Unit 3: Understanding and applying an inclusive classroom pedagogy

The core of a school is good quality teaching. This unit supports your classroom teachers and support staff with their preparation in taking responsibility for meeting the needs of all their pupils in their classes.

The main aim is to support and equip all staff with the knowledge, skills and understanding to provide quality first teaching for all pupils, not just those with special educational needs and disabilities.

This unit will help participants to:

• highlight key learning and teaching strategies
• develop some key inclusive strategies
• understand how effective feedback and metacognition can be.

• Every teacher is responsible for every child
• Positive engagement with parents and carers
• Early identification and a graduated approach
• Effective feedback
• Metacognition and self-regulation
• Group tuition
• Using visuals to support learning and understanding
• Action planning