EAL Long Term Recorded Preparation Pack

A comprehensive, practical and fully editable EAL Student Support Planning Pack for teachers working with pupils learning English as an additional language in Irish primary schools.

This resource has been developed in response to the 2024 SET Guidelines for Primary Schools. It provides an EAL-specific alternative to the standard Department Student Support Plan format while retaining the essential components of effective support planning.

The pack is suitable for pupils working across the A1, A2 and B1 English-language proficiency levels. Teachers can select and adapt the content according to each pupil’s PSAK results, priority language-learning needs and individual abilities.

What is included?

1. A fully editable EAL Student Support Plan and Review template suitable for pupils across A1, A2 and B1 proficiency levels. The template includes:

• An extensive selection of SMART targets for listening, speaking, reading and writing.
• Suggested evidence-informed approaches and interventions for EAL support.
• Sections for PSAK results, priority language-learning needs, resources, monitoring and review.
• Space to record the pupil’s language background, prior schooling, strengths, interests and views.

2. A fully completed example of an EAL Student Support Plan and Review for a fictional pupil, provided in PDF format.

3. Detailed information and instructions explaining how to assess, personalise and complete the plan.

4. A 43-page editable EAL Resource Bank containing practical material to support planning throughout the school year.

The EAL Resource Bank includes:

• Examples of priority language-learning needs.
• A flexible annual roadmap based on the Units of Work and A1–B1 proficiency benchmarks from Up and Away.
• Suggested monthly vocabulary and phrases.
• Suggested assessment opportunities.
• Integration with the Redeveloped Primary School Curriculum.
• Optional planning tables for collaboration with the class teacher, and integration with the Primary Language Curriculum.
• A guide to useful EAL assessment, curriculum and teaching resources.

The annual roadmap provides a practical month-by-month outline of suggested themes, proficiency benchmarks, vocabulary, curriculum connections and assessment opportunities. It gives teachers a clear starting point for deciding what to teach each month, making short-term recorded preparation faster and more manageable. It is a flexible, supplementary planning aid rather than a prescribed programme and may be reorganised or adapted to reflect pupils’ proficiency levels, learning needs and starting dates.

Easy to personalise

The template contains SMART target options for all three proficiency levels. Following PSAK assessment, teachers can select the appropriate level separately for listening, speaking, reading and writing. Irrelevant sections can then be deleted, leaving a focused plan tailored to the individual pupil.

Formats included

• Fully editable Microsoft Word documents.
• Links to create editable copies in Google Docs.
• Completed fictional example in PDF format.

This resource is intended to reduce the time involved in developing individual EAL plans while supporting meaningful, assessment-informed planning that remains responsive to each pupil’s language-learning needs.

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Can I purchase plans with another teacher in my school who is also an EAL teacher?/ Can we split the cost if we are both using them?

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Do you have a Google Docs version of this product?

Yes, the download includes a link to make a copy of the editable template and resource bank in Google Docs.

Can you post me printed copies of my order?

No, all products are available as digital downloads only as they are designed to be edited by you to suit your individual students.