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Contents
EDITORIAL | Where’s the accountability for EAL learners? | Christina Richardson … p 3
POLICY POSITION | Reinterpreting curricula and challenging discourses of accountability … p 6
LETTER FROM THE CHAIR | What do we mean by ‘access’ to the curriculum? … p 7
NEWS & EVENTS | pp 8-9
Online Webinar | Children and the Hostile Environment … p 8
Poetry Prize | The Stephen Spender Prize … p 9
Event | Don’t miss NALDIC’s Conference 31 … p 9
Feedback sought on… Refugee Stories –Education: Obstacles and Aspirations … p 9
SHORTS | Our regular round-up of mini summaries of recent and relevant research … pp 10-11
RIGs & SIGs | News, information and reports from the most recent round of NALDIC’s regional and special interest groups … pp 12-15
BOOKS | Multilingual Perspectives on Translanguaging | Edited by Jeff MacSwan | Published by Multilingual Matters | Reviewed by Leo Paladino … pp 12-15
COVER FEATURE | Accountability: Who is looking out for EAL learners? … pp 17-24
Interview: Accountability for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice (DEIJ) | In conversation with Nunana Nyomi … pp 18-21
Should teachers know about “refugee” as a learner identity? | Kathryn Kashyap focuses on refugee awareness … pp 22-24
CHILDREN’S RIGHTS
Accountability and the rights of EAL learners | Fiona Ranson discusses the lack of accountability for EAL learners … pp 25-27
CPD REPORTS | pp 28-34
#1 Attainment in the early years | Linda Bakkouche and Dr Viktoria Magne on teachers’ perceptions of factors impacting on academic attainment in EAL children’s early years … pp 28-29
#2 Metaphor in bilingualism | Dorota Gaskins and Gabriella Rundblad on how we can help bilingual children access their education … pp 30-31
#3 Supporting literacy skills and community cohesion for transnational young people | Liz Chamberlain, Naomi Flynn, Imran Hafeez, Jim Sells and Alex Twitchen on a joint Open University and National Literacy Trust project … pp 32-34
EAL ESSENTIALS
Vocabulary development | Jaimy Ottevanger reviews key aspects of vocabulary development, discusses practical applications, and suggests strategies to support vocabulary development in the classroom … pp 35-37
COMMENT
Arriving late – EAL learners in the Secondary Sector | Jonathan Bifield discusses Key Stage 4 new arrivals … pp 38-39
The Language of the Other | Zeynep Demir on language, power and the need to create more inclusive classrooms … pp 40-41
EAL Assessment in International Schools | Katharine Anderson discusses key questions from the International School SIG … pp 42-43
ONLINE
Initial Teacher Education: The technological turn | Sultan Turkan discusses the pros and cons of digitalising teacher education … pp 44-46
THE LAST WORD
Understanding trauma and how to support children | Kathryn Kashyap comments on a discussion with Dr Tina Rae about her new book, reflecting on the key practical messages for schools … pp 47
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF | Christina Richardson
DEPUTY EDITORS | Rachel Knowles | Fiona Ranson | Leandro Paladino
CONFERENCE EDITOR | Fazana Farook
ASSOCIATE EDITORS | Simeon Bates | Hamish Chalmers | Dianne Excell | Constant Leung | Frank Monaghan
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