Parent Resources

Bracknell Forest has produced a number of booklets to introduce the UK education system and giving information about schools in a variety of languages.

Click here to download the booklet.

Dgteaz- excellent site for standard letters for parents translated into a wide range of languages

www.parentcentre.gov.uk - a DCSF website that provides leaflets and information about the English education system available in 14 different languages.

Information For Teachers

• All DfES, Ofsted and QCA publications on EAL
  
  
• www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/ethnicminorities -the DfES Ethnic Minority Achievement site has a wide range of guidance and information
  
  
• Houndslow Language Service Quick links including screen shots, to EAL resources for a variety of subjects.
  
  
• www.naldic.org.uk - National Association for Language Development in the Curriculum. All aspects of EAL teaching and research are covered - with excellent links and updates.
  
  
• Assessment of pupils learning EAL (www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/keystage3/respub/en_assess_eal)
  
  
• Marking Progress Training materials for assessing EAL.
  
  
• EAL-BILINGUAL email list. Teachers of EAL throughout Britain use it to share information, ideas and queries, all closely related to practice. To join the list, via email, send a message with subject or body ‘help’ to eal-bilingual-request@lists.becta.org.uk
  

Welcome Words

Welcome words in other languages

A list of languages spoken by EAL learners in Bracknell Forest Schools

English Resources

 

Maths Resources

The South East Grid for learning has a collection of interactive teaching materials and online tests in mathematics with feedback on results

The QCA site gives good advice for Secondary Mathematics for assessing and supporting learners with English as an additional language.

History Resources

Science Resources