EAL – Bell Foundation: Introduction to EAL Assessment in a primary school setting

• This 120 minute twilight session will be delivered online by a trained and experienced Bell Foundation Lead Practitioner (BFLP).
• This session aims to introduce primary practitioners to the Bell Foundation’s award-winning EAL assessment framework for schools and provide pragmatic, specialist guidance on using the framework within a context of what is realistic and what can work alongside existing assessment systems.
• The session is informed by the belief that high quality EAL assessment can help teachers and pupils find out what has been achieved and what more needs to be done.
• It promotes use of the framework to support the teaching and learning of pupils using EAL and to enable teachers to generate targets to guide progress.
• The content is relevant and will develop understanding for all members of staff within a primary school setting, such as administrators, support staff, teachers and senior leadership teams.

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The Bell Foundation are the UK’s leading body supporting the training and development of school staff in order to improve outcomes of pupils who use EAL. The Five Counties Teaching School Hubs Alliance have been designated as the South West’s Bell Foundation Centre of Expertise and have a number of trained Bell Foundation Lead Practitioners who are experts in their field. They are able to support schools and trusts to develop their provision for pupils who use EAL and to run online and face training through the Teaching School Hub.