Universal Offer

Strategies and adaptations that are available for all learners at the discretion of the class teacher

·        High Quality Teaching (including EQUA Mead Essentials)

·        Adaptive Practice

-Hinge questioning

-Flexible grouping

-Differentiated tasks

-Learning scaffolds

-Alternative recording methods – use of ICT

-Printed copies of slides where relevant

-Dyslexia-friendly visuals/dictionaries

·        Physical adjustments – e.g. ear defenders, wobble cushions, therabands, thinking tools, sand timers

·        Social Stories

·        Zones of Regulation

·        Soft starts/Adjusted timetables

·        Visual timetables/Visual resources

·        Word mats

·        ELSA support – 1:1. Group and pastoral check-ins

·        Communication fans

·        Now and Next boards

·        Positive reward systems (both whole class and individual)

·        Pre-teaching/over-learning

·        Concrete resources/manipulatives

·        Whole class movement breaks/individual movement/brain breaks

·        Reading rulers/coloured overlays

·        Uniform adjustments

·        Transition support

·        Assessment considerations e.g. extra time, small groups, separate room

·        Sport mentoring