Scaffolding
Education Endowment Foundation
About this session
Scaffolding is a powerful classroom strategy that helps all pupils, but is especially important for pupils with additional needs.
This session is designed to help teachers familiar with scaffolding consider a common challenge: how to fade support to develop pupil independence. Participants will explore evidence and share ideas, using scenarios and guided discussion.
This session accompanies the EEF’s Guide to Inclusive Teaching.
Supporting resources
The scenario
You are talking to your colleague, Sam.
Sam explains how he’s been supporting Mia, a pupil in his class who can find independent tasks difficult:
“Over the last few lessons, I've been giving Mia a checklist to help her know what to do, as well as prompting her verbally.
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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.