At St Peter’s we are very fortunate to have a diverse school community, with families representing a wide range of languages and cultures from across the globe. Each classroom is enriched by students who bring a variety of languages from their homes. We actively celebrate this diversity and provide frequent opportunities for students to share their languages and cultural experiences, fostering an inclusive and globally minded environment within our school.

We work closely with the Hampshire Ethnic Minority and Traveller Achievement Service (EMTAS) to provide training and support for both children and families as needed. Our goal is to ensure that every child has access to a broad, balanced, and relevant curriculum. We believe that English is best learned through engaging with the curriculum, and we encourage our EAL (English as an Additional Language) students to fully participate in all learning opportunities. EAL learners thrive when they are educated alongside their peers in a whole-school setting.

The supportive structure, pastoral care, and inclusive ethos of our school help EAL children integrate smoothly, while also valuing and celebrating diversity. We view bilingualism as a positive and enriching asset, contributing to both personal growth and a broader global perspective.  

The term “EAL” is used to describe a diverse and heterogeneous group of learners who speak English as an Additional Language. In England, such learners are defined as those who have been ‘exposed to a language at home that is known or believed to be other than English’ (Department for Education, 2019).

Websites

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar/beginner-grammar 

British council. Suitable for beginner learners of English. Practice and improve English grammar with fun videos. Also online exercises and worksheets.

 https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/study-break/games

Games to improve English vocabulary. 

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/apps

Learn/improve English with apps - games, podcasts, videos and quizzes to help learn English at home.

https://globalstorybooks.net/ 

Global Storybooks is a free multilingual literacy resource for children and youth worldwide.

http://en.childrenslibrary.org/ 

Online books in many languages. The website aims to enable families to have access to the books of their culture and language regardless of where they live.

https://worldstories.org.uk/

World Stories is a growing collection of stories from around the world. The collection includes retold traditional tales and new short stories in the languages most spoken by UK children - over 30 languages available.

https://www.hants.gov.uk/educationandlearning/emtas

EMTAS. Works with children, families and schools on all aspects of practice from ethnic minority backgrounds.

https://www.bell-foundation.org.uk/

The Bell foundation. A large number of resources and ideas, such as the theory behind teaching children with EAL, webinars and discussions, but also lesson plans with resources.

http://www.ealhighland.org.uk/

EAL Highland: Many resources in different languages including key vocabulary with translations and introduction to school booklets. It also has links to many other resource areas.

https://naldic.org.uk/

Naldic, the leading organisation in supporting EAL. You have to become a member to access the resources.

About the English Education System: Secondary Schools: 

Guidance for parents translated.