We are a team of school improvement specialists, consultants and leaders in the fields of academic literacy, English as an additional language and ethnic minority achievement.
Congratulations to Chorlton High, the first secondary school to win the Gold EAL Quality Mark
The south Manchester suburb of Chorlton is home to this secondary school where just over one third of the students are EAL learners. Thirty-eight languages are spoken in the school,...
- Graham Smith
- 8th July 2021
EAL Academy Newsletter July 2021
This is our last newsletter before the summer break. While we have embraced Zoom and launched a new webinar series this year we were really pleased to begin visiting schools...
- Rebecca Smith
- 2nd July 2021
A Gold EAL Quality Mark for Clapham Terrace Primary School
Clapham Terrace Community Primary School and Nursery in Leamington Spa sits in the centre of the Old Town and has dedicated itself to being at the heart of that community....
- Graham Smith
- 28th June 2021
Gold EAL Quality Mark for North Ormesby Primary Academy in Middlesbrough
If you live in North Ormesby, you are three times less likely to have a degree level qualification than in the country as a whole. If you are an adult...
- Graham Smith
- 17th June 2021
The first international school to be awarded the Gold EAL Quality Mark
The International School @ ParkCity in Kuala Lumpur is the first international school to be awarded the EAL Quality Mark. It achieved a very well deserved Gold Award in testing...
- Graham Smith
- 26th May 2021
Valuing the community at Manor Court Community Primary School – Gold EAL Quality Mark success!
Welcomed by the bunting of international flags outside the school – and within it a group of multilingual parents singing the praises of Manor Court Community Primary School – there...
- Graham Smith
- 25th May 2021
EAL Academy Newsletter May 2021
In this newsletter – Review our list of recommended resources – Catch up on recordings of our recent webinars – Find out about updates to our online course catalogue –...
- Rebecca Smith
- 30th April 2021
EAL Quality Mark Gold Award for New Marston Primary School in Oxford
When New Marston Primary School in Oxford was inspected in 2016 Ofsted said: “Teachers and adults do not cater well enough for pupils who … speak English as an additional...
- Graham Smith
- 14th April 2021
Effective partnership for EAL CPD
The latest issue of International School Leader Magazine includes an article by James Cathcart, Director of the British Section at the Lycée International in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, about our long professional development relationship. “This initiative...
- Graham Smith
- 14th April 2021