How to use assistive technology to support your pupils

After a year of remote and blended learning, your pupils and staff will likely be more familiar with technology aids for teaching and learning than ever before. You may also have more devices in school than you used to, especially if you made use of government and other schemes to get hold of more during remote learning. 

This gives you a really good opportunity to make the most of technology that can help pupils access learning materials - whether they’re learning in school or at home. 

All of the tips below assume that pupils have access to a device - if you can’t provide regular device access to all pupils, we recommend prioritising pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) who will benefit most from these tools.

Improve accessibility to everyday resources using assistive