Ground-level analysis and action, enhancing language repertoires.

The Hub for Education and Language Diversity (HELD) is a collaboration between academic, professional and third sector organisations.

It is guided by a commitment to three fundamental ideas:

1. Shared language is vital to social life, but linguistic diversity is also central. Both can be enhanced by education, enriching both the individual and society.
2. Local conditions and participant perspectives really matter.
3. Theories and research can be powerful tools, helping people to think differently.

Areas of interest

We pursue these ideas through the following areas.

In-service teacher education

• Hub seminars and summer schools
• EfA training days
• EAL assessment training
• Translators in Schools

Curriculum and assessment materials development

• Our Languages
  
• EAL Assessment Framework
• Urban Classroom Culture: Realities, Dilemmas, Responses - see below under Outputs

Public campaigns

• ESOL Manifesto
• Multilingual Cities Movement

Projects with arts organisations and the cultural sector

• Multilingual Creativity
• Act ESOL

Masters and doctoral training

• MA in Language & Cultural Diversity
• Multilingualism, Migration & Diversity module

Research

• Diasporic Adult Language Socialisation (Leverhulme)
• Politicisation of identities in diaspora (CFPR)

Academic and professional publications

• Brokering Britain, Educating Citizens
• Working Papers in Urban Language & Literacies
• EfA publications

International collaborations

• University of Western Cape, Centre for Multilingualism & Diversities Research
• University of Pennsylvania, Graduate School of Education
• Monash University, Languages and Literacies Research Group

Team

• Dr Mel Cooke, King's College London
• Professor Ben Rampton, King's College London
• Professor Constant Leung, King's College London
• Professor Anthony Tomei
• Dermot Bryers, English For Action
• Becky Winstanley, English For Action
• Dr Sam Holmes, Causeway Education