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Permeating Themes
This section highlights themes that are particularly useful to Special Educational Needs, and flow through the curriculum. For example, the focus on noticing and language challenge deterministic approaches to pupils who have diagnostic labels.
These permeating themes align quality teaching approaches to working with learners who struggle.
The resource consists of downloadable powerpoints. Each supports an inclusive pedagogy and together they are a guide through a trainee’s journey, which can be returned to again and again.
Access to Teaching
- General
- 14 Dec 2021
An important session to support trainees to better understand their own learning needs, known and previously unknown, as well as advice on seeking support to teach whilst appropriately managing a disability.
Adopting a graduated approach to pedagogy and practice
- General
- 14 Dec 2021
What is the teacher's role in adopting a graduated approach?
Classroom Environment
- General
- 14 Dec 2021
The importance of creating an inclusive environment that enables all learners to access the lesson and progress towards their individual learning targets.
Co-learning with (and as) experts
- General
- 14 Dec 2021
Our in-role expertise is not fixed, but develops as we learn and reflect.
The language we use
- General
- 14 Dec 2021
The language we communicate through our words and our actions is a beacon for the learners we teach.
Noticing
- General
- 14 Dec 2021
What is noticing and why is it important?
Teacher identity and inclusion
- General
- 14 Dec 2021
Identity narratives for inclusion.
Working with Teaching Assistants
- General
- 14 Dec 2021
In what ways do teaching assistants impact the learning in the classroom?