English as an Additional Language

The English as an Additional Language (EAL) Support Team is part of the Social Care and Learning department. It works in partnership with schools to raise the attainment of pupils with English as an additional language. and carries out the following wide range of functions:

Liaison with families and encouragement of parental involvement
Language assessment and provision of reports
Support for pupils in the early stages of learning English
Advice regarding linguistic and cultural matters
Liaison with class teachers in developing language programmes within the curriculum
Advice on appropriate teaching and learning materials
Providing INSET to teachers and support staff to meet the language needs of bilingual pupils
Providing advice and support to teaching assistants
Liaison with other professionals as appropriate, for instance educational psychologists, health and social workers