Better Bilingual CIC EAL Celebration Event: Sharing Good Practice (£/Free)

Better Bilingual CIC - EAL Celebration Event : Sharing Good Practice

FOCUS: How can we make the curriculum accessible and develop academic literacy in the multilingual classroom?

We are delighted to be hosting our fifth EAL Celebration Event on Monday 4th July 2022, 2-4pm, kindly hosted this year by Blaise High School, Henbury, Bristol.

With guest speakers from a range of schools in Bristol and the South West, this CPD afternoon for teachers and school leaders will provide an opportunity to share and explore EAL good practice across the age range and across the curriculum.

Guest speakers

Keynote Address: Chiaka Amadi - The EAL Academy: https://www.theealacademy.co.uk/

Primary schools:

1. Willow Park Primary - Zoe Welsh (EAL Specialist Teacher) - Welcoming and Teaching Refugee Pupils.

2. The Dolphin School - Hannah White (Languages Lead) - Celebrating multilingualism through a 'Mother Language Day' celebration.

Further schools tbc

Secondary schools :

1. Blaise High School - Judith Prosser & Bethany Swindell (EAL Leads)

2. Bristol Cathedral Choir School - Bathsheba Wells Dion (English & EAL Lead Teacher) - Welcoming and Assessing EAL Students.

3. Bristol Free School - Alice Rowden (EAL Coordinator) - Sharing EAL Successes

Further schools tbc

Researchers & other organisations:

1. Tom Avery - Doctoral Researcher, Department of Education, University of Bath, UK - What might an asset-based model of education for refugee students look like?

2. Anna Comfort - rEAL Magic - Developing English and a sense of belonging through music and drama.

3. Across Cultures/Learning Village - Providing targeted online and offline EAL learning and resources for 6-16-year-old learners in English-medium schools.

4.. Jacari - An award-winning charity providing 1:1 tutoring for EAL pupils.

5. Multilingual Matters - An independent academic book publisher based in Bristol, with a focus on multilingualism.

Booking Information

Bookings are now open (until Monday 20th June 2022) with 2 places per school/organisation available. It is recommended that the EAL/Inclusion Lead and Literacy/English Lead attend for maximum whole school impact; however, colleagues from across the staff body are more than welcome.

Date: Monday 4th July 2022 Time: 2pm-4pm

Venue: Blaise High School, Bristol

Cost: Free for Better Bilingual Partner Schools* or £30 per person**

*Currently working with Better Bilingual OR having purchased a Better Bilingual Annual Subscription to attend 3 termly EAL Network Meetings + the annual EAL Celebration Event (at £125 for up to 2 attendees/event)

** Invoice to follow

Please email [email protected] if you have any queries or if you have an EAL success story you'd like to share at this event or a future one.

Host or Publisher Better Bilingual