The Bell Foundation is excited to launch our new, freely available guidance for schools “EAL and SEND: A framework for integrated provision for schools”.

The webinar will be suitable for both primary and secondary audiences, providing an overview of the new framework with a focus on its key content, structure, and how it works in practice.

The guidance will be launched in the webinar, or you can sign up for the newsletter to receive it in your inbox.

Areas of focus will include:

• An overview of the new framework, including its structure and the intended outcomes.
• Information on how to access the framework.
• Examples of how the framework and its associated resources are used in practice.
• Time and opportunity for questions.

Who should register for the webinar:

• EAL co-ordinators;
• EAL leads;
• SENDCOs;
• Headteachers;
• SLT members;
• Inclusion leads;
• Teachers.

If you have any questions that specifically relate to the webinar topic that you would like answered during the live session you can send them to: [email protected]. If you are viewing this event after ticket sales have closed, please click here to register for our newsletter and receive updates on future webinars or online courses.

Ticket sales end at 4:00 pm (UK time) on 7 February.

If the webinar is full, please complete the wait list form and you will be contacted if a place becomes available. Everyone on the wait list will be sent a copy of the webinar recording.

The webinar URL will be issued 90 minutes before the session. When you receive the webinar URL, please check that it takes you to the event room, if not, please email [email protected]. Please note that you will not be able to log in to the webinar event room in advance. Please check your “junk” folder if you have not received this information one hour before the event.

Biography:

Anna Mason is the EAL Co at Lawnswood High School, Leeds. She manages an EAL Department that welcomes, supports, teaches, integrates, and celebrates young people and

their families who arrive from other countries. In addition to this role, she delivers EAL teacher training programs to trainee teachers at universities and learning alliances in the region and works as an EAL consultant.

Passionate about inclusion, she continues to work closely with organizations that support refugees and asylum seekers such as Schools of Sanctuary and previously partnered with My Bright Kite on the “Freedom of Voice” project to promote the well-being and inclusion of young migrants.

Fiona Gallagher has worked as a teacher in both primary and secondary education for over 25 years. She is passionate about inclusion and keeps it at the heart of what she does — and promotes using a Strengths-Based approach.

She has worked in senior leadership roles leading educational practice in primary and secondary settings including leading SENDCO and inclusion strategically for 14 years. Other responsibilities include — designated child-looked-after lead, dyslexia assessor, autism lead, and trauma-trained practitioner. She is currently working for the local authority leading a team of SEMH senior practitioners and inclusion workers across settings and schools in Leeds in a consultation capacity.

Katherine Solomon works as Head of Training and Resources for The Bell Foundation. Before joining Bell, she worked as a teacher, teacher educator, and academic manager both in the UK and overseas. She holds PGCE Primary, CELTA, and DELTA qualifications and an MA in Applied Linguistics. Her professional interests include EAL assessment and working in partnership with schools and colleges to build sustainable provision for learners who use EAL.

Important notice: there are only two websites authorized to promote and take bookings for this event run by The Bell Foundation. These are The Bell Foundation’s website and Eventbrite. Please do not book, or express interest in, this event through any other website.

Time: 6:00-7:00 am EST

Free!

Registration