Explain what adaptive teaching means, and how it differs from differentiation
A practical course for all staff in schools and colleges on adaptive teaching: what it means, how it differs from differentiation, how to build a holistic picture of your learners, and how to adapt moment by moment without lowering challenge. Includes a branching classroom scenario and the course's full set of self-audits, from your own teaching qualities to a twenty-five point best-practice check.
What you will be able to do
- Explain what adaptive teaching means, and how it differs from differentiation
- Build an ongoing, rounded picture of your learners, not just a snapshot
- Describe what the evidence says builds an inclusive classroom and organisation
- Adapt your teaching moment by moment without lowering challenge
- Audit your own practice honestly, using the course's self-assessments, and set one SMART goal to take into your setting
What is inside
6 modules, built to be applied at work.
Defining and Understanding Core Concepts
- Welcome to inclusive and adaptive teaching7 min
- What adaptive teaching means9 min
- The language of inclusion11 min
Creating a Positive Environment and Knowing the Learners
- The five elements the research points to9 min
- Interventions and working with teaching assistants6 min
- Auditing your inclusive environment15 min
- Building a learner profile: background and motivation13 min
- Completing the profile, and knowing three learners well13 min
Relationships Matter
- Why relationships underpin everything9 min
- The qualities of a great teacher15 min
- Climate, emotional intelligence and your plan10 min
Practical Adaptive Teaching Strategies
- Getting the basics right15 min
- Making the call: adapting in the moment11 min
- Assessment, feedback and technology10 min
- Nurturing metacognition13 min
Best Practice
- The ten elements of best practice14 min
- Extending learning8 min
- Problem-solving, and prioritising your next steps8 min
Conclusion and Final Thoughts
- Embedding an inclusive culture7 min
- Your final audit: twenty-five tips18 min
- Ofsted, your SMART goal, and course completion17 min
A credential you can prove
Finish the course and earn a 4 CPD hours certificate with its own public verification page. Share it on LinkedIn or attach it to an application; anyone can check it.
Taught by someone who does the work
Education leadership consultant, Promoting Excellence Ltd
- Promoting Excellence Ltd, education leadership consultants
- Specialist in inclusive and adaptive teaching
Peter Rushton is an education leadership consultant with Promoting Excellence Ltd. He works with schools and colleges to develop inclusive cultures and excellent mixed ability teaching, drawing on the latest Ofsted framework and Education Endowment Foundation research.
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