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Simple solutions for classroom management

Lay the table, and open the window -simple solutions for classroom management This blog is most definitely about classroom management. This means I am only going to talk about how you can manage behaviour in a classroom, whilst you are teaching a lesson. I’m going to start off by telling you what classroom management is …

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Differentiation for your neurodivergent learner

Differentiation for your neurodivergent learner tip 1

Adjust the rate of information and allow processing time During my 23 years of teaching, the one thing that has made the greatest difference to both learning and behaviour in my classroom has been allowing processing time. This can be done by adjusting the rate of information or giving more time and space to process, …

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What is working memory? How can allowing more processing time help working memory issues?

The working memory is function of the mind and brain where we store pieces of information which we only need to remember for a short period of time.    This may include pattern, sequences, codes or instructions. To give you a day-to-day example of this, imagine that you’ve got some kind of passcode from your …

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extreme demand avoidance behaviour

How to Teach a Tiger to Write; Understanding and supporting an autistic learner with demand avoidant behaviours

Understanding and supporting an autistic learner with demand avoidant behaviours ‘Jack told me he couldn’t write because he was a tiger. He said tigers have no thumbs and long claws so they can’t hold the pencil. Before I had the ‘ Understanding PDA’ training, I would have gotten cross or told him not to be …

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Inclusive Education FOR Educators?

Inclusive Education FOR Educators? The State of Play for EDI In Education Part 1: Guest Blog by Rebecca Garside The 1997 Green Paper: Excellence For All Children Meeting Special Educational Needs brought the notion of “inclusion” for children with different needs under the microscope. The SEN And Disability Act (SENDA) 2001 strengthened this idea and pushed …

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