Welcome to Buds, a series of short, practical videos focused on supporting multilingual learners in mainstream subject classrooms.

Each video shares a simple, zero prep strategy that teachers can use straight away. The ideas are grounded in both classroom experience and second language acquisition research, but the focus is always on what is realistic and sustainable in everyday teaching.

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Buds are not about turning subject teachers into language teachers. It is about becoming more language aware. Small shifts in how we use language in the classroom can make a big difference in how students access learning and participate with confidence.

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Across the series, you will see examples of how to support understanding, make language more visible, and help students use language more effectively within different subject areas.

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At the heart of it all is one belief.
Affirming, not assimilating.