EAL

At Linthorpe Community Primary School we are proud to be a school that welcomes and celebrates diversity. We currently have 40% of pupils who are regarded as having English as an Additional Language (EAL). A pupil’s first language is not English when the pupil has been brought up using a language other than English during early development, and continues to be exposed to this language in the home or in the community. There are actually over 25 different languages spoken by the families in our school. It is for this reason that developing our pupils’ English vocabulary is a strong focus across school.

EAL pupils are seen to benefit from the ability to live and learn in more than one language. We strive to recognise, welcome and celebrate linguistic and cultural diversity and have a high expectation of all pupils regardless of ethnic, cultural or linguistic heritage. We aim to include all pupils and parents/carers in our school by respecting that diversity and reflecting it in our school environment, curriculum, learning resources and partnership with parents/carers.

We have a whole school approach to supporting our EAL pupils. The curriculum has been created to ensure all children are given the opportunity to acquire the skills needed to be successful. Our staff are equipped with the knowledge and expertise to support children to learn, develop and apply new vocabulary and develop sentence structures.

We view first languages as an asset and we encourage pupils to remain proud of their languages whilst they are learning English.

Linthorpe Community Primary School uses the NASSEA framework to assess its EAL learners.

Everyone is equal; everyone is different; everyone is welcome and everyone achieves their best.

ہر کوئی برابر ہے، سب مختلف ہیں، سب کا استقبال ہے اور ہر کوئی اپنی بہترین کامیابی حاصل کرتا ہے۔

الجميع متساوون ، الجميع مختلفون ، الكل مرحب به والجميع يحقق أفضل ما لديه.

Documents

Useful Information- The English Education System and How to Support Your child at Home

Guide for parents
Primary Schools English

انگریزی تعلیمی نظام کے بارے میں سب کچھ Urdu

ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ ਸਿੱਖਿਆ ਪ੍ਰਣਾਲੀ ਬਾਰੇ ਸਭ ਕੁਝ Punjabi

كل شيء عن نظام تعليم اللغة الإنجليزية          Arabic

Helping your child learn
English

Helping your child learn
Urdu

Helping your child learn
Punjabi

Helping your child learn
Arabic

Read Write Inc. Reading Scheme Support

Read Write inc.
Urdu

Read Write inc.
Urdu 2

Read Write inc.
Punjabi

Read Write inc.
Punjabi 2

Read Write inc.
Arabic

Read Write inc.
Arabic 2