NELI Webinar Programme

We provide free-to-join NELI webinars which cover helpful topics with advice from a panel of NELI experts. Whether you are new to NELI, or an experienced NELI practitioner, come along to ask us any questions – or share your own tips!

In future webinars, we will cover topics such as how to get started with NELI delivery, when to use the NELI record forms, what to do if you can’t finish NELI before summer, understanding your LanguageScreen report, and more.

Upcoming Webinar – Watch this space!

 

Library of Previous Webinars

Here you can catch-up on any of our previously delivered NELI webinars.

Please click the links below to watch:

A Deep Dive into LanguageScreen

This webinar gives you a deep dive into LanguageScreen exploring its key features, demonstrates how to conduct assessments and interpret reports, and provides latest updates. You also get to hear directly from an experienced educator how they have embedded LanguageScreen (and NELI) into their educational practice.

 

How to effectively support language development in your school this year

This webinar marked the beginning of our 2024-25 series of live online NELI webinars and support clinics where we explored how to effectively support language development in your school this year using the three core elements of the NELI programme: the online training, LanguageScreen assessments, and the intervention.

 

LanguageScreen and NELI End-of-Year Wrap-up

Our final NELI Programme webinar for this academic year explored:  

  • Why it’s beneficial to assess your children with LanguageScreen even if you didn’t assess at the start of the year (or deliver NELI) 
  • What to do if you can’t finish your NELI delivery before the summer  
  • Key steps to get ready for next year.  

Answering key questions raised by schools this year.

In this webinar we explored:

  • How does language assessment, intervention and enrichment help us to meet our Early Years and KS1 goals?
  • Why does evidence matter? Is there a conflict between research and practice?
  • How can we measure and demonstrate success in our language initiatives?

How to champion support for oral language in your school this year

Are you delivering NELI this year? Are you preparing to get started? Are you not able to deliver NELI this year, but looking for ways to support your children’s oral language development? In this webinar we provide guidance on how you can best champion high-quality support for oral language development in your school, whether you are delivering NELI this year or not.

Practical tips for a successful NELI delivery

In this webinar we give you practical tips for a successful NELI delivery.  We started with how to interpret your LanguageScreen report, and how to measure and monitor the NELI group’s progress. We also looked at how Group and Individual sessions work together in NELI and what to aim for in the Vocabulary and Narrative sessions of Individual sessions. Finally we covered practical advice on what happens in the first week of NELI.

How to get the most out of your NELI Programme – top tips from an experienced NELI practitioner

This webinar is designed to help you get the most out of your NELI programme. In this webinar we are joined by a guest NELI practitioner who has successfully delivered NELI for 3+ years. She shared her top tips for ensuring that your NELI Programme delivery benefits staff, children and the school.

Getting ready for NELI

This webinar is to welcome you back and help you get ready for your 2023-24 NELI programme. We covered the three core elements of the NELI programme (training, LanguageScreen and the intervention), our recommended timeline for the year ahead and the key steps to get ready for your NELI delivery. We also looked at how you can access further information and support throughout the year.

‘You spoke, we listened!’

In this webinar we looked at your NELI delivery stories and how we can learn from your successes and challenges. We also covered the improvements that you’ve asked for and some exciting plans for the future which we’d like to share with you.

A Masterclass in Individual sessions

In this webinar, we provided an overview of the purpose and structure of NELI Individual sessions, activity ideas, and tips on how to get the most out of this valuable one-to-one time with your NELI children.

How to get the most out of your NELI programme

In this webinar, we discussed how to make the most out of the three core elements of the NELI programme: the online training, LanguageScreen assessments, and the intervention. This was followed by a Q&A session where attendees were invited to submit questions about the NELI programme.