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Questionnaire to highlight the inclusivity present in a school (Primary or Secondary). Provides schools with personalised report on how they can improve their inclusive practices and supplies the school with a variety of resources to help them achieve these goals.

Link:

https://school-education.ec.europa.eu/en/learn/self-assessment-tools/inclusion-and-wellbeing

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This website provides us (parents and teachers) with advocacy materials, CPD (Continuous Professional Development) options, and information on best practices for inclusive education.

This website is user friendly and provides free resources to all users, with options to purchase further resources directly through the website.

It also includes an impact section with real stories of how schools and communities around the world celebrate and raise awareness of the benefits of inclusive educational practices.

Link:

https://inclusiveschools.org/inclusion-resources/

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Gamification is an amazing tool for inclusive education. It can make learning more engaging, accessible, and adaptable.

It increases engagement and motivation. Students who struggle with the traditional methods of teaching may benefit from different levels and challenges.

It supports different learning styles. It supports visual, auditory, and kinaesthetic learners.

Links:

Wordwall: https://wordwall.net

Kahoot: https://kahoot.com/?utm_name=controller_app&utm_source=controller&utm_campaign=controller_app&utm_medium=link

Blooket: https://www.blooket.com

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Physical Environment (Sensory Friendly Spaces)

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Physical Environment (Sensory Friendly Spaces)

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A Sensory room is essential for being inclusive. It provides a safe, supportive, and calm space for students.

Sensory rooms can help a variety of many different additional educational needs. They can help students overcome overwhelming emotions, stress, and anxiety.

Links:

https://ncse.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/NCSE-Sensory-Spaces-in-Schools-2021.pdf

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Creating and Implementing a Safe and Supportive Learning Environment 

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Creating and Implementing a Safe and Supportive Learning Environment 

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This article explains how to provide a safe learning environment. The article breaks it down into physical, emotional and psychological safety of students.

The article also delves into building student-teacher relationships such as building trust, encouraging positive behaviour, conflict resolution and problem-solving.

Creating a safe learning environment is important for not only students with AEN (Additional Educational Needs) but all students. Students will be more open to learning and feel more safe to communicate their needs due to building trust and having routine.

Link:

PowerPoint Presentation

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Fidgets can provide a safe and supportive learning environment for students with AEN (Additional Educational Needs) by providing them with outlets to manage sensory overloads. This can help to improve overall student well-being.

Fidgets have been shown to improve focus and engagement while reducing anxiety and stress if they are used in the correct and appropriate manner. They promote inclusion and autonomy in the classroom.

Link:

https://www.wholechildcounseling.com/post/classroom-benefits-of-fidget-and-sensory-tools-how-effective-are-they?srsltid=AfmBOoorUOWv4NCBa1w0lghhoUwa7HcCJjQRdFuMfWnRfzioVbtzS6BJ

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Using interactive activities within lessons allows students to take a more hands-on approach to learning.

We can use websites like ed-puzzle where you can add questions into YouTube videos. This then pauses the video to ask a question to the students. This is really beneficial to assess learning as you can still use other means of learning like videos, without students passively watching the video.

Link:

https://edpuzzle.com

We can also use plickers, where students are assigned their own individual QR code and they must rotate the QR code to answer the question. The teacher scans the QR code on their device and gives us immediate results on who is struggling.

The QR code allows for group assessment while also allowing students answers to remain secret as each QR code is different so other students won't be able to see if someone's answer is right or wrong.

Link:

https://www.plickers.com/login

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Speech recognition software is an important tool for inclusive education. It can be used for people with dyslexia and writing difficulties, they can use speech to text to express their thoughts without worrying about grammar, spelling, and pronunciation. It can also support people with physical disabilities who may not be able to write or type. It supports students with AEN (Additional Educational Needs).

It boots engagement and confidence while also improving classroom inclusion.

Link:

https://www.narakeet.com

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Using different methods of co-teaching such as team teaching, one support and one teaches, or station teaching can be highly beneficial to students with AEN (Additional Educational Needs).

Not every student learns the same way, and not every teacher teaches the same way. Having more than one teacher in the room allows for students to have a variety of approaches to teaching and learning within the classroom.

Link:

https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/nuim/reader.action?docID=6236169&ppg=25

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OneNote can be used in a variety of different ways to help support all students. Particularly, it can be used as an organisational tool for students who struggle to organise themselves.

By using OneNote, we can reduce the amount of physical folders a student has and creating a space for students to upload all of their work to.

OneNote also allows multimedia use which means students may be able to find examples for the topic being taught online and upload it to the OneNote to refer back to when revising.

Link:

https://www.office.com

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Microsoft Teams provides a centralised space for communication, collaboration and organisation.

Teachers can communicate to students about certain club meetings, sport matches, training times and club activities such as book fairs and science competitions.

Teachers can also relieve the stress of students missing classwork for these activities by uploading classwork, homework and any resources used in class.

Link:

https://www.office.com

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Quizlet offers a versatile range of learning, teaching and assessment. Teachers can create quizzes for student to help them study for tests and also to gain and understanding of students comprehension of a topic, seeing where downfalls are and looking at patterns in answers.

It offers multi sensory learning through written and aural options for students. It promotes self-paced independent learning as students can create their own notes and flashcards from the material provided.

Quizlet includes gamification through a user-friendly app which provides flexibility for students with various learning needs who may benefit from studying in different environments.

Link:

https://quizlet.com/latest

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Wheelchair friendly equipment is vital as it ensures that students with mobility challenges can participate in extra curricular, social, and sports activities.

Some examples could be adjustable basketball hoops that can be lowered when needed.

Accessible sports fields/courts are important, smooth surfaces are essential. Also, modifying the rules so that everyone has an equal opportunity to play.

Link:

https://pdnet.org.uk/media/Inclusion-in-Physical-Education-and-School-Sports.pdf