Supporting Beginners and Refugee Learners in Secondary Schools- Whole School Use- 1 Year Licence
This video is for whole school professional development use only and provides practical strategies for supporting beginner and refugee pupils who are early-stage learners of English as an Additional Language (EAL).
How can secondary schools ensure that pupils who are new to English can access challenging subject content while they are still developing their language skills?
This practical video explores effective strategies for supporting beginners and early-stage EAL learners in secondary schools.
While developing essential “survival English” remains important, secondary pupils also need to rapidly acquire the academic and subject-specific language required to understand lessons, participate in discussion, read complex texts, write effectively and demonstrate their knowledge across the curriculum.
The course focuses on helping teachers and support staff understand the particular linguistic and cognitive demands placed on EAL learners in secondary education and provides practical strategies that can be integrated into everyday teaching.
This course is suitable for:
• Secondary school teachers
• Teaching assistants and learning support staff
• EAL practitioners
• SEN and inclusion staff
• Heads of Department
• Pastoral staff
• Newly qualified and early-career teachers
• School leaders responsible for EAL provision
It is particularly relevant to staff working with newly arrived pupils, refugees, beginners and early-stage learners of English in Key Stages 3 and 4.