Making effective adaptations
Education Endowment Foundation
About this session
Distinguishing between effective and ineffective classroom adaptations is one of the most common challenges of inclusive teaching. Even though they are well-intentioned, ineffective adaptations can make it harder for pupils to learn.
Through interactive scenarios and guided discussion, this session is designed to help teachers explore evidence and share ideas related to making classroom adaptations.
This session accompanies the EEF’s Guide to Inclusive Teaching.
Supporting resources
The scenario
You are talking to your colleague, Nadia.
Nadia explains how she’s been trying to adapt her lessons to support Kai, a pupil with additional needs related to working memory:
“I begin most lessons with retrieval practice starters, but Kai can find them really difficult.
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What teachers are saying
Jess Mellor - Head of Great Heights Research SchoolThe scenario was rooted in everyday classroom practice and, no matter what year group we teach, we were all able to engage.