1. DEMYSTIFYING DIFFERENTIATION Sue Crawshaw Assistant Headteacher: Director of Inclusion Blue Coat School

2. THE MYTHS I need to plan 25 different lessons I need a TA if lower ability students are going to learn There is stuff they need to know, I haven’t got time to focus on skills and go over things I just don’t have the time to differentiate well

3. Know your students Plan, teach, check, teach, reteach Assess Data/categories/eportal Objectives, task, question, mini-plenaries, repeat, reinforce, challenge and extend Forensic assessment, marking, dialogue

4. Know your students Design a seating planPlan for groupings Tier/level objectives Link tasks and questions to objectives Check/chunk/visualis e PaceQuestion Assess

5. Know your students Design a seating planPlan for groupings Tier/level objectives Link tasks and questions to objectives Check/chunk/visualis e PaceQuestion Assess

6. KNOW YOUR STUDENTS Low/middle/ high ability Low/middle/ high ability Last teacher assessment Last teacher assessment Record of progress over time Record of progress over time SEN SEN EAL EAL Have they had any other interventions in the past Have they had any other interventions in the past

7. Know your students Design a seating planPlan for groupings Tier/level objectives Link tasks and questions to objectives Check/chunk/visualis e PaceQuestion Assess

8. DESIGN A SEATING PLAN Supportive peers Supportive peers Considerations for Dyslexic students Considerations for Dyslexic students Away from interference Away from interference Easily accessible by the TA Easily accessible by the TA This should not be a fixed document This should not be a fixed document

9. Know your students Design a seating planPlan for groupings Tier/level objectives Link tasks and questions to objectives Check/chunk/visualis e PaceQuestion Assess

10. PLAN FOR GROUPINGS Mixed ability and similar ability Mixed ability and similar ability Easier to manage task and pace Easier to manage task and pace Code/Name/Colour Code/Name/Colour

11. Know your students Design a seating planPlan for groupings Tier/level objectives Link tasks and questions to objectives Check/chunk/visualis e PaceQuestion Assess

12. TIER/LEVEL OBJECTIVES

13. Know your students Design a seating planPlan for groupings Tier/level objectives Link tasks and questions to objectives Check/chunk/visualis e PaceQuestion Assess

14. LINK TASKS TO OBJECTIVES To know the meaning of Owen’s poem Dulce et Decorum est Highlight 5 verbs and explain or draw an image to show their meaning. If you use a dictionary, use the word in a new sentence To understand how Owen uses language to convey meaning Using the quotation cards, discuss the connotations of the words used. Use the prompts to help your discussion Guided discussion and annotation To be able to analyse the devices used by Owen to convey meaning

15. Know your students Design a seating planPlan for groupings Tier/level objectives Link tasks and questions to objectives Check/chunk/visualis e PaceQuestion Assess

16. CHECK/CHUNK/VISUALISE Ask the lower ability students to explain back to you what they need to do. Go to them first! Ask the lower ability students to explain back to you what they need to do. Go to them first! Differentiate how much information you give. No more than 3 things at once Differentiate how much information you give. No more than 3 things at once Print out a modified version of your powerpoint so the instructions are staggered. Highlight the key words Print out a modified version of your powerpoint so the instructions are staggered. Highlight the key words Emphasise key points and language Emphasise key points and language

17. Know your students Design a seating planPlan for groupings Tier/level objectives Link tasks and questions to objectives Check/chunk/visualis e PaceQuestion Assess

18. Know your students Design a seating planPlan for groupings Tier/level objectives Link tasks and questions to objectives Check/chunk/visualis e PaceQuestion Assess Know your students Design a seating planPlan for groupings Tier/level objectives Link tasks and questions to objectives Check/chunk/visualis e Question

19. Know your students Design a seating planPlan for groupings Tier/level objectives Link tasks and questions to objectives Check/chunk/visualis e PaceQuestion Assess