Proficiency in English for pupils with English as an Additional Language (EAL), is collected annually in the Spring term in January.In line with local strategies, we need to collect this data to continue to monitor the characteristics of the pupils attending your school and for benchmarking purposes and it is used for value-added analyses of EYFS, KS1, KS2 and GCSE results.

This year's collection date will be Thursday 19th January 2023.   

Proficiency in English Training

NEW -Videos are available to schools describing the assessment of proficiency in English

Video 1: An Introduction to the Lambeth Stages of English (approx 20 mins)

An overview of EAL in Lambeth, who is assessed, why we assess and a first glimpse at the descriptor grids.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE ZIP FILE: Download Video 1

Video 2: A Guide to Using the Stages of English to Assess Pupils with EAL, including case studies (approx 40 mins if video 1 has been viewed, if not 60 mins )

A comprehensive look at assessing proficiency in English in Lambeth schools, including case study pupil samples.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE ZIP FILE: Download Video 2

Other Guidance

Summary notes of assessing proficiency in English: Guidance for using the EAL Stages of English Proficiency

Proficiency in English Descriptor Grids:

EYFS Descriptor Grid:                         PDF Version                       Word Version

Key Stage 1 Descriptor Grid:               PDF Version                       Word Version

Key Stage 2 Descriptor Grid:               PDF Version                       Word Version

Secondary Schools Descriptor Grid:    PDF Version

Special Schools Descriptor Grid:         PDF Version