English as an Additional Language drop in: online
Wednesday 14/10/2026, 2-5pm
Online
This event is for school staff supporting multilingual learners. Free admission for Northumberland maintained schools and academies with an existing SLA.
An opportunity to discuss multilingual learners’ provision with specialist teachers. This could range from supporting new arrivals, language assessment to in-class adaptation and home-school communication.
Please email ahead if you’d like to attend: eal@northumberland.gov.uk
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Comprehensible English for New Arrivals: Blyth
Thursday 12/11/2026, 2 – 4pm
Blyth Central Family Hub, NE24 1HG
Free admission for Northumberland maintained schools and academies with an existing SLA.
For attendees outside Northumberland or academies without an SLA, places can be reserved here (£40).
This session is designed for Key Stage 2 and secondary school staff and aims to raise awareness of what is and what is not comprehensible, accessible English language for learners who use EAL, particularly those who are New to English or in the Early Acquisition stages.
The session considers what makes English difficult to understand and introduces a range of easy-to-use strategies for giving instructions and checking understanding which can be used both in and out of the classroom.
The session is useful for teachers as well as administrators and senior leadership teams.
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English as an Additional Language drop in: Ashington
Tuesday 21/01/2027, 2-5pm
Ashington Family Hub, NE63 9EF
This event is for school staff supporting multilingual learners. Free admission for Northumberland maintained schools and academies with an existing SLA.
An opportunity to discuss multilingual learners’ provision with specialist teachers. This could range from supporting new arrivals, language assessment to in-class adaptation and home-school communication.
Time to start a multilingual section in the school library? A selection of multilingual resources will be available preview and some to take away.
Please email ahead if you’d like to attend: eal@northumberland.gov.uk
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Inclusion & Ofsted: what about multilingual learners?
Thursday 04/03/2027, 3:45 – 4:45pm
Online
This event is for school staff supporting multilingual learners. Free admission for Northumberland maintained schools and academies with an existing SLA.
Where do EAL learners fit within the recent Ofsted framework?
A reintroduction of EAL assessment; a specific focus on early-stage readers and a vocabulary-rich environment…
We will explore the official guidance regarding multilingual provision in both primary and secondary settings.
Please email ahead if you’d like to attend: eal@northumberland.gov.uk
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Adapting teaching and learning for EAL (KS2 upwards)
Monday 19/04/2027, 3:45 – 4:45pm
Online
This event is for school staff supporting multilingual learners. Free admission for Northumberland maintained schools and academies with an existing SLA.
“What is good for EAL learners, benefits access for all students.”
We will review visual and chunked scaffolds together, which can be applied across curriculum subjects in both Key Stage 2 and secondary settings.
Please email ahead if you’d like to attend: eal@northumberland.gov.uk
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English as an Additional Language drop in: online
Thursday 06/05/2027, 2-5pm
Online
This event is for school staff supporting multilingual learners. Free admission for Northumberland maintained schools and academies with an existing SLA.
An opportunity to discuss multilingual learners’ provision with specialist teachers. This could range from supporting new arrivals, language assessment to in-class adaptation and home-school communication.
Please email ahead if you’d like to attend: eal@northumberland.gov.uk
