28th March 2021 – Ofsted removes one of the voices for EAL in the inspectorate

NALDIC has learned that Ofsted is to abolish the role of National Lead for EAL, ESOL and Gypsy, Roma and Travellers. It has done so without consultation and, it appears, without regard for the impact on bilingual children in our schools…

28th June 2018 – Withdrawal of English as an Additional Language (EAL) proficiency data from the Schools Census returns

We are, as a national subject association, deeply concerned about the negative consequences of this reversal of a very important initiative … We recommend that …

2nd February 2018 – GCSE and equivalent results in England 2016 to 2017

NALDIC welcomes the findings of the Revised GCSE and equivalent results in England, 2016 to 2017 report issued by the Department for Education on 25 January 2018 … It is important to acknowledge, however …

9th January 2017 – School Census Returns

“…nationality should not be conflated with EAL proficiency.  They are separate issues…”