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7th November 2022
When I was teaching early literacy to adults some years ago, I had two teenage students from a refugee background join one of my classes. They […]
22nd September 2022
Author: Eli Briasco, EAL Specialist Chances are, if you’ve been teaching English for a while, you’ve provided plenty of feedback to your learners on the accuracy […]
29th August 2022
Author: Breda Matthews, EAL Specialist Schools often have a number of students who are not yet literate in English. Whilst this includes English-speaking children who are […]
4th August 2022
We all know that there can be resistance to writing in the EAL classroom. To break this barrier, we need to consider the reasons for this, […]
4th August 2022
A wide reading programme is promoted as a key vehicle for learners of English as an additional language (EAL) to improve their English language skills and […]
3rd August 2022
It’s September – you come in for your inset day, and find out that you have two new starters in your class. One is an English […]
15th June 2022
Our new case study looks at the use of the Learning Village programme by a group of 55 schools. The Across Cultures team collected data on […]
21st May 2022
The big day has arrived, the new uniform is looking smart, and now our ‘senior’ Primary school learners are about to become important ‘junior’ Secondary school […]
27th April 2022
The Early Career Framework was made compulsory in the UK in September 2021. It replaces the year-long NQT period. It is a two-year programme of support […]
27th March 2022
Author: Christine Hanley, EAL Specialist Studying mathematics in an English-medium school presents learners of English as an Additional Language (EAL) with a double cognitive whammy as […]
23rd February 2022
Author: Miranda Howell, EAL Specialist The traditional way to start a lesson with Secondary school learners is with a ‘do now!’ activity. It works. You get […]
23rd January 2022
Author: Yzanne Mackay If Katerina spoke in Russian again in the classroom, the teacher warned her, her name would be put on the board and she […]
27th November 2021
Author: Yzanne Mackay Everyone recognises the importance of staying safe online – but it’s not always straightforward. For many of us, computing – including social media, […]
26th September 2021
Author: Isabelle Bridger-Eames, EAL Specialist Barry and Matthew Carpenter’s ‘Recovery Curriculum’ has many applications for EAL pupils. Their ‘Recovery Curriculum’ was created during the 2021-21 pandemic, […]
16th August 2021
Author: Yzanne Mackay You’re the EAL lead in your school – or a teacher with responsibility for EAL. You’re a class teacher who’s been asked to […]
10th July 2021
Author: Louise Kearns, English Language Specialist Teacher In March 2020 International Primary School Almere, along with all other schools here in the Netherlands, went into lockdown […]
5th June 2021
Author: Dr Anne Margaret Smith While learning new languages, a lot of information simply needs to be remembered, and we often have to combine new […]
17th May 2021
Author: Miranda Howell, EAL Specialist As school teachers faced with EAL learners in our classrooms, we often push the teaching of phonics down the list, especially […]
6th May 2021
We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve been shortlisted for the Education Resource Awards 2021 – as a finalist in the Supplier of the Year category. The ERA awards […]
3rd May 2021
We’re really excited to be partnering with the International Schools Partnership (ISP) to develop best practice in multilingual learning across their global community of schools. Across […]
26th April 2021
Author: Isabelle Bridger-Eames, EAL Specialist What is a cloze procedure? Cloze procedures are tasks where learners fill in the blanks in a text from which entire […]
29th March 2021
Caroline Scott, of Across Cultures, will be running workshops on all three days of the TBS Education Conference in Rio, on 29th, 30th and 31st March. […]
17th March 2021
Author: Yzanne Mackay It’s now almost exactly a year since the UK education system went into lockdown. The ruling that schools must close to almost all […]
3rd March 2021
Author: Sarah Jones, EAL Coordinator, Lea Forest Academy In January 2021, we commenced another lockdown in the UK and put our recovery curriculum on hold. […]
3rd February 2021
Author: Catherine Brennan, Director, Better Bilingual CIC To mute or to unmute? To reply to one or everyone? To use gallery or speaker view? Like […]
25th January 2021
We’re delighted to announce that we’ve been shortlisted in the BETT Awards 2021 for our secondary learning resource – The Islands! The BETT Awards are an […]
4th January 2021
Author: Breda Matthews, EAL Specialist Teaching in a way that is responsive to the diversity in our classrooms has a huge impact on the learning […]
13th December 2020
Author: Miranda Howell, EAL Specialist For those of us who are EAL teachers in school, selecting our language learning outcomes is only one consideration in […]
8th November 2020
Author: Eli Briasco, EAL Specialist Think about the last lesson you taught to English language learners. I’m sure you did some form of planning beforehand. I […]
7th October 2020
Author: Breda Matthews, EAL Specialist Assessment in an EAL context takes many forms. It can be formal (e.g. tests and examinations), informal (e.g. teacher observations) […]
18th August 2020
Author: Isabelle Bridger, EAL Specialist As educators, we are naturally reflective creatures, habitually revisiting lessons in our minds to see if we could somehow improve. […]
24th July 2020
We’ve made it to the top again! The Learning Village secondary-level programme – The Islands – has been shortlisted in the Teach Secondary awards 2020. This […]
30th June 2020
Author: Caroline Scott, author and director Transitioning successfully between extended home and school learning has been the struggle of every affected school, across the globe, […]
4th June 2020
Author: Isabelle Bridger-Eames, EAL Specialist Effective assessment for learning (AfL) is ‘informed feedback to pupils about their work’ (Shaw, 1998). As Broadfoot et al (1999) […]
3rd June 2020
Author: Catherine Brennan, Better Bilingual As I write this, it is Mental Health Awareness Week 2020 (18-24 May) in the UK, hosted by the Mental […]
12th May 2020
Author: Caroline Scott, author and director If you have the opportunity to use a bilingual support partner to help families who have learners working from […]
21st April 2020
Author: Caroline Scott, author and director We are all faced with very different learning situations at the moment and home learning has become the current […]
4th March 2020
Author: Lois Francis, Ethnic Minority Achievement Adviser, Integra Schools, South Gloucestershire Council It is often easier for learners who are new to English to cope […]
3rd March 2020
At a Gala Dinner in Dubai, the Learning Village was announced SEN Inclusive Resource/Equipment Supplier of the Year 2020. The trophy was presented at the GESS Awards, […]
8th February 2020
In March 2020, Across Cultures will launch the next phase of its highly successful EAL programme – ‘The Islands’. ‘The Islands’ is designed for learners aged […]
28th January 2020
Author: Sarah Jones, EAL Coordinator International Mother Language Day (IMLD) is a worldwide observance celebrated annually on 21st February. It promotes awareness of cultural and […]
27th January 2020
We’re excited to announce that we have been included in Twinkl’s ’37 Top EdTech Tools for 2020′ list!
17th January 2020
We’re delighted to announce that we’re finalists in the GESS awards 2020. The Learning Village has been short-listed in the SEN and Inclusive Resource/Equipment Supplier of […]
7th January 2020
Author: Yzanne Mackay New Year is a time to take stock – and often to think about making changes. One of the most common New […]
10th December 2019
Author: Dr. Anne Margaret Smith There are many similarities between music and language, in the way they are organised, processed and produced. Music therefore has […]
19th November 2019
Author: Sarah Jones, EAL Coordinator, Lea Forest Academy In September 2015, Lea Forest Academy took on an additional class of 16 Year 2 newly arrived […]
7th November 2019
We’ve done it again! The Learning Village has been shortlisted for the BETT 2020 Awards! These prestigious awards celebrate the real creativity and innovation that can […]
24th October 2019
Across Cultures and the Learning Village will be exhibiting at the 27th Annual NALDIC Conference held on 16th November 2019 at King’s College London. NALDIC’s 27th […]
11th October 2019
We feel honoured to announce that the Learning Village has won a three-star award in the Teach Primary Awards 2019! It was only four years ago that […]