The NELI programme consists of:

Nuffield Early Language Intervention (NELI) – an oral language intervention for children in Reception (4–5 years) which has been proven to improve children’s language and early literacy skills. The intervention involves a trained teaching assistant providing short small-group and individual teaching sessions to around 3–6 pupils for 20 weeks. It is a fully scripted and fully resourced intervention that includes teaching handbooks, activity materials and flashcards.
LanguageScreen – an intuitive, and 2023-bett-award-winning app, for teachers and teaching assistants to accurately assess oral language skills across the whole class and identify those who may require additional support. LanguageScreen assesses four key areas of language: expressive vocabulary, listening comprehension, receptive vocabulary, and sentence repetition. LanguageScreen is suitable for use with children aged 3 to 11 years old. It can provide a clear measure of the impact of the NELI intervention and, importantly, how the oral language skills of all children have developed over the year.
CPD-certified training – comprehensive training equips teachers and teaching assistants with an understanding of the importance of oral language and the skills and knowledge to deliver the NELI intervention. Delivered online, all courses are CPD-certified. A Delivery Support Hub also provides ongoing access to additional resources and guidance. All courses and the Hub include mentoring by NELI experts for additional support as and when needed.

*These links will open the OxEd & Assessment website. The DfE have announced they will continue to provide funding to support access to the NELI programme in 2023/24 for schools who had signed up previously. If you are not sure whether your school is DfE-funded this year, request a call from our team.

Get in touch

Submission Confirmation

Thank you for your submission!