Fantastic Megan! π
Fantastic Megan! π
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Really sorry to hear this news about your health Megan. Wishing you and your family strength. Naomi x
Lovely to hear from you Bob and thank you for sharing the #oracy word!
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...
β¨ A high-quality oracy education is vital to support EAL learners.
π£οΈ Opportunities to learn to and through talk, can help promote an environment of belonging and acceptance.
π Discover how Voice 21 Oracy Schools are using oracy to support EAL learners π
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! Donβt 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 todayβs Curriculum and Assessment Review is a vital step towards integrating speaking, listening and communication meaningfully into every childβs education.
We look forward to working with Govt to shape the national oracy framework.
Read our response π
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 π£οΈ
Check out some recent policies, guidance & recommendations that include oracy π
voice21.org/oracy-increa...
Good news for oldies (like me) who want to grow their languages π @celm-uor.bsky.social @naldic.bsky.social
On October 22nd at the #HampshireEMTAS conference Iβll 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! ππΌ
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 π
voice21.org/voice-21-lau...
Weβve 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 werenβt enough. π 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.
π 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. πππ₯³
"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? π€
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 π
voice21.org/lessons-in-o...
Thank you for this brilliant issue of the EAL Journal π ππ»Happy Easter! π£ @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