Feyisa Demie is an Honorary Fellow at Durham University and head of research for school self-evaluation at Lambeth Local Authority. In this post he summarises his research paper that breaks down linguistic background data and attainment in Key Stage 2 …
Category: DfE
EAL English Proficiency and Attainment: What does the national EAL assessment data tell us?
In 2016 the government introduced the requirement for schools to report the level of English proficiency for children classified as learning English as an additional language (EAL). This has provided a new opportunity to understand how English proficiency and academic attainment …
Misapprehension and Misinformation — @TeacherToolkit
This post is by Diane Leedham, NALDIC stalwart and EAL commentator, and is from the excellent Teacher Toolkit blog. She discusses the ongoing issues around the DfE requesting nationality data from parents and gives advice for colleagues on the front line. Are …
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Dear Justine
Justine Greening took office as the new Secretary of State for Education last week. NALDIC has written to welcome her to the sector, and to urge her to engage with EAL. This post contains the full text of our letter.
EAL Journal 
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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