Inclusive education

Inclusion could be a burden that increases the teacher’s workload.

• Definitely, even worst if don't have any idea about inclusion

• Inclusion practice shouldn't be aproblem if you are prepared for it

• It can actually help to reduce workload

  over time as it is anticipatory

Answer explanation

Inclusive practice can actually help to reduce workload

over time as it is anticipatory and helps us to ensure

learning is as effective as possible.

Inclusive education is about starting from a blank slate.

• I agree, it's completely new for me

• I already know about inclusive practices

• I disagree, teachers are inclusive all the time

Answer explanation

Instead, it is about recognising the good strategies you

may already use and working over time to develop your

practice in a way that is sustainable.

Teachers need to become SEN or inclusion ‘experts’.

• Definitely, they will be better teachers if they are expert in the area

• I disagree, teachers need a fair knowledge about it

• Teachers should be able to identify some SEN students' traits

Answer explanation

Inclusive teaching and learning is meant to complement

existing provision for students with SEN and help to

ensure a joined-up and holistic approach to support.

Inclusion means ‘dumbing down’, reducing of educational

standards or ‘spoon feeding’ of students.

• I agree

• I disagree

• I'm not sure about it

Answer explanation

Teaching,

learning and assessment that is prepared with an

inclusive approach should still lead to high, or higher,

expectations of all students.

Inclusive teaching is simply about correcting deficit based

on a diagnosis or label.

• I disagree

• I agree

• I'm not sure about it

Answer explanation

In fact, it actively draws on a

student’s strengths and uses this to offset any challenges

they may face. Labels can be useful in terms of enabling a

student to access relevant support. However, SEN labels

only provide a ‘snapshot’ and do not capture the full

picture of a student’s abilities over time.

Barriers to learning are ONLY experienced by students

with SEN.

• I agree

• I disagree

• I'm not sure about it

Answer explanation

This is something that we all experience, and

adaptations for this represent a natural and integral part of

the learning process.