This latest blog from Diana Sutton, Director of The Bell Foundation follows her recent participation in the EEF’s ‘Evidence into Action’ podcast and highlights some of the practical strategies and free resources available to support EAL learners.
There are more than 1.6 million pupils in state-funded primary and secondary schools in England who speak English as an Additional language (EAL), accounting for 21.2% of primary school pupils and 17.5% of pupils in secondary schools. This figure has more than doubled over the last ten years, and is on a continued upward trend, with many schools having recently welcomed refugees from Ukraine, Afghanistan, Syria, Hong Kong and elsewhere.
