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Links to simplified reading material for KS3.

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Vietnam culture and customs_ quick guide - Childrens

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Ukraine culture and customs_ quick guide - Childrens

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Syria culture and customs_ quick guide - Childrens

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Sudan culture and customs_ quick guide - Childrens

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South Sudan culture and customs_ quick guide - Childrens

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Pakistan culture and customs_ quick guide - Childrens

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Iraq culture and customs_ quick guide - Childrens

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Iran culture and customs_ quick guide - Childrens

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India culture and customs_ quick guide - Childrens

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Hong Kong

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Hong Kong culture and customs_ quick guide - Childrens

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China

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China culture and customs_ quick guide - Childrens

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These guides will help you to use the Microsoft suite of tools to support CYP with EAL.

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Afghanistan

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Afghanistan culture and customs_ quick guide - Childrens

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FREE INTRAN training session for schools - 20th October 2025

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FREE INTRAN training session for schools - 20th October 2025

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Top tips for every primary school teacher

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Use this document to meet all your safeguarding and parental and child voice requirements.

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If you need support with families with EAL and Early Help please see the information about the REDI team ( Relocation, Equality, Diversity, Integration)

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Top tips for every secondary school teacher.

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How do I enter a CYP in their first language GCSE and find an oral examiner?

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How do I enter a CYP in their first language GCSE and find an oral examiner?

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Use this information to help you find the correct first language GCSEs and where to look for an examiner.

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Entering a pupil for a first language GCSE - guidance

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Use this questionnaire to build an accurate picture of educational history and parent/family view.

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Use an EAL Framework to assess language level, monitor progress and identify gaps. This will help to identify areas of concern and provide evidence of progress.

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Distinguishing the difference between EAL and SEND can be challenging. This workflow and accompanying resources will help you to assess all of the potential barriers to language progress and access help and support.

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EAL child with special educational needs

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Phonic Books do a range of phonics based readers for older learners.

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Dandelion Readers - more phonics books for beginner readers aimed at children aged 4-7. Parallel sets of books introduce the sounds of the alphabet, adjacent consonants and consonant digraphs, and...

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Phonic Books: Decodable Reading Books for Beginner & Struggling Readers

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Explore decodable, phonic reading books for beginner readers, older struggling readers & children with dyslexia. Find out more at PhonicBooks. Widely used by schools, tutors and parents in the UK and 40 other countries around the world, for nursery stage through to age 14+.

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The Bell Foundation website has lots of strategies and ideas for supporting EAL CYP.

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The Great Ideas pages are a collection of different strategies that any teacher could use in their classrooms to support learners who use EAL.

Many of the teaching resources on this website refer to various tried and tested approaches and strategies which are recommended for EAL learners.

In this section of the website the rationale behind these methodologies and why they are called 'Great Ideas' are explained.

The majority of these approaches can be used with everyone in the class, but they are particularly important for EAL learners because they provide a rich context, additional support, opportunities for collaborative learning and exploratory talk, and all the important features of good practice in meeting the educational needs of EAL learners.

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EAL Strategies and Great Ideas - The Bell Foundation

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EAL Strategies and Great Ideas The Great Ideas pages are a collection of different strategies that any teacher could use in their classrooms to support learners who use EAL. Many of the teaching resources on this website refer to various tried and tested approaches and strategies which are recommended for EAL learners.

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This resource is for teachers to use when training students to become 'buddies' to welcome refugee/asylum-seeking students to your school.

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One of the ways to support refugee students to feel a sense of belonging is to buddy them up with other students.
This resource is for teachers to use when training students to become 'buddies' to welcome refugee/asylum-seeking students to your school. Students work through the booklet each session with a member of staff and will have tasks to complete before their next session. This booklet is to be used alongside Being a Buddy Training Slides.
This resource is part of the 'Being a Buddy Resource Pack'. Find below related resources.

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A resource for teachers to use, when training Buddies to welcome refugee/asylum seeking students to your school.

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Links to resources to support CYP with EAL to access the curriculum.

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We have a child who is EAL at risk of suspension, what should we do?

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We have a child who is EAL at risk of suspension, what should we do?

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There are a number of steps you can take to best support a CYP who is EAL at risk of suspension:

Consider the guidance within this padlet when trying to understand behaviours

Always make sure you use INTRAN interpreting services for conversations with CYP's family

Consider the guidance here on reintegration following suspension

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The Inclusion and SEND Team supports mainstream settings with training, advice and guidance on Inclusion and SEND provision.

If you require any support, please call 0333 313 7165 to get in touch with one of our advisers. This phone line is open on weekdays, from 9am to 5pm.

If your query relates to training, please email sendandinclusiontraining@norfolk.gov.uk

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Use these resources to help identify and support CYP and their family with EAL including during the admissions process.

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Additional Information for Refugee and Asylum-Seeking CYP

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Additional Information for Refugee and Asylum-Seeking CYP

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A Padlet of resources for supporting Refugee and Asylum-Seeking CYP.

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A template CYP profile to assist with asking the right questions during admissions.

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A template CYP profile to assist with asking the right questions during admissions.

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Some strategies and activities for scaffolding written work so that CYP with EAL can feel successful in a whole-class lesson.

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How do I explain the English education system to families?

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How do I explain the English education system to families?

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From transitions to SATs to GCSEs, there is plenty to explain to families about how our education system works. The Bell Foundation have guidance in 22 different languages explaining Primary and Secondary education and how they can support their CYP's education.

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This page includes a range of guidance for parents of EAL learners, available in a range of languages including Ukrainian, Pashto and Chinese.

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Pair the CYP with a peer who is fluent in both languages, if possible. This can help the new arrival to feel more comfortable and facilitate communication. If this is not possible a trained buddy or welcoming pupil can be just as effective in making the child feel welcomed.

The Young Interpreters Scheme is a great way to train children to be empathetic language buddies.

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Use an EAL Framework to assess language level and identify gaps. This can help to inform the Support Plan. Revisit the framework every half-term to monitor progress.

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What are the GCSE arrangements for CYP with EAL?

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What are the GCSE arrangements for CYP with EAL?

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Information on access arrangements for GCSEs and arranging first-language GCSE opportunities for CYP with EAL

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A CYP has EAL if they have been exposed to a language other than English during early development and continue to be exposed to this language in the home or in the community.

CYP with EAL may be fluent in English. They may have been born in the UK. They may speak more than two languages. It is important to have a full picture of a CYP's home languages to ensure we can celebrate and utilise all of their language abilities.

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Video- Admissions for Refugees and other Vulnerable Groups

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Video- Admissions for Refugees and other Vulnerable Groups

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This is a great first watch to help you think about what you need to do in the early days of welcoming a new CYP with EAL. Please note that rather than using the email and number at the end of the video please use the send and inclusion phone line to request support. 0333 3137165.

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Admission to Schools for Refugees and other Vulnerable Groups

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Widgit offer free communication packs in a range of languages. These can be used to ensure new-to-English CYP can communicate needs and concerns. They also have a free EAL add on facility so that you can translate your Widgit resources into other languages. Improve literacy attainment in children with EAL | Widgit

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Refugee Communication Support Pack | Widgit

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Communication boards and symbol resources designed to help bridge the language barrier between Ukrainian refugees and host nations.

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Some suggested resources for building vocabulary

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Some suggested resources for building vocabulary

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Building a strong vocabulary of everyday words for the classroom is a good first step. This is a list of some useful resources that can be used to support vocabulary development activities.

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How do we know if a CYP's difficulties are EAL or SEN?

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How do we know if a CYP's difficulties are EAL or SEN?

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If you are concerned that a CYP's difficulties may be due to SEND, here are some simple steps to follow to ensure that you have put the necessary support and assessment in place.

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Assessments to distinguish the difference between EAL and SEN

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What are the SATs arrangements for CYP with EAL?

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What are the SATs arrangements for CYP with EAL?

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There are special arrangements that may apply to CYP with EAL taking KS2 SATs

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SATs Access Arrangements for CYP with EAL

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Do schools get funding for CYP with EAL?

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Do schools get funding for CYP with EAL?

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Schools receive funding for CYP with EAL for their first 3 years of UK schooling. Further information is in the attached document.

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A collection of FAQs around EAL from school colleagues, with guidance provided by EAL/EDC Advisers.

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A template for creating your own support plan.

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This is an example of a support plan for a Year 5 child. This should be a collaborative document with contributions from the CYP and all staff that work with them.

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Use this model support plan to help you to confidently continue to support CYP.

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Complete this short audit of your current classroom provision. This will help you to identify areas where you can improve support.

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Access step-by-step guidance on how to help a new arrival with EAL, including editable resources and further links.