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.
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
They might differentiate by:
| 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 the same goal |
| Resources | Making sure pupils have access to appropriate materials that will make the work accessible to them |
| Technology | For example, allowing some pupils to use ICT |
| Feedback | Setting individualised goals and targets |
| Outcome | Making sure expectations are realistic |
