Working Together to Support Students with EAL at Biddenham

R4 – The EAL Classroom

Location: The EAL classroom is downstairs in Radcliffe (R) block. We look out onto the school playing fields. The class is large enough to be partitioned so that different groups can be taught at the same time. We have an extensive collection of resources available to students and staff.

These include strategies and approaches to support students who have EAL to access mainstream lessons, resources for English acquisition and reading books at the learner’s level of English.

The EAL classroom is open as a safe space before and after school, and during all breaks. Teaching assistants are available to help with homework and classwork at these times.

In Class Support: In-class support is allocated according to level of student need within the constraints of the timetable. TAs work closely with subject teachers to ensure the best possible support is given to help students overcome their language barrier.

Small group language and subject catch-up lessons are timetabled in this classroom.

Booster sessions: We offer booster sessions in English to students from all year groups with low levels of English and GCSE catch up sessions to students who arrive part way through their GCSE courses.

Homework Club: Homework club is available each school day from 2:45pm to 3:45pm.