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English as an Additional Language

Here at Chiltern Academy we strive to support all pupils, both in and outside of the classroom.

All staff are aware of our pupils with EAL, and their levels of English proficiency. Pupils are identified as EAL when they join the school in year 7, through in depth communication with primary school. New starters in the middle of the school term undertake English and Mathematics testing.  If appropriate, use of their own language is also assessed.

Luton is a diverse town, and we understand that a high level of EAL occurs with many of our students. To help with this we use interventions and computer software to support our pupils, regardless of their first language, including:

- Flash Academy
- Linguascope
- Pupils are placed in classes that match their ability, whilst given interventions to support their - English.

Children who are new to English or have a basic grasp of the English language are given one afternoon of intervention in the week, followed by mainstream lessons thereafter, where fellow pupils and teachers model their language skills. During intervention pupils are given guided phonics, basic reading skills, low level grammar plus the basic building blocks needed to read, write and speak in English.