Fatima Husain and Sarah Frankenburg of NatCen Social Research were independent evaluators on a recent Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) trial of the Family Skills programme. Family Skills was designed to support academic progress in young… Read more → Continue Reading →
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The EAL Journal blog publishes plain language summaries of EAL-related Master’s and Doctoral research. In this post Judith Flynn, Ed. D., Associate Lecturer in Education at Manchester Metropolitan University and EAL specialist, presents a summary of her doctoral… Read more → Continue Reading →
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… Read more → Continue Reading →
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… Read more → Continue Reading →
Dave Windass from writing charity First Story tells us all about their fabulous projects that transform the writing experience for young EAL writers. He also tells about National Writing Day, which is next week, and urges us… Read more → Continue Reading →