Theme: EAL and SEND: Distinguishing the difference and strategies for support

Convenor/s: Dianne Excell

Host: NALDIC Zoom

NALDIC’s Regional Interest Groups help teachers and other education professionals working with EAL learners to get together, stay informed about developments in the EAL field and share best practice.

Speakers/Agenda

– Annie Kershaw: EAL Consultant for Nottingham County Council
– Stephanie Puissegur: Learning Improvement Consultant, Leeds City Council
– Gosia Bates: EAL Coordinator at Ely College: ‘Pushkin is better than Harry Potter.’
– Anita Balcer-Whittle: Bilingual teens on the Autism Spectrum
– Karen Warwick: The Bell Foundation, with an update on their guidance, webinars etc.

There will be an opportunity for you to share your experiences and good practice in regards to EAL and SEND, so please let us know if you would like to contribute to the meeting.

As usual there will be updates from NALDIC and EAL Bilingual Google groups.

Please let us know of any announcements you would like me to make before the RIG.

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Yorkshire and the Humber RIG Convenor

Dianne Excell
yorkshumberrig@naldic.org.uk