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This #EuropeanDayofLanguages we celebrate the incredible linguistic diversity in schools.

Multilingual classrooms are the norm and our interactive story features experts, teachers, and learners who unpack the myths and opportunities around learning English, and what must change: bit.ly/eal-story
September 25, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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How can we make #ESOL more accessible to employees who speak English as a second language? For those working long hours or shifts, ESOL in the workplace could be a gamechanger, opening up new opportunities to gain vital language skills. Learn more: bit.ly/3UaSio9
August 6, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Disappointing results of the MYRIAD trial at Oxford. Findings do not support the superiority of school-based mindfulness training over normal school provision in reducing risk of mental health problems and promoting well-being in adolescence
mentalhealth.bmj.com/content/25/3...
July 8, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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We're excited to share with you the wonderful video made by Tom Harmer of our Bradford Sanctuary Seekers Education Awards 2025. A huge thank you to Bradford 2025 for hosting the event & to Bradford Council's Education Access Team for pulling it together. Team work! 🙌
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2L-4...
Bradford Sanctuary Seekers Awards 2025
YouTube video by Faith + Bones
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July 8, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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Want to create a #MultilingualLibrary? 💙📚

Read our short blog post on this topic for NALDIC (National Subject Organization for #EAL): t.ly/S5FXW 🗣💬

Key messages:
📚something is better than nothing!
📚developing a #multilingual #library can be relatively simple & affordable

#ESLsky #books #langsky
Creating a multilingual library of picture books - NALDIC
In 2022, we started a research project that asks what impact a school-university partnership can have on multilingual awareness across an
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January 14, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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Absent? Suspended? EAL? Persistent Disadvantage? Several groups of children are at an 'elevated risk' of having unidentified #SEND. New @edupolicyinst.bsky.social study also finds that inconsistency in #schools' approaches to identifying needs is a major barrier: buff.ly/4jXlo64 #edusky
The groups of children at 'elevated risk' of having unidentified SEND - SecEd
Several groups of children are at an “elevated risk” of having unidentified SEND and missing out on crucial support.
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February 12, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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Some brilliant webinars coming up from The Bell Foundation:
✅ Embedding EAL Assessment – 23 April
✅ How can schools support EAL learners arriving from Year 9 and beyond? 13 Feb
✅ How can schools work effectively with families of multilingual learners? 13 March
📌 Sign up👉 tinyurl.com/3tdvtr5j
For UK schools and post-16 education Resources - The Bell Foundation
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February 13, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Flummoxed by the use of the phrase "DELIVER [...] CURRICULUM" in the www.gov.uk/government/p..., which guides the design of all initial teacher education and early career teacher development programmes in England. One of the most inadequate and reductionist terms to refer to teaching.
Initial teacher training and early career framework
A framework to support trainee and early career teacher development.
www.gov.uk
February 25, 2025 at 4:47 PM
What needs to change to unlock EAL children’s potential? Read more in Tes piece below and explore our latest evidence with @OxfordDeptofEd Steve Strand
@stevestrand5 bell-foundation.org.uk/news/better-...

#EAL #InclusiveEducation #SupportingEAL #EdResearch #EducationPolicy
How Can We Better Support the Growing Number of EAL Children? Our Latest Evidence on This is Out Now - The Bell Foundation
Explore key findings in our data story Find out more about implications for policy Read the report Read Tes magazine article Read our analysis in Tes The number of pupils with English as an Additional...
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February 11, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Proficiency in English for #EAL pupils has the biggest impact on their attainment. Assessing proficiency is a vital first step to delivering effective, tailored classroom support.
Statutory assessment should be (re)introduced in England – bit.ly/3LAJcgp
New evidence from #TheBellFoundation
EAL: Our calls for change and the evidence - The Bell Foundation
Explore our key priorities for the new Government so that children who speak English as an Additional Language (EAL) can thrive.
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February 11, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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New report from Teacher Development Trust today: How a could a CPD entitlement for teachers - a policy announced by Labour - be introduced effectively in the future?

Read 8 recommendations based on research conducted by TDTs cross sector Expert Advisory Group
tdtrust.org/2024/02/29/c...
Creating a CPD entitlement that works - our findings
High-quality professional development to support children in their first five years can significantly determine their future.
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March 1, 2024 at 12:53 PM
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12 minute video: CPD Research Roundup 2024 from @informededu.bsky.social, Teacher Development Trust. Access here: tdtrust.org/access-david...
Access David Westonʼs CPD Roundup, 2024
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September 23, 2024 at 12:06 PM
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CPD Report Roundup 2024 | Teacher Development Trust https://buff.ly/3BnU27j
< @InformedEdu.bsky.social has been putting the professional into professional development for teachers for many years - here is David's summary of the best of 2024
CPD Report Roundup 2024
Thank you for requesting access to David Weston’s CPD Report Roundup 2024. Below you will find David’s 12 minute video, walking you through the three key takeaways from last year’s CPD reports, and…
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September 25, 2024 at 3:05 PM
FACT: Skilled migrants contribute more to public finances than working Britons www.ft.com/content/a966...
Skilled migrants contribute more to public finances than working Britons, report finds
Migration Advisory Committee figures highlight trade-offs of tighter UK immigration policy
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January 2, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Supporting refugee children in education in the lead-up to Christmas. An excellent briefing from #REUK lnkd.in/dVSKXeuu #refugeechildren
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December 10, 2024 at 11:17 AM
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Bluesky has overtaken both Instagram and Twitter for the FIRST time.
December 3, 2024 at 2:38 PM