Adaptive Teaching INSET Training for Secondary Schools

“Incredibly useful adaptive teaching strategies, which were explained brilliantly”

Philippa Gleave, The Lady Eleanor Holles School

Adaptive teaching has become a central feature of high-quality teaching and learning in secondary schools. This practical and evidence-informed Adaptive Teaching INSET programme explores how teachers can respond effectively to pupils’ varying strengths, needs and levels of understanding whilst maintaining consistently high expectations for all learners.

Research suggests that adaptive teaching is strongly associated with positive pupil outcomes and provides a more effective and sustainable alternative to traditional differentiation. Rather than creating multiple lesson plans or resources, teachers learn how to make responsive adjustments through effective questioning, modelling, scaffolding, assessment and classroom routines.

This engaging training helps teachers understand what adaptive teaching looks like in practice and how it can support Quality First Teaching, inclusion, SEND provision and challenge for higher-attaining pupils.

What is adaptive teaching?

Adaptive teaching is the process of modifying teaching approaches in response to pupils’ learning needs during lessons. It allows teachers to maintain an ambitious curriculum for all pupils whilst ensuring that learners receive the support, challenge and guidance they require to succeed.

Effective adaptive teaching may include:

• Adjusting explanations and modelling
• Responsive questioning
• Effective scaffolding
• Retrieval practice
• Assessment for learning
• Addressing misconceptions in real time
• Supporting pupils with SEND
• Stretching higher-attaining learners
• Adapting levels of independence during tasks

Adaptive teaching is closely aligned with Standard 5 of the Teachers’ Standards, which requires teachers to adapt teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of all pupils.

For a broader overview of adaptive teaching across primary and secondary education, see our guide to Adaptive Teaching in Primary and Secondary Schools.

You might also be interested in our training on the Rosenshine’s Principles of Teaching click here

Benefits of Adaptive Teaching INSET

This Adaptive Teaching INSET programme helps schools to:

• Strengthen Quality First Teaching across departments
• Improve pupil engagement and participation
• Support disadvantaged pupils and Pupil Premium learners
• Improve outcomes for pupils with SEND
• Increase challenge for higher-attaining pupils
• Develop consistent classroom practice
• Reduce unnecessary teacher workload
• Embed evidence-informed teaching approaches
• Improve curriculum access for all learners
• Strengthen teaching and learning across the school

Who Should Attend?

This programme is particularly suitable for:

• Secondary school teachers
• Heads of Department
• Curriculum Leaders
• SENCOs
• Assistant Headteachers
• Deputy Headteachers
• Teaching and Learning Leads
• Early Career Teachers (ECTs)
• Teaching Assistants and Learning Support Assistants

You may also be interested in our INSET courses on Metacognition – click here

Why Choose JMC’s Adaptive Teaching INSET?

JMC’s Adaptive Teaching INSET is practical, evidence-informed and focused on classroom implementation. Delegates leave with strategies that can be applied immediately to improve pupil engagement, curriculum access and learning outcomes. Whether delivered as a whole-school INSET day, twilight session or conference workshop, the training is designed to support lasting improvements in teaching and learning.

Adaptive Teaching INSET Outline

Setting clear learning goals and planning learning carefully

• How can we plan schemes of work when we want pupils to learn so much, and don’t have enough time to cover it all?
• Planning lessons using cognitive load theory
• Showing pupils what success looks like

Anticipating barriers & planning interventions

• Setting clear learning goals & showing pupils what success looks like
• Inclusive teaching habits
• Using the right scaffold at the right time, including use of technology

Using assessment to elicit evidence of learning

• Identifying what students have understood and where they are struggling
• How do we get a better understanding of what pupils are thinking in the lesson ?
• Strategies to tell what pupils learned in the lesson

Responding & adapting your teaching ‘in the moment’

•  Using assessment to identify uptake and challenges: the art of skilful questioning & other techniques
• Responding to student needs in the classroom: ‘Tweaking’ tasks or revisiting content
• Planning interventions & the effective use of TAs
• Fostering student motivation & engagement: relationship, classroom environment and a focus on skills

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