Mark is line manager for EAL and Head of MFL at an Outstanding school in the East Midlands where 61% of students speak English as an additional language and between them they speak 41 different first languages. The most recent RAISEonline score for EAL was 1088 (nationally 1035). Mark has spoken at the European Parliament and to members of the Council of Europe on EAL matters. He has also delivered training at school and LA level and is author of The EAL Manual and a report for the British Council Promoting Positive Outcomes for Pupils from the new Migrant Roma Communities.”