The core purpose of EAL provision at New Road Academy is to ensure the language and learning needs of all of our EAL students are met. We value and welcome the varied cultural experiences that EAL students bring to our school.
EAL students may have been born and have been through the education system in England, or be recent arrivals from overseas; who may be at any stage of developing English Language Proficiency: from ‘New to English’, to completely ‘Fluent’.
At New Road Academy, we are excited that 21% of our current cohort are EAL (Oct 2024). This is nearly 240 students and is still growing. The languages spoken are diverse and they include: Romanian, Spanish, Hausa, Panjabi, Urdu and Bulgarian. There are currently 40 languages spoken by our EAL students.
EAL students in our school are all at different stages of English Language Proficiency and some are proficient in two or three languages. An EAL Register has been carefully devised which includes e.g. Ethnicity, Languages spoken, SEN needs, Pupil Premium and English Proficiency Grades. At New Road Academy we have also created Intervention Tiers. Each student on our EAL Register is assigned an Intervention Tier to access their support.
Staff at New Road Academy receive regular EAL CPD and are fully on board to help ensure our EAL provision is impacting and making a difference to our students. Our students are developing their abilities to be Global Citizens in our school and beyond. We want all of our EAL students to leave New Road Academy at the end of year 11 ready to enter the adult world with an understanding of the everyday skills and knowledge needed to face the challenges of life.
Rozia Riaz
EAL Co-ordinator
Rozia.riaz4@lct.education
01952 386400 Ext: 86442
As part of our ongoing commitment to ensure excellence for all of our students, New Road Academy has invested in an excellent online platform that delivers learning for students who don’t have English as their first language.
Flash Academy can be used on smart phones, tablets and PCs and teaches English to students with over 35 different home languages.
It accelerates English language acquisition through lessons, challenges and games.
All engagement is monitored daily and there is a leaderboard for our students with prizes at the end of each term.
If you would like to find out more or if you would like to request a free log in for this online platform, please email: rozia.riaz4@lct.education
