SEND Five-a-day

Developing teaching techniques – Modelling the technique. You could model some of the questions that you might ask pupils when taking a metacognitive approach. Share some of the visual scaffolds you might use to support pupils to be inde pendent learners. Remember, just like our pupils, our teaching colleagues also learn via model ling and deliberate practice. Use Flip book with a wealth of videos. Book in CPD from our experts at the trust. Model the strategy within your team after using the SET resources and do this live. Give the SET videos as a pre - reading for staff. Embedding practice – Providing prompts and cues Too often, PD programmes can fail be cause teachers see them as disparate, one - off events. Instead, you might work with senior leaders to ensure that you can build upon the momentum gathered, long after your initial session. More than simply sharing your slides, you might plan a series of prompts and cues in the coming weeks to reinforce your message. This could be in writing, as part of a staff bulletin; orally, as part of a staff meeting; or on film, as part of seeing these techniques being tried out in practice. It might be celebratory, pub licly praising colleagues who embed this into their practice.

Developing teaching techniques – Modelling the technique. It is crucial to demonstrate the strategy in action. In role as class teacher (or even through a filmed lesson, where possible), show colleagues the steps involved in Explicit Instruc tion. Use Flip book with a wealth of vide os. Book in CPD from our experts at the trust. Model the strategy within your team after using the SET resources for inspiration and do this live. Give the SET videos to staff as a pre reading for staff. Embedding practice – Providing prompts and cues. Plan out a series of training sessions throughout the year. Organise open door fortnights where staff share best practice live. Share reminders in staff briefing and via emails and T&L newsletter. Share the SET T&L newsletter for staff on the SEND 5 a day approach through out the year. Attend the SET HUB meetings for SEND 5 a day, T&L, QA, SEND, subjects etc. Book further SET directors to come in and conduct an informal QA proce dure in collaboration with school staff, to help SLT highlight excellence and further areas to develop.