All you need to support children and young people with English as an additional language in your school/setting

The EAL Graduated Offer of fully-funded support is a comprehensive and flexible programme, providing schools and settings with the guidance and tools to meet the needs of children and young people (CYP) with English as an Additional Language (EAL). The offer is based on three levels of support: universal, targeted, and enhanced. Each level corresponds to the degree of need and intervention required for CYP with EAL, from initial assessment and induction to more intensive and specialist support, within a whole-school approach.

Universal

The website is a one-stop shop for schools to access a range of high-quality and fully funded CPD and resources that support the implementation of the EAL Graduated Offer of Support. The website features:

• One Minute Guides Signposting to nationally available, accredited CPD and resources that secure compliance with key guidance and legislation
• Information on whole-school, evidence-based awards: Recognition and celebration of schools that demonstrate good practice and commitment to supporting CYP with EAL, such as the Young Interpreters Scheme and the Schools of Sanctuary
• Bite-sized briefings: Providing timely and relevant information and tips on topics such as settling CYP with EAL into new schools, celebrating diversity and inclusion as well as engaging with parents and communities
• Self-serve resources: Include practical and user-friendly tools that help schools to audit, plan, and deliver effective provision for CYP with EAL, such as the Toolkit the, EAL Welcome pack (PDF) [694KB], and
• Self-serve digital CPD modules

Our locally delivered in-person CPD: Contextualised and tailored training sessions for new to role (EAL Now!) and established EAL Leads (EAL Next ) for both primary and secondary, delivered by an EAL Adviser, covering topics such as EAL pedagogy, assessment, and adaptive teaching.

EAL Now will help you:

• Understand relevant guidance and legislation that schools need to be compliant with, and solutions to meet the demands effectively
• Secure a whole-school culture to ensure children and young people with EAL and their families feel welcome, safe and included
• Identify key challenges and have practical approaches, that are realistically achievable within your school context
• Audit current provision and develop a whole-school approach action plan that enables you to measure progress and evidence impact
• Use evidence-based assessment, teaching and learning strategies with consistency across your school

EAL Next will help you:

• Further develop the use of evidence-based assessment, teaching and learning strategies with consistency across your school
• Ensuring staff in your setting have clear guidance, feedback and professional development to maximise the impact for CYP with EAL
• Conduct a learning walk to identify strengths and areas for improvement in your EAL provision
• Use data and observations to track the progress and needs of your CYP with EAL and plan appropriate support
• Design and deliver effective interventions to address gaps in language and literacy skills
• Engage with families and communities to support the academic and social development of CYP with EAL
• Be able to lead a staff inset session
• Work towards schemes that build an inclusive school culture, and have been recognised by Ofsted, including Young Interpreters Scheme and Schools of Sanctuary

Find out more, access the universal offer and book your places by following the links, or email queries to sendandinclusiontraining@norfolk.gov.uk

Targeted

The targeted support will:

• Provide an opportunity to discuss individual and cohort EAL needs in your setting with an EAL Adviser to ensure needs-led provision is being identified and effectively embedded.
• Enable schools to access EAL cohort advice and guidance so children and young people with EAL experience successful transitions, whether a planned phase transition, mid-term or to support with alternative provision pathways.

To request targeted support with provision and transitions, please call 0333 313 7165 to get in touch with one of our advisers. This phone line is open on weekdays, from 9am to 5pm. You can also email inclusionandsend@norfolk.gov.uk if you are unable to call.