Mallory Henson is Principal Educational Psychologist in Milton Keynes Educational Psychology Service, and Chelsea Moore is a Psychology Assistant in the same team. They have recently been involved in re-launching their ‘Language Intervention Programme’ (LIPs) which aims to extend children’s …
New School Year – New Season of NALDIC blogging
It’s the start of the new school year and NALDIC is back with a new season on the blog. We hope that your summer was everything that you wanted it to be and that you are ready to hit the …
“I hold all the dreams of the world within me”
Sara Moodie is Head of the EAL team in Jersey. In this post, contemplative, searching and uplifting by turns, Sara describes accompanying Portuguese heritage pupils to the Youth Parliament in Lisbon. She uses the experience to reflect on what it …
My First NALDIC Conference
NALDIC’s annual conference is a highlight of the year for EAL practitioners up and down the country. This year’s conference, NALDIC 26, is themed Evidence Informed Practice for EAL, and is being held in Leeds on 17 November. Jean Conteh …
Our Approach to Improving Outcomes for Romanian Pupils
Amanda Hazeldine is Assistant Head for Inclusion at Hifields Junior and Infants School in Birmingham. In this post she describes her school’s approach to supporting newly arrived Romanian children and their families, and the measures in place to support teachers …
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NALDIC’s Position: Changes to English Proficiency Data Collection
Withdrawal of English as an Additional Language (EAL) proficiency data from the Schools Census returns A response from the National Association for Language Development in the Curriculum (NALDIC) We understand that the DfE has decided to remove EAL proficiency data …
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Removal of the DfE Proficiency Scales: A missed opportunity
Naomi Flynn is Associate Professor of Primary English Education at the University of Reading. She recently conducted a study into teachers’ perceptions about policy and practice in EAL. One of the key findings was that policy enactment in practice may be …
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