About Fundamentals for Inclusion - Learning Support
Outline
Our Fundamentals for Inclusion for Learning Support training explores quality first teaching strategies to promote inclusive practice in mainstream primary and secondary school classrooms. It draws upon recent research evidence and provides opportunities
to critically consider key issues, work collaboratively and share good practice with other SEND colleagues. The whole course focuses upon working towards impact in settings with an emphasis on individual schools and their starting points.
Feedback from Previous Years
“The Fundamentals for Inclusion training this morning was thought provoking, reflective, interesting and all aimed to improve whole school impact for all pupils. Thank you.”
"The whole course was fantastic! The resources were of a high quality and extremely useful, and will be used back in school. The delivery of the course was brilliant allowing for networking and sharing of ideas."
Description
Each session will provide schools with the materials and resources to disseminate to colleagues and impact on practice back in school. The first 4 sessions will run from 09:30-14:30. The final session will be 09:30-12:30.
Session 1 – 12.11.2024: Introduction to Fundamentals for Inclusion - What does inclusion look like in mainstream schools? What are the barriers are and how inclusion can be developed in practice?
Session 2 – 14.01.2025:Inclusive classroom practice to support memory and processing.
Session 3 – 04.03.2025: Inclusive classroom practice to support literacy and language.
Session 4 – 29.04.2025: Inclusive classroom practice to support maths.
Session 5 – 24.06.2025: Final thoughts (including a focus on study and organisational skills) and school showcase/review.
Session 1- Inclusion, school belonging and self-efficacy
Resources
Flexible Grouping Prompt
PSSM Original Goodenow 1993
Adapted PSSM Primary Wagle et al 2018
EEF 5 a Day Principle
EEF Reflection Audit Tool
EEF Blog Flexible Grouping: what is it and why use it?
Fundamentals School Audit Document 24-25
Feedback form in preparation for Session 2- 14th Jan 2025
How to Improve Whole School Inclusion (article in TES)
The Flex and Adaptive Teaching SEND Matters (Gary Aubin)
Session 2- Memory and Processing
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Session 3- Language and Literacy
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Session 4- Maths
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Session 5- Study and Organisational Skills and Review
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