The official blog of NALDIC, the UK's subject association for EAL.
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Extending vocabulary with LIPs
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 …
“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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Changing attitudes to science in pupils with EAL: How does outdoor learning influence attitudes to scientific enquiry?
The EAL Journal blog publishes plain language summaries of EAL-related Masters and Doctoral research. In this post Mark Hainsworth, Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of Chester, presents a summary of his Masters research into the effects of taking the science classroom outside on EAL …
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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