EAL Lead
EAL leads support pupils who use English as an additional language, helping schools plan inclusive provision, assessment and classroom support.
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- · Department for Education, GOV.UK: education, training and skills, School Teachers’ Review Body
School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB) reports (opens in a new tab)Added 'School Teachers’ Review Body remit letter: working conditions for 2027' to the 'Letters' section.
- · Department for Education, GOV.UK: education, training and skills, School Teachers’ Review Body
School Teachers’ Review Body remit letter: working conditions for 2027 (opens in a new tab)First published.
- · Department for Education, GOV.UK: education, training and skills, GOV.UK: parenting, childcare and children's services
Early years continuing professional development and support (opens in a new tab)Updated 'Early years continuing professional development and support' with information about stronger practice hubs and online training for early years learning leads, safeguarding, early years stronger practice advisers.
- · Department for Education, GOV.UK: education, training and skills
Teachers' pension scheme employer contribution grant for maintained schools and academies with 16 to 19 provision (opens in a new tab)Added '16 to 19 teachers' pension scheme employer contribution grant and supplementary fund revenue allocations September 2026 to March 2027'.
- · Department for Education, GOV.UK: education, training and skills, GOV.UK: parenting, childcare and children's services
RISE support for reception improvement (opens in a new tab)Updated as the good level of development tool now includes data from the 2025 to 2026 academic year.
- · Department for Education, GOV.UK: education, training and skills
Contextual good level of development (GLD) score methodology (opens in a new tab)Updated to reflect the changes in the GLD tool and incorporation of data for 2025 to 2026.
- · Department for Education, GOV.UK: education, training and skills, GOV.UK: parenting, childcare and children's services
Statistics: early years foundation stage profile (opens in a new tab)Added 'Early years foundation stage profile results: 2025 to 2026'.
- · Department for Education, GOV.UK: parenting, childcare and children's services
Early years foundation stage profile results: 2025 to 2026 (opens in a new tab)First published.
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