At Southglade EAL is ran by Miss Brierley. 

At Southglade Primary and Nursery School we are committed to ensuring that every child succeeds and reaches their full potential. We celebrate the fact that many of our children speak more than one language and acknowledge their ability to use a variety of community languages. In our school the teaching and learning, achievements, attitudes and well-being of all children are important. We are dedicated to raising the achievement and attainment of pupils with EAL enabling them to do their best they can within a positive, supportive, secure and safe learning environment.

At Southglade Primary and Nursery School some children may receive additional small group or 1:1 EAL support to enable them to make progress. In the Foundation Stage we plan opportunities for children to develop their English, and we provide support to help them take part in activities.

We help children with an additional language by:

• using accessible texts and materials that suit children’s ages and levels of learning;
• displaying key vocabulary or providing individual visual resources;
• providing a range of reading and learning materials that highlight the different ways in which English is used;
• using the home or first language where appropriate;
• assessing EAL children upon entry to school using The Bell Foundation Framework;
• providing additional personalised language support if needed;
• providing the opportunity for EAL children to take part in extra-curricular activities/outdoor learning e.g. going to the local shops or into the local environment to reinforce language skills;
• celebrating the different languages and cultures that individual children bring to our school by running twice a year themed afternoons throughout school;

Heart Church

Heart Church, Nottingham kindly donated a huge box of brand-new books for our school library. All books are set in different countries and are great for us to have in school so our children can read books that represent their own family backgrounds and cultures.

Thank you, Heart Church, from all children and staff at Southglade.