Convenors: Fazana Farook & Susan Stewart
This Special Interest Group will be an opportunity for beginner teachers (pre-qualification) and early career teachers (1-2 years post-qualification) to meet once a term to discuss their experiences working with multilingual students and communities, share best practice and network within a language-focused teaching community. You will also have the opportunity to attend an ITE conference during the year.
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The multilingual child (12th November 2024, 4-5pm) EVENT HAS PASSED (See resources in Members’ area below)
In classrooms all over the UK (and indeed all over the world), we find pupils who use more than one language on a daily basis. Some of these pupils are also new to learning in English. In this meeting we will look at how our multilingual pupils acquire and process two or more languages when they are socialising, playing and learning.
The multilingual child in the community (4th March 2025, 4-5pm) REGISTER
In classrooms all over the UK (and indeed all over the world), we find pupils who use more than one language on a daily basis. Some of these pupils are also new to learning in English. In this meeting, we will consider how we can gain a better understanding of our pupils’ home language and cultural backgrounds, and why this is good practice.
The multilingual child in the classroom (27th May 2025, 4-5pm) REGISTER
In classrooms all over the UK (and indeed all over the world), we find pupils who use more than one language on a daily basis. Some of these pupils are also new to learning in English. In this meeting we will look at how our multilingual pupils process language when they are learning content as well as building their literacy skills in English. We will consider how we can use all of their languages to support their learning and enrich the classroom in the process.
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