Equality and diversity

Equalities Act, English as an additional language, pupils from ethnic minority backgrounds.

​​​​​English as an additional language (EAL)

Assessment resources

For guidance and resources to assess EAL progress use the following links:

Importance of home language

A child and young person’s home language is part of their identity. It’s a connection to their family, community and culture.

We’ve produced a series of translated leaflets aimed at parents explaining the importance of their home language for teachers to share.

For the main English language version download our The importance of home language: A leaflet for parents (PDF, 782KB).

For the translated versions download these leaflets using the following links:

Teaching and student guidance and resources

For guidance and teaching resources to support EAL pupils use the following links:

For teaching resources to support early years EAL pupils use the following links:

  • Early Learning HQ - Includes planning documents and lesson plans for early years EAL teachers
  • The EFL Playhouse - Free EAL teaching resources including games, rhymes, songs and craft ideas

For teaching resources to support primary EAL pupils use the following links: 

For resources to support secondary EAL pupils use the following links: