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FIRST WEEKS but will require further support for their
Once international students arrive in other subjects and their general level of
September, the EAL Department will English. This support will be offered in
arrange another English Language Test EAL support classes which will be
in the first week of term. This is timetabled for them. In Year 9 and Year
important because levels may have 10, this may be in the place of a modern
changed if some time has elapsed foreign language. It is important to
between receiving an offer and consider that this support is designed to
Mrs Patrizia beginning the school year. enable the student to improve on their
Litrico, Head of English language proficiency, which is
Department This test is not a pass/fail test; it the medium of instruction for their
simply allows us to assess the level of curriculum, and so students will benefit
English and the level of need for each in terms of fluency and accuracy. In
new student. such cases, the Head of EAL will meet
with the Head of Languages, Head of
Once we have the results of this test, English and the relevant Head of Year
we can decide the best programme of and discuss the individual needs of
EAL support for each student. There these students and make
are a number of possible outcomes, recommendations. This will be
depending on the year group of entry communicated to students via their
which are outlined in the curriculum housemaster/mistress and group tutors.
section.
3. Second language English lessons:
CURRICULUM some students will begin their Millfield
For students joining Year 9 or Year education with a lower level of English
10 the outcomes may be: which means they will struggle to
access the mainstream English
1. No EAL input: some students will Language programme (First Language
have a level of English language English). If this is the case we will place
competency which means they do not them in second language English
require any further EAL support or classes where they will prepare for
input. They will follow a mainstream second language (EAL) qualifications.
English Language programme (First This may include Cambridge English
Language English) and modern exams and the iGCSE in English as a
languages options alongside all other Second Language. This is reviewed at
non-international students. the end of Year 9 with the Head of
English.
2. EAL support lessons: some
students’ English language level For a few students, they will attend
means they should be able to access both Second language English lessons
the curriculum, but they will require and EAL support lessons to ensure they
some level of support. They will follow can access the curriculum and make
a mainstream English Language progress in their level of academic
programme (first language English) English skills.