Training

Our advisory team offers extensive training opportunities either bespoke in school or centrally at our base in Portsmouth.

    Our central courses cost £120 per delegate. To book please call 023 9273 3130.

    All training can be delivered in-house.

    Cost:
    1-2 hours £310
    Half Day £440
    Full Day £710
    plus travel time and expenses

    Our courses for 2023 – 24 are as follows:

      An introduction to EAL pedagogy – how long it takes to acquire English and what helps with this (Webinar)
      Wednesday 20th September, 3:30-4:30pm

      Autumn Term meeting – planning for the year ahead (Teams)
      Wednesday 4h October, 3:30 – 4:30pm

      Teaching and supporting ‘New Arrivals’ and pupils new-to-English (EMAS Office)
      Wednesday 18th October, 1:00 – 3:30 pm

      Preparing for Community Languages GCSEs – EMA Co-ordinators and MFL staff (Webinar)
      Wednesday 22nd November, 3:30-4:30pm

      BME and EAL pupils on the Census – a session for frontline staff (Webinar)
      Wednesday 17th January, 3:30-4:30pm

      Spring Term meeting – reading and pupils with EAL (Teams)
      Wednesday 7th February, 3:30 – 4:30pm

      Is it SEN or EAL? (EMAS Office)
      Wednesday 21st February, 1:00 – 3:30pm

      Teaching and Supporting refugees and asylum-seekers (Webinar)
      Wednesday 13th March, 3:30-4:30pm

      Teaching and supporting pupils with EAL in the Early Years – for Reception staff (Webinar)
      Wednesday 24th April, 3:30-4:30pm

      Safeguarding pupils who are BME or who have EAL (EMAS Office)
      Wednesday 15th May, 1:00 – 3:30pm

      Teaching ‘Advanced learners’ of EAL (pupils who are no longer ‘new arrivals’) (Webinar)
      Wednesday 5th June, 3:30-4:30pm

      Summer Term meeting – resources and celebrating languages and cultures (Teams)
      Wednesday 19th June, 3:30 – 4:30pm

      Our NALDIC (the national professional association for EAL) Regional Interest Group session – focus to be confirmed (Webinar)
      Wednesday 3rd July, 3:30-4:30pm