The role of EAL departments in refugee education

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This research review is part of an online module on refugee education – Chartered College of Teaching members can access this learning for free. Introduction English as an additional language (EAL) support is central to ensuring that refugee and asylum-seeking children remain and thrive in education. In addition to supporting their English language and thus academic development, EAL departments can play a crucial role in supporting the integration, inclusion and wellbeing of refugee and asylum-seeking children. However, reduced support from specialist local authority EAL teams across the UK has negatively impacted upon provision for learners (Gladwell and Chetwynd, 2018). With specialist expertise in schools becoming increasingly rare (NALDIC, 2015), there is a real need for schools to urgently increase their own capacity to support EAL learners. The role of EAL specialists, in addition to providing specialist EAL teaching, should span the whole school, from contributing to whol

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Department of Education and Training (2022) EAL support and funding: The professional learning needs of staff. Available at: www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/eal-support/guidance/professional-learning-needs-staff (accessed 10 October 2022).
Gladwell C and Chetwynd G (2018) Education for refugee and asylum seeking children: Access and quality in England, Scotland and Wales. Refugee Support Network/Unicef. Available at: www.unicef.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Access-to-Education-report-PDF.pdf (accessed 19 October 2022).
Manzoni C and Rolfe H (2019) How schools are integrating new migrant pupils and their families. Available at: https://www.niesr.ac.uk/publications/how-schools-are-integrating-new-migrant-pupils-and-their-families (accessed 10 October 2022).
McIntyre J (2021a) Education and the search for safety. In J McIntyre and F Abrams, Refugee Education: Theorising Practice in Schools. London: Routledge, pp. 48–66.
McIntyre J (2021b) Education and the growth of belonging. In J McIntyre and F Abrams, Refugee Education: Theorising Practice in Schools. London: Routledge, pp. 67–82.
McIntyre J (2021c) Education and the concept of success. In J McIntyre and F Abrams, Refugee Education: Theorising Practice in Schools. London: Routledge, pp. 84–97.
NALDIC (2015). EAL and the initial training of teachers. Available at: https://www.naldic.org.uk/eal-initial-teacher-education/ite-programmes/ (accessed 10 October 2022).

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