Quality First Teaching and our Universal Offer

This is available for all children: the effective inclusion of all pupils in high-quality everyday personalised teaching. This includes:

• Differentiated and personalised work to meet pupils’ needs
• High expectations which inspire, motivate and challenge pupils
• Adapting teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of all pupils
• Behaviour managed effectively to ensure a good and safe learning environment which promotes progress

In the classroom, this means teachers proactively plan for diversity rather than reacting to difference. Lessons are structured around clear explanations, purposeful modelling, guided practice, and regular opportunities for retrieval to support working memory. Scaffolds—such as visual prompts, structured sentence stems, or partially completed examples—are used flexibly and gradually reduced as independence grows. Teachers use targeted questioning and feedback to check understanding and address misconceptions swiftly. Flexible grouping enables collaboration and peer modelling while maintaining high expectations for every learner. Importantly, support staff and teachers work in partnership, ensuring that interventions complement, rather than replace, high-quality classroom teaching. Through this approach, we create an inclusive environment where all pupils, including those with SEND, feel valued, challenged, and supported to achieve their potential.