What do we mean by high-quality teaching?
High-quality teaching, differentiated for individual pupils, is the first step in responding to pupils who have or may have special educational needs (SEN). This is stated in paragraph 6.37 of the SEND Code of Practice.
Ofsted inspectors will expect to see teachers adapting their practice and the curriculum to meet pupils' needs, including for those with SEN. This is part of the 'inclusion' and 'curriculum and teaching' evaluation areas, set out in pages 13, 17, 18 and 22 to 25 of Ofsted's school inspection toolkit.
To provide high-quality teaching, teachers need to:
- Be aware of pupils' individual needs
- Make appropriate adjustments, rather than teaching the same material to the whole class in the same way
Content Adapting what pupils are expected to learn, or how they gain access to knowledge Time Allocating more time for some pupils to complete tasks Task Using different tasks to achieve