Set a Simple Translation Norm
Agree when translation supports understanding and how lessons return to the required subject language.
Worked model: Set a Simple Translation Norm
- 1Agree when translation supports understanding and how lessons return to the required subject language
- 2Name responsibility, resources and a realistic review point
- 3Trial the action in one setting and collect access or participation evidence
- 4Revise the procedure from the evidence and communicate the agreed practice
Agree when translation is used, how meaning will be checked and how learners return to the shared task. A norm might allow brief concept clarification, followed by an attributed or independently explained output.
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Prepare · 10 minutes
Choose one school procedure and identify what a teacher or family must actually do.
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Agree when translation supports understanding and how lessons return to the required subject language.
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Name responsibility, resources and a realistic review point.
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Trial the action in one setting and collect access or participation evidence.
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Revise the procedure from the evidence and communicate the agreed practice.
EAL upgrade
Replace specialist-led reminders with a sustainable shared routine; retain review when evidence shows a barrier.
Keep the subject challenge. Offer one model, visual or language prompt where needed, then check a fresh independent response.
Try it tomorrow
Choose one school procedure and identify what a teacher or family must actually do.
Agree when translation supports understanding and how lessons return to the required subject language. Name responsibility, resources and a realistic review point.
Ask whether staff can describe the action and whether learners can access the task more independently.
Replace specialist-led reminders with a sustainable shared routine; retain review when evidence shows a barrier.
What to look for
Ask whether staff can describe the action and whether learners can access the task more independently.
Teacher language
Adapt these prompts to the task and your learners.
Our purpose is: Agree when translation supports understanding and how lessons return to the required subject language.
What action will happen, who owns it, and how will we check it?
Try the new case on your own. Show the detail or reasoning that supports your answer.
Which support do you still need, and which part can you now do independently?
Apply in your setting
Apply to curriculum planning, assessment instructions and family communication; keep responsibilities explicit.
Adjust language support
Use a small word bank, visuals and partner rehearsal when needed. Extend with precise explanations and qualifications. Judge the support from the response to this task.