{"id":3386,"date":"2021-10-06T16:45:21","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T15:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/?page_id=121"},"modified":"2026-02-02T11:22:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T11:22:36","slug":"english-as-an-additional-language-eal-reflecting-on-practice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/english-as-an-additional-language-eal-reflecting-on-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"English as an Additional Language (EAL)- reflecting on practice"},"content":{"rendered":"
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English as an Additional Language (EAL)<\/a><\/h1>\n
\u00a0– Supporting your Self-Evaluation<\/h5>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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Leadership of continuous improvement p16 – Leadership and professional learning<\/strong><\/p>\n

We engage in a broad range of professional learning that enables us to remain
knowledgeable, skilled and up to date in our practice. We use professional learning and development opportunities very well to influence and support pedagogy, practice and improvement priorities to improve outcomes for all children, with a strong focus on equity and inclusion.<\/p>\n

Children experience high quality spaces p22 – Children influence and affect change<\/strong><\/p>\n

We have a supportive environment where children are valued and celebrated. High-quality resources and spaces promote diversity, equity and inclusion. Children, their families and wider communities are positively reflected in the resources, spaces and experiences available. Children feel seen and included. Our enriching setting fully supports children to develop their knowledge, respect and understanding of their community and wider world.<\/p>\n

Children experience high quality spaces p25 – Challenge questions<\/strong><\/p>\n

How do we promote diversity, equity and inclusion and how are these positively
reflected in the resources, spaces, and experiences available?<\/p>\n

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Wellbeing, inclusion and equality p51 – Positive relationships and wellbeing<\/strong><\/p>\n

We support children to understand and manage their emotions and behaviour in ways that promote positive relationships, engagement and inclusion. We understand fully that relationships lie at the heart of children\u2019s development and lay the foundation for lifelong learning and wellbeing. The wellbeing of children and families is paramount and is central to the work of our setting.<\/p>\n

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Wellbeing, inclusion and equality p55 – Identifying and assessing learning needs and targeted support<\/strong><\/p>\n

Our senior leaders and staff adhere fully to legislative requirements. We provide high quality targeted support to all children who require additional support, including access to digital technology, to reduce barriers to inclusion and learning.<\/p>\n

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Wellbeing, Inclusion and Equality p57 – Challenge questions<\/strong><\/p>\n

To what extent do we have regular, high-quality professional learning to support
wellbeing, inclusion and equality? What impact does this professional learning have?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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The importance of communication and language <\/strong>development for all aspects of children\u2019s lives cannot be overstated. Communication underlies our ability to manage behaviour and emotions, by expressing what we need or using language to regulate how we feel. Language is also much more than words. It is understanding and using patterns and cues for interaction, sequencing thoughts and ideas, and making stories that help us understand what is happening, and what is next.<\/p>\n

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I need you to be an adult who responds sensitively to my family culture and home language.<\/p>\n

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I need practitioners who are observant of gestures and body language and asking themselves \u2018what does the baby or young child need from me?<\/p>\n

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How well are we developing children\u2019s language and literacy?<\/p>\n

How well are we engaging all families in their children\u2019s learning?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

English as an Additional Language (EAL) \u00a0– Supporting your Self-Evaluation Leadership of continuous improvement p16 – Leadership and professional learning We engage in a broad range of professional learning that enables us to remain knowledgeable, skilled and up to date in our practice. We use professional learning and development opportunities very well to influence and …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7767,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-builder.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3386","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7767"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3386"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3386\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19748,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3386\/revisions\/19748"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}