Coronavirus - English as an Additional Language

This is the English as an Additional Language (EAL) Service’s web page provding resources to help parents and carers during the Coronavirus period. It is our intention to share a pack of resources each fortnight on these pages, so please come back to visit.

Resources:

• Pack 1 - Multigame - April 2020 - This page is been reviewed please visit again soon
• Pack 2 -  Connect 4 - May 2020 - This page is been reviewed please visit again soon
• Pack 2b - Ramadan - May 2020
• Pack 3 - Mathematics - May 2020

 

COVID-19 Guidance  in other languages

‘Doctors of the World’ have updated the translated Coronavirus guidance to reflect the changes made regarding the lock down rules for the whole population in the UK. This new version (version 3 -24.03.2020) is ready in English and 28 other languages at the moment, and remaining languages will be updated very soon. Please find them here https://www.doctorsoftheworld.org.uk/coronavirus-information/

In total, the guidance is now translated into 36 languages to reach out to diverse communities in the UK, with more languages coming! A link to these resources is also put on the UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/nhs-entitlements-migrant-health-guide A video format of the guidance will be available soon.

UK Government has translated some of its guidance into 11 languages:

• guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19
• covid-19-stay-at-home-guidance
• guidance on social distancing and for vulnerable people

Survey - language use in multilingual families during the Covid-19 pandemic
Parents, could you contribute to research on language use during the pandemic? Please follow the link to find out more about the research and fill in the survey. The closing date is 15 June 2020.
Direct link to the survey https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/GNTVG6C (external link)