Our History:

SATEAL (or SATESL as it was originally called) was formed in the late 70's, when the arrival of the Vietnamese Boat People brought ESL into greater prominence in Scotland.  Betty Barr, who was ESL Coordinator for Fife, convened a national meeting of ESL teachers  at Balwearie High School, Kirkcaldy.  Ollie McLaughlan, the Rector of Balwearie, took an active interest in ESL and attended the meeting.  According to him, he came up with the suggestion of forming an association for the teachers of ESL in Scotland.  He threatened to lock the doors and keep the participants there until they came up with a name and elected office-bearers!

Welcome to The Scottish Association for Teaching English as an
Additional Language

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We provide useful resources for those of you teaching English as an additional language.
Annually we hold a conference and publish a newsletter. (updated March 2010)

SATEAL Conference March 2010

The powerpoints and pdfs from this year's conference are now available in the resources section.

 

Each year the SATEAL Committee organises a conference for teachers and staff in Scotland who are working with Bilingual and EAL pupils in schools.
There is usually a renowned speaker, some workshop sessions and resources on display plus the invaluable opportunity to network with professionals in this field from across Scotland.

A review of 2009’s conference is in the newsletter - the feedback was excellent.