Category: Friday Reflections
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Week 4: Language, Trust, and Access
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Week 4: Language, Trust, and Access by Amanda Archbald This week has been a reminder of how closely language, trust, and access are connected. During NGRT testing, I spent time explaining to pupils what the assessment was, why it mattered, and why doing their best mattered too. Not because a score defines them, but because…
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Week 3: From Inclusion to Access: Designing Language-Rich Classrooms
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Week 3: From Inclusion to Access: Designing Language-Rich Classrooms by Amanda Archbald Inclusion is a word schools use often. It appears in policies, mission statements, and strategic plans. Yet for multilingual learners, inclusion does not always translate into access. A pupil can be physically present in a classroom, following routines, completing tasks, and still be…
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Week 2: Language lives in the classroom
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Week 2: Language lives in the classroom by Amanda Archbald Classrooms are often full of routines, expectations, and good intentions. They are busy, purposeful spaces where learning is meant to feel dynamic and engaging. For many multilingual learners, however, classrooms can also be overwhelming in ways that are easy to miss. Multiple accents. Rapid instructions.…
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Week 1: Starting the academic year with language in mind
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Week 1: Starting the academic year with language in mind by Amanda Archbald The first week of term has been less about visibility in classrooms and more about establishing the conditions for sustainable language development across the school. Much of this week focused on finalising the design of our language support programme, which launches next…
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