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DfES 0444-Unit 4 Lesson design for inclusion
Unit 5 Starters and plenaries
19 | Key Stage 3 National Strategy| Pedagogy and practice
Leadership guide
When designing lessons for inclusion Always Sometimes Never
I/we/teachers ...
know and understand the data about
particular individuals and groups in classes,
and their specific learning needs
plan lessons with specific groups in mind,
and plan in advance how to include them
in each episode (e.g. starter, plenary)
include other adults, when available, not
only as support in class, but also to plan in
advance what each adult will do
know strategies and techniques to include
various groups in each part of the lesson
know and understand the considerations
that Ofsted and others have offered about
particular groupsWhen designing lessons Always Sometimes Never
I/we/teachers ...
use starters and plenaries as a consistent
part of classroom practice
begin lessons with whole-class interactive
involvement and make a distinction
between the starter and the introduction
(sharing of objectives and outcomes)
plan starters to accommodate the range of
ability levels in classes, ensuring that they
are well paced and motivating, and either
link to the main part of the lesson or meet
longer-term ongoing objectives
with clear outcomes in mind, use ‘mini-
plenaries’ during lessons and review
learning within an episode
allocate sufficient time in lessons for
plenaries to take place and plan to finish
early
involve pupils fully in each plenary, making
sure they occupy more time talking than
the teacher does