School Language Profile
Build a picture of languages, resources and communication needs before deciding provision.
Gather information through learner and family conversations, teacher observations, current records and a resource audit. Record aggregate patterns here. A school profile helps identify mismatches between what the community needs and what the school currently offers; an individual learner profile needs its own evidence.
Languages of teaching and learning
Which languages are used in classes and courses? Where are learners new to the instructional language?
Languages across the community
Which languages are used by students and families? Include varied literacy experience and students’ preferences.
Communication needs
Which essential notices or meetings need different language or format support?
Current language provision
Language courses, EAL support, co-teaching, home-language opportunities and transition routes.
Resources and expertise
Library texts, bilingual materials, staff expertise, community support and technology.
Gaps and contradictions
Where do stated beliefs, everyday language rules and actual access differ? What evidence supports this?
Next priorities and review
Choose two actions, an owner, resources and evidence of improvement. Set a review date.
Keep individual identities and detailed assessment records in the school’s appropriate systems. This browser-based worksheet is intended for aggregate planning.
Source context
IB, Guidelines for developing a school language policy (2008); Language and learning in IB programmes (2011, updated 2014).
These tools are original simplified planning prompts based on the supplied editions. They do not reproduce the source checklists or substitute for the complete documents.