💛 Delivered by: Gill Clarke, Elklan SaLT Professional Advisor and Charlie McLachlan, Elklan Director
💛 A chance to ask the Elklan team any questions relating to our training courses and speech and language in education.
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Tag: EAL
FREE! Widgit CPD webinar: Ask the Expert with Rebecca Lynch
Use this time to ask company experts any questions that you have! Suitable for existing and new customers.
🧡 Is symbol-support just for early years?
🧡 Can symbols transform secondary learning too?
🧡 What about EAL/ELL learners?
🧡 Are we under utilising visual tools for neurotypical students?
See if you can find a question about Widgit symbols that Rebecca can’t answer!
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FREE! Nessy CPD webinar: Ask the Expert with Stuart Plumridge
💚 This 30-minute interactive session is designed to tackle the real-world literacy challenges you face every day.
Ask your questions of Stuart:
💚 Need advice on a specific student profile?
💚 Want to know how to maximise Nessy’s reporting features?
💚 Seeking strategies for managing neurodivergent learners?
The literacy specialists from Nessy are here to help.
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FREE! Widgit Induction Week CPD Webinar – Getting started with symbols – Practical tips on your journey to being a Symbol-Friendly School
💠 Rebecca Lynch, Global Education Specialist at Widgit, will explore Widgit’s new Dual Language Resource Pack and share practical tips for getting started with symbols in your school.
💠 The session will focus on creating whole-school consistency to support understanding and help all children thrive.
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FREE! CPD Webinar – Visual Literacy in Action: How Widgit & Mighty Writer Work Together to Transform Early Language and Writing
💠 Join Lisa from Widgit and Emma from Mighty Writer for a practical, engaging session on how visual literacy transforms learning.
💠 Discover how combining symbols, structured talk and hands‑on sentence building helps pupils develop vocabulary, speak in full sentences and write with confidence.
Picture ➡️ Symbols ➡️ Oral Sentence ➡️ Sentence Build ➡️ Writing
💠 With a strong focus on inclusion and high expectations, this webinar will share simple strategies you can implement immediately across your classrooms.
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FREE! Mighty Writer CPD webinar: Ask the Expert with Emma Ralph
💠 Mighty Writer is a unique physical resource that transforms children’s literacy almost overnight, guaranteed!
💠 It is designed for every class of EYFS, KS1 and for intervention in KS2.
💠 Join the Founder and Literacy Improvement Director from Mighty Writer to understand how the Mighty Writer tools can help your students in your classrooms.
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FREE! CPD Webinar – How to engage parents and carers of EAL learners with FlashAcademy
Join this panel webinar to hear how schools are building stronger relationships with the families of their multilingual learners. This session will explore what meaningful parental engagement looks like in practice and how to apply it in your own setting.
You’ll leave with:
☑️ Clear principles for communicating effectively with multilingual parents and carers.
☑️ Insight into how schools are removing barriers to family engagement for multilingual communities.
☑️ Practical strategies and tools you can implement immediately.
FREE! CPD Webinar – Why home language matters: Translanguaging in English language learning
Hosted by FlashAcademy® with experienced EAL leads from UK and international schools. We’ll examine what the evidence tells us about translanguaging, why home languages might be the missing piece in your EAL strategy – and how you can start using it in your classroom today.
Attendees will come away with:
☑️ An understanding of translanguaging and why it matters in English language learning
☑️ Deeper knowledge of how using home languages can unlock the potential of your learners
☑️ Practical classroom strategies to start using translanguaging approaches straight away
FREE! CPD Webinar – Visual Literacy with Widgit & Mighty Writer hosted by Louise Dawson
Join Louise as she hosts Lisa from Widgit and Emma from Mighty Writer for this powerful introductory session, where we’ll show how Widgit symbols and Mighty Writer’s sentence‑building approach work together to strengthen:
🔸 Vocabulary and oral rehearsal
🔸 Sentence structure and accuracy
🔸 Transcription foundations in Reception & KS1
🔸 Confidence for SEND, EAL and reluctant writers
🔸 Overall independence and writing success
This practical, classroom‑focused webinar walks you through the full visual‑to‑verbal learning journey:
Picture ➡️ Symbols ➡️ Oral Sentence ➡️ Sentence Build ➡️ Writing
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FREE! EAL With FlashAcademy Conference in Dubai – November 2025
Improving Outcomes for Multilingual Learners
A free, in-person conference hosted at the Louise Dawson centre in Dubai Friday 14th November 2025 from 9am.
📌 Join us in Dubai for an in-person conference dedicated to exploring the best ways to support multilingual learners both inside and outside the classroom.
This event will bring together educators, school leaders, and practitioners from across the region to share insights, strategies, and whole school approaches that ensure every learner feels included, supported, and able to thrive.
✅ FREE in-person event with refreshments and lunch.
✅ Inspiring speakers from schools across Dubai, alongside experts from FlashAcademy® and other leading organisations championing inclusion and learner wellbeing
✅ Practical strategies for supporting multilingual learners in the classroom
✅ Approaches to nurturing wellbeing and inclusion
✅ Opportunities to network and share best practice with colleagues