical resource for self-evaluation of school EAL provision. This useful tool is not just another checklist or tick sheet. It gives schools an opportunity to identify strengths and target areas for future development. It’s a chance to celebrate achievements whilst also developing an inclusive plan of action that will help ensure success for EAL pupils. Join hundreds of schools and Authorities by signing up to EvaluateMySchool or call Rehana for more information on 07891618408. https://evaluatemyschool.co.uk/eal/
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EAST OXFORD PRIMARY HOST EAL COURSE

Following a very successful course with Li Yen French at East Oxford Primary School in the spring. theHead teacher, Russell Kaye, is hosting a similar course for other Oxford schools on June 30th.The whole school INSET day course was ‘Classroom Strategies to support Beginners and Early StageLearners”. He said that the staff were “very happy with the training and already using the strategiesin the classroom.”Russell knew of our Service from his time in Hounslow and has also sent staff on our regularwebinars. If you would like a whole school INSET, please contact Rehana Ahmed (07891 618408) Booking here - https://bit.ly/3MuyE3o
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EAL Training News

TA Courses for EAL supportIn March, Teaching Assistants in West Acton School took part in an in-house course on ‘Strategies forworking with EAL Pupils’ delivered by Andy Harvey. Feedback included “Excellent activities showinghow to support EAL children in class.” And “Great ideas on how to improve and increase children’svocabulary.”This term, Manny Vazquez has followed up with another in-house course for the West Acton SchoolTAs, “Developing Grammatical Accuracy. “If you would like similar courses for your TAs, please do get in touch.
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