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Did you know that almost one in six pupils in UK schools are learning EAL?

Nearly all teachers will work with EAL learners at some point in their careers

NALDIC works to support EAL and bilingual learners and their teachers

Join NALDIC and get support and advice from the national subject association for EAL

Or join us at one of our conferences or professional development events

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Chair of NALDIC

NALDIC is the national subject association for English as an additional language (EAL).

Our mission is to promote the effective teaching and learning of EAL and bilingual pupils in UK schools.

We provide a welcoming, professional forum to learn more about EAL and bilingual learners.

We offer a variety of NALDIC training opportunities complemented by the work of consultants on our NALDIC Associate Members Directory. So, if you are looking for a trainer, see what we have to offer. And if you are looking for a training event then check out our Events Calendar.

We promote EAL research, understanding and best practice and promote plurilingualism within our multilingual society.

Find out more about us and our work

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Dan Lea's Feast of Stories workshop at the NALDIC 2012 conference
Yvonne Foley's workshop presentation on 'Critical Literacies: language, meaning and power'
Professor Viv Edwards talks about The politics of phonics at NALDIC Conference 2012
Members talk about why they belong to NALDIC
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Learn more about speech and language difficulties and bilingual children
Brian Foster on improving educational outcomes for Gypsy, Roma, Traveller students
How long does it take to learn English in our schools
02/08/11
Sean Pert discusses speech and language therapy at the 2011 NALDIC conference
Ofelia Garcia discusses translanguaging
03/08/11
What is NALDIC?

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How can tablet devices and apps support my work with EAL learners?
Can I reliably use online translation tools to support EAL learners and their families?
How can I make sure that newly arrived EAL learners are set or grouped appropriately?
Is coping in the classroom enough?
How can parents help with homework?
Why not withdraw beginner EAL learners for intensive English lessons?
Don't children get confused if they hear and learn two languages at the same time?
Our school has a lot of EAL learners on the SEN register - is this OK?

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Pilot EYFS Profile results sound cautionary note for bilingual children

A research report into the results of the pilot Early Years Foundation Stage Profile (EYFSP) suggests that bilingual children will fare worse under the new system for assessing the achievement of five year olds.

IPPR calls for much more national leadership for English language support in schools

The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has recently published a report on migration in which it calls for much more national leadership to make the case for English language support in schools. The report Back to basics: Towards a successful and cost-effective integration policy authored by Jill Rutter notes that current UK policy is failing both migrant groups with less successful integration trajectories and communities where integration is not working. It also warns that UK policy is not learning lessons from groups and communities where integration has been successful.

Equality analysis shows differences in GCSE entries for bilingual students

The DfE has recently published its Equality Analysis of the proposed GCSE Reforms. The analysis shows that a lower percentage of bilingual pupils are entered in the GCSE exams which will be included in the 'subject suites for English and sciences'.