UNIT 7: Summary

Special Needs and Inclusive Education 


sumSummary

In this unit we talked about special needs and inclusive education. This is a big subject and we have just introduced it here. The main principles are:

  • Every child deserves a fair education no matter who they are, where they come from or what their needs are.
  • Every teacher must try to cater for all children’s needs, even though this is not always easy!
We introduced some ideas for how to start to think about this, showing how differentiation can make a difference. 

We can differentiate by giving: 

  • different resources / activities
  • different support or 
  • by different expectations of outcomes. 

This is challenging in large classes and we often feel we need more support. This network can support you by sharing ideas, challenges and solutions between teachers. 

We look forward to hearing from you.

Sources: 

  1. Alison White: https://schools.magoosh.com/schools-blog/inclusion-helping-all-students-belong-in-your-classroom.
  2. ‘’Index for Inclusion: a guide for school development led by inclusive values”, Tony Booth & Mel Ainscow, 2017.


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