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A Quick Guide To Scaffolding and Differentiation


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Lynn How

Lynn is the Editor at Teacher Toolkit. With 20 years of primary teaching and SLT experience, she has been an Assistant Head, Lead Mentor for ITT and SENCO. She loves to write and also has her own SEMH and staff mental health blog: www.positiveyoungmind.com. Lynn...
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What if teachers had a better understanding between scaffolding and differentiation?

Scaffolding and differentiation are educational concepts that I regularly see confused in our schools, especially when it comes to supporting learners with SEND (special educational needs and disabilities).

What not to do...

I have heard of some teachers suggesting that pupils need 'exposure' to their year group's curriculum, regardless of suitability to their actual need. This school of thought is both damaging to pupils' self-esteem when they are unable to achieve objectives and wastes valuable learning time.

These pupils could have been working on a small

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Posted in Basic Account, SEND, Teaching and LearningTagged Additional Learning Needs, Differentiation, EHCP, Personalised Learning, personalised teaching, scaffolding, SENCo, SEND

3 thoughts on “A Quick Guide To Scaffolding and Differentiation”

  1. jamesroscoe1978 says:
    26th October 2024 at 8:59 am

    Brilliantly clear article… I’ve been looking for something as simple and straightforward as this all day. Thank you. P.S how would I reference your website… article..

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