EAL

We warmly welcome students from diverse backgrounds and linguistic abilities. At the moment, we have 134 students from different countries: Nigeria, Syria, India, Ukraine, Vietnam, France, Italy, Portugal, China, Hungary, Lithuania, Romania, Afghanistan, Japan, Turkey. We understand the unique needs of students who use English as an additional language. Our student body comprises individuals from all over the world, who speak a range of languages including Igbo, Polish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Malayalam, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Ukrainian, Arabic, Russian, Pashto, French, Bengali, Japanese, Turkish, Hungarian and Mandarin.

Our EAL Department provides

One-to-one and small-group tuition
Support in class, scaffolding the lesson
Training for Teachers
Assessment for new arrivals
Supporting home-school community links
An international club and a homework club
Promotion of first languages and GCSEs

English as Additional Language (EAL)

EAL Policy 2023/ 2024

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What people say about us:

"Thank you, we are extremely grateful for the staff's time and efforts to organise all the community events you host."

"Bexhill Academy is a great school that listens to parents and takes appropriate action."

"I love going to school here, the staff are great and I get lots of opportunities to do things I am good at."

"An amazing supportive school! "

"Great support from the school to get our kids through their exams. Really going above and beyond. "

"Thank you to all of the staff who have put on after-school or extra revision sessions. They have been really beneficial. The commitment to support students get through their GCSEs is amazing!"