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Today our Talk Rich Teaching Toolkit is rolled out for all schools in Hampshire! Great collaborative PAR work with wonderful @Hampshire EMTAS @suzannegraham.bsky.social @naldic.bsky.social @uklitassociation.bsky.social @uor-research.bsky.social www.reading.ac.uk/news/2025/Re...

✨ A high-quality oracy education is vital to support EAL learners. 🗣️ Opportunities to learn to and through talk, can help promote an environment of belonging and acceptance. 🔎 Discover how Voice 21 Oracy Schools are using oracy to support EAL learners 👇 voice21.org/using-oracy-... #oracy #blog

Tomorrow at 1 pm GMT I'll be talking about The Talk-Rich Teaching Toolkit and the great fun of collaborative research with expert practitioners from @Hampshire EMTAS. #oracy for #multilinguals #EAL Teams link here lnkd.in/d3FUR-QD @naldic.bsky.social @drhollyjoseph.bsky.social

Very much agree @barbarableiman.bsky.social The hard work is making sure that the full breadth of #oracy is understood, embraced and practised.

Have you signed up to attend our NALDIC conference online or in person yet? Tickets sales close soon! Don’t miss out! @naldic.bsky.social

Ticket Sales are closing soon! Join us in-person or online for our 33rd Annual EAL Conference Watch to find out more about the day #naldic33 #EAL #ELL #Multilingualism #Assessment #AfL youtu.be/n0oYqWsYr90?... @nandhaka.com @fazanaf.bsky.social

The inclusion of oracy in today’s Curriculum and Assessment Review is a vital step towards integrating speaking, listening and communication meaningfully into every child’s education. We look forward to working with Govt to shape the national oracy framework. Read our response 👇 bit.ly/3JF31FJ

Just 5 years ago, #oracy was an unfamiliar word, even for teachers. However, there has been a notable change in guidance & policies regarding oracy teaching & provision 🗣️ Check out some recent policies, guidance & recommendations that include oracy 👇 voice21.org/oracy-increa...

Good news for oldies (like me) who want to grow their languages 😁 @celm-uor.bsky.social @naldic.bsky.social

On October 22nd at the #HampshireEMTAS conference I’ll be sharing project outcomes using the Talk-Rich Teaching Toolkit with Hampshire Schools. Come and find out what we did and what our next plans are. #oracy #multilinguals @uniofreading.bsky.social www.hants.gov.uk/educationand...

#NALDIC 's Regional and Special Interest Groups are spaces where you can share your practice and meet local and global colleagues working with #EAL RIG and SIG mailing lists and meetings are open, for free, to members and non-members. naldic.org.uk/rigs-and-sigs/

Want to share your great work with assessment of #multilinguals with an audience of like-minded practitioners and academics? Send us your abstracts now! 👇🏼

Glad to be a signatory to this open letter from @voice21oracy.bsky.social to the Prime Minister calling for greater emphasis on the vital skill of #oracy in the upcoming revised National Curriculum. @uniofreading.bsky.social @celm-uor.bsky.social

We are seeking proposals from teams of writers for a BERABlog Special Issue on refugee and asylum-seeking learners. See this link for the detail of the call and how to respond. @beranews.bsky.social @naldic.bsky.social www.bera.ac.uk/opportunity/...

Ever wondered how dialogic teaching and learning work in practice and the impact it can have on students? Discover more on this topic here 👇 voice21.org/voice-21-lau...

We’ve put together a #summerreading list to accompany your travels, downtime, or even those in-between moments. 13 titles for #globaleducators navigating #language, #identity, and #culture in the #EnglishLanguageClassroom. Because 10 just weren’t enough. 😉 www.teacherthinkaloud.com/post/2025-su...

Our #oracy for #multilinguals pilot has ended and we've had great feedback from #Hampshire schools to our Talk-Rich Teaching Toolkit. Read about how we got on in this blog from #HampshireEMTAS @naldic.bsky.social @celm-uor.bsky.social emtas.hias.hants.gov.uk/blog/index.p...

A great BERABlog Special Issue on the diverse journeys of professional Doctorate students #EdD #PGR #BERA www.bera.ac.uk/blog-special...

It does strike me that education is always looking for an 'answer' (AI, cogsci, slant, learning styles, brain gym, etc.) when actually it's more about the daily work of just turning up and building strong relationships with learners.

📝 NEW BLOG SPECIAL ISSUE Potential pathways towards an integrated tertiary education system in England Guest edited by @paulashwin.bsky.social and Rt. Hon. Charles Clarke Read here: bera.ac.uk/blog-special...

The #BERABLOG is 10 years old! Listen here to our lead editor @gerryczerniawaski.bsky.social talking about how you can write for our various BERABlog outlets. 🎂🎉🥳

"Challenging Monolingual Mindsets" Read our latest #policy statement here naldic.org.uk/activism/ #EAL #NALDIC #multilingualism

Looking forward to sharing my research with #oracy for teachers of #multilinguals at this British Council FREE Teaching English webinar on April 29th 12 noon BST www.teachingenglish.org.uk/news-and-eve... @celm-uor.bsky.social @naldic.bsky.social @uor-research.bsky.social

Ever wondered how schools can develop oracy leadership? 🤔 At Voice 21, we've supported thousands of schools to build capacity for oracy leadership. Read our latest blog in where we speak to @stbarnabas.bsky.social about their multi-layered approach to leading oracy 👇 voice21.org/lessons-in-o...

Thank you for this brilliant issue of the EAL Journal 📝 🙏🏻Happy Easter! 🐣 @naldic.bsky.social

The NALDIC annual conference will be held in Leeds on 22nd November. Register your interest to be the first to hear about the limited Early Bird tickets when we open registration! Click on the conference poster here: naldic.org.uk #NALDIC #EAL #languages #multilingualism

On Tuesday April 1st at 3.30 I will present teacher friendly info for @naldic.bsky.social about my current #oracy and #EAL project with Hampshire EMTAS. Free to all. Sign up here :) naldic.org.uk/naldic-event...

Do you want to learn to teach at the University of Reading's oustanding Institute of Education ? Check out our open evening this Wednesday March 19th. Sign up here: bit.ly/IoE_getintot...

"Talking about a text can help develop an understanding of what was read" Read more in our latest #EAL Journal naldic.org.uk/publications... #NALDIC #representation #DEI #languages #multilingualism

Congratulations 🥳 @christoslab.bsky.social

Great to hear that you took our @celm-uor.bsky.social #multinguism course for practitioners and parents Helen. Thank you for the shout out 😊 www.futurelearn.com/courses/unde... @drhollyjoseph.bsky.social @ludoserratrice.bsky.social @emmapagnamenta.bsky.social

Do you speak other languages at home? This will not hold your child back at school

Listening in on @realgeoffbarton.bsky.social talking about #oracy at a CfSA event. Really welcome his positive framing of this vital skill for all language users including #multilinguals And a reminder that every teacher is a language teacher. @naldic.bsky.social

@drhollyjoseph.bsky.social opening our @celm-uor.bsky.social event for #InternationalMotherLanguageDay

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We have just added a new page to our "Practice" area of our website! Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: a bookshelf of suggested texts and a handout for use in the classroom. naldic.org.uk/practice/my-... #EDI #reading #inclusion

This #InternationalMotherLanguageDay event will be great! Do sign up! @drhollyjoseph.bsky.social @celm-uor.bsky.social

Our post-election BERABlog Special Issue is out today! Read the thoughts of leading experts on the direction government could take to tackle inequality in EYs. @beranews.bsky.social @rushtondr.bsky.social www.bera.ac.uk/blog-special...

The team at @UniofReading are after your help - if you live in Reading how many languages can you speak? forms.office.com/pages/respon...

The latest stats from our YouTube Channel 'Kids' Poems and Stories with Michael Rosen' tell me that we have just reached 148 million views. Here you go: 809K subscribers 561 videos 148,027,859 views www.youtube.com/@MichaelRose...

The next half-termly UKLA Book Blether is taking place on Thursday 30th January, this time centring on the theme of Graphic Novels. The Blethers take place over Zoom and are open to any UKLA Member!

So happy to see NALDIC on Bluesky! Do follow their great work for #multilinguals. Sign up for membership naldic.org.uk

Hello all and happy new year to you! We are pleased to announce this years plenary speakers for BAAL 2025. They are as follows: Professor Angel Lin Dr Kamran Khan Dr Lucy Jones Dr Spencer Hazel We will also be launching the BAAL 2025 website in the coming weeks so stay tuned for more information.

Great NY resolution from @ludoserratrice.bsky.social Our University of Reading course has fab reviews :) #multilingualism #teachers #SLTs

EERA Summer School for international doctoral students. #EERSS2025 Chemnitz "Cultures in education, cultures in research – education and research in cultures". 2 - 6 June 2025. Lectures, workshops, peer group discussions and more: APPLICATION DEADLINE 15 January 2025. #EduSci buff.ly/3CT7H79

We are saddened to share that AERA distinguished Past President Lee Shulman (1984-85) passed away on December 30. A giant of a scholar, mentor, and deeply compassionate person, his groundbreaking research shaped the landscape of research and practice on teaching and learning worldwide.

How exciting to see the momentum building for #ELsky as a PLN! #EduSky #ELL #ESL #EFL 🦋

Fascinating analysis of (lack of) impact of #PSC on reading outcomes from #EPI