Helen Bodell

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📚 NEW RESOURCE ALERT 📚 Teaching Animal Farm? This engaging Character Map supports KS3/KS4 learners in exploring characters, relationships & themes 🐷 Great for #EAL & beyond - build vocab, boost discussion & support analysis ✍️ #AnimalFarm #Literature twinkl.co.uk/resource/anims…

A powerful conversation on education, language, and what truly supports EAL learners in today’s classrooms with NALDIC. Insightful, honest, and full of practical takeaways. Listen here 👇
redcircle.com/shows/3da1ea61… #Multilingual #EAL #Podcast #Edchat #NALDIC

🎙️ New episode out now!
We dive into SALT and EAL talking to our @twinklresources SALT Lead Ella McKenzie. Available on Spotify, Amazon, Apple and anywhere else you listen to your podcasts 😊
Listen now 👇
🔗 redcircle.com/shows/3da1ea61… #Podcast #NewEpisode

📚 Supporting Multilingual Learners with Vocabulary & Oracy 🗣️ With curriculum reforms emphasising explicit vocabulary teaching and oracy, intentional support for multilingual learners at KS3/KS4 is more important than ever. Explore here:
👉 twinkl.co.uk/resources/keys… #EAL

🎉 Another fantastic customer request completed in just 24 hours! A huge shout-out to our speedy and talented EAL team for delivering an amazing Brazilian Portuguese translation of the 100 high-frequency word list! 🌟 Check it out here: twinkl.co.uk/resource/brazi… #EAL #Multilingual

📢 NEW for GCSE English! The GCSE English Language Paper 2 Reading EAL Support Pack is designed to build confidence & exam skills for EAL learners. Includes teacher guidance, key vocabulary support, scaffolded answers & a full practice paper. Explore here: twinkl.co.uk/resource/gcse-…

It's Random Acts of Kindness Day so we're spreading the love with this classroom giveaway! Teachers, replenish your classroom supplies with the chance to win a bumper pack of 288 felt-tip pens! Restock your classroom cupboards and enter to win now by: 💙Like this post 💙Follow @twinklresources 💙Tag a friend For an extra entry, head here > twinkl.co.uk/r/17po90 These terms and conditions, together with Twinkl’s Prize Promotion General Terms and Conditions (as amended from time to time) apply to this giveaway. This giveaways are open to all UK residents aged 18 years or over. . 3. The winner will receive 1 x set of Berol Felt Tip Colouring Pen Fine Assorted Colours - 288 Pack. 4. The winner will be chosen by random draw on 27/02/2026. 5. The opening date for entries is 17/02/2026. The closing date is 12:00pm on 26/02/2026. Entries received after this time will not be considered. By entering this giveaway I consent to Twinkl processing my personal data for participation and prize fulfilment, as described in Twinkl's Privacy Policy. I understand I can withdraw my consent at any time.

Thank you to everyone who joined our CPD event EAL and Exams: Strategies for Success and Fair Access this evening! 🌍📚 A special thank you to @ScanningPens for speaking and sharing valuable insights. Find all our FREE events here: eventbrite.com/cc/twinkl-teac… #EAL #CPD

Perfect for EAL learners! 🌍 The Academic Verbs and Question Words Lanyard Cards and Fan Pack - a must-have for teachers supporting older students in developing academic language skills. Check it out here 👉 twinkl.co.uk/resource/acade… #EAL #TeachingResources

We loved creating this EAL resource for a customer this week! If you need EAL resources creating, email Twinkl.cares@twinkl.co.uk – we’re here to help! Take a look at the resource here perfect for celebrating reading👇
🔗 twinkl.co.uk/resource/teach… #EAL #Literacy #TwinklCares

Anyone have any stories to read in key stage 1 and key stage 2 assemblies for International Mother Tongue Day? Or any ideas about how to celebrate multilingualism in an assembly? @EALDominicB @eal_teaching @twinkl_eal @lingosia @JKolota @Miss_HVB

📢 New EAL Ofsted blog highlights how the EIF 2025 strengthens expectations for supporting EAL learners, with a focus on language development, talk-rich classrooms, vocabulary & valuing home languages. #EAL #Ofsted #Blog #Edchat twinkl.co.uk/blog/eal-and-t…

🌟 Customer Request Spotlight! 🌟 This week, our EAL team delivered the Next 200 High-Frequency Words PowerPoint (Arabic-English)! 📝✨ twinkl.co.uk/resource/ar-t-… A perfect tool for bilingual learners. Huge thanks to the team for their incredible work! 👏 #EAL #Arabic

🌟 Check out our top-rated NALDIC EAL Resources! 🌟 We’re proud to offer five-star rated resources to support multilingual learners. These resources are designed to help you make a real difference. 👉 Explore them here: twinkl.co.uk/resources/incl… #EAL #Multilingual #NALDIC

So proud to share the final pack in our Older Learners English Literature project - Dracula 🦇📚 Which pack has been your favourite? twinkl.co.uk/resource/dracu… GCSE #EnglishLanguage #EAL packs coming soon 👀

We are so excited! Sign up here ➡️ expressyourselfne.com/lingua-cub-spa… @twinklresources @TwinklKS1 @TwinklSubjLeads

Vocabulary is the key to accessing the curriculum 🔑 Our new #EAL Vocabulary Packs for older learners are landing soon in every subject and these are the latest this week! Support understanding. Build confidence ⬇️ #TwinklEAL #EALSupport #Vocabulary

🚀 New Resource Live! ✨ TeachMeet – EAL and Speech and Language Therapy: Building Language Skills Together ✨ Discover practical strategies, collaborative approaches and expert insights. 🔗 Dive in and explore how we can strengthen language learning together! #EAL #SALT

Thank you to everyone who joined our sold-out EAL & SALT CPD event this evening! Fantastic engagement, great discussion and brilliant energy in the room. We appreciate your commitment to supporting learners and strengthening collaborative practice. 
#EAL #SALT #CPD

We are so excited to be celebrating the festival with you!