NALDIC Surveys
Finding out more about EAL teaching and learning across our schools
We carry out surveys on key issues which affect the teaching of EAL and bilingual learners, alone or in collaboration with other agencies
Current Surveys
NALDIC and the NUT are very concerned at the negative impact that mainstreaming EMA funding and LA funding difficulties have had on support for ethnic minority and bilingual pupils. Following our survey in December 2010 and our freedom of information request in March 2011, we have worked together to build a picture of the current situation in local authorities nationally. This has revealed that 80% of respondents had experienced the reduction of posts through forced or voluntary redundancies and identified a deterioration in some aspects of support they were able to provide to learners, families, teachers and schools compared to July 2010. Common negative impacts identified by respondents included: a reduction in pupil support; a reduction in the availability of knowledgeable specialists; and fragility of the current arrangements. The biggest deterioration was in the quality or availability of support for EAL and bilingual pupils and students; over 60% of respondents reported that support for EAL and bilingual pupils had deteriorated over the previous 6 months.
Past NALDIC Surveys
Provision for Ethnic Minority and Bilingual Pupils - A Summary of Findings from a Freedom of Information Request May 2011
NUT/NALDIC National Ethnic Minority Achievement Grant Survey February 2011
The National Audit of English as an additional language training and development provision February 2009
NUT/NALDIC Ethnic Minority Achievement Grant (EMAG) Survey December 2006
