Having high expectations of learners who have English as an Additional Language is one of the keys to their progress and attainment in school, not dissimilar to any other learner.

This webinar will look at several strategies for teachers of different subjects across the curriculum to enable them to maintain high expectations of EAL learners on different bands of English language proficiency whilst supporting their English language development. The webinar will also acknowledge the current circumstances and propose ways in which teachers can continue expecting high of these learners whilst teaching them remotely.

Areas of focus will include:

• Maintaining high expectations of learners using EAL
• Practical EAL strategies for primary and secondary contexts and for learners on different bands of English language proficiency
• Remote teaching resources and methods

Who should register for this webinar:

• School staff
• EAL Coordinators
• Headteachers and other school leaders (primary and secondary)
• ITE tutors & mentors
• School senior leadership
• Teaching Assistants (primary and secondary)
• Teachers (primary and secondary)
• Teacher Educators

Why you should register for this webinar:

• Ability to access practical advice about effective EAL strategies that allow teachers to maintain high academic expectations of learners using EAL
• Practical ideas from an EAL expert with significant teaching experience on how to use EAL strategies in the current remote teaching circumstances
• Time-saving, one-hour intensive session with Q&A  
• Access to session recording 
• First to hear about future webinars and how to sign up 

If you have any questions that specifically relate to the webinar topic which you would like answered during the live session you can send them to: webinar@bell-foundation.org.uk.

If the webinar is full, please complete the Wait List form and you will be contacted if a place becomes available. Everyone on the Wait List will be sent a copy of the webinar recording.

Biography:

Kamil Trzebiatowski joined The Bell Foundation in September 2018 and holds the post of Digital Resource Developer. Prior to joining the Foundation, Kamil spent 18 years teaching English as a Foreign Language and English as an Additional Language (Poland, England and Scotland) in mainstream secondary classrooms. He was an EAL co-ordinator at a secondary school as well as an EAL consultant/trainer (2014-2018). Kamil holds an MA in Corpus Linguistics and an MEd in Inclusive Education.

Joining Instructions:

The webinar uses Adobe Connect, for the best user experience please ensure you have the latest version of the Adobe Connect app installed on your device. For information on how best to access the webinar, please click here.

We recommend that you access the session at 3.45pm on Wednesday 17 February 2021 as the technical team will be available to assist if you have any questions.

Full joining instructions, Adobe troubleshooting and the webinar URL will be issued a few days before the session. When you receive the webinar URL please check that it takes you to the event room, if not, please email info@bell-foundation.org.uk. Please note that you will not be able to log in to the webinar event room in advance i.e. before 3.45pm on Wednesday 17 February 2021. Please check your ‘junk’ folder if you have not received this information 24 hours before the event.

We are aware that some participants are unable to attend the webinar on the day and as a result we over-issue tickets to ensure the session is full. Through our experience of hosting webinars we have calculated the likely drop out rate in order to have a full event, however, we do not want to disappoint people. Therefore, to be as fair as possible we admit ticket holders on a first come first served basis on the day. We will be most grateful if you would cancel your ticket if you know you will not be able to attend.