Special Needs Guidance

The importance of mathematics to pupils with learning difficulties.

The statutory inclusion statement of the National Curriculum requires staff to modify the programmes of study to give all pupils relevant and appropriately challenging work at each key stage. Staff should teach knowledge, skills and understanding in ways that match and challenge their pupils' abilities.
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Supporting Students with Dyslexia in the Maths Classroom
Students are generally fully integrated and included within a mainstream environment that is not directly geared to the needs of the dyslexic. The pace may be quite demanding, and the
expectation of staff, students and parents is that all students should achieve to their full potential, regardless of specific impediments. To download the complete document -
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NCETM document on Maths and Dyslexia - Click here


Ensuring the attainment of pupils with SEN

These materials are designed to maximise the attainment of the growing number of pupils with special education needs and disability within mainstream secondary schools who are working within national expectations but currently under-attaining.

However, the guidance will also help you to reflect on the progress of all pupils in your school are identified as having SEN. The materials are intended to help SENCOs align their work with other learning and teaching initiatives from the Strategy aimed at raising attainment for all pupils across the school. They aim to ensure that SENCOs are fully conversant with the Strategy’s approaches to learning and teaching as part of whole-school improvement.

Click here for Part 1: Using Data - Target Setting and Target Getting
Click here for Part 2: Approaches to teaching and learning in the mainstream classroom
Click here for Part 3: Managing the learning process for pupils with SEN

Websites for supporting SEN in Mathematics

www.ioe.ac.uk/nof/tfi/maths.pdf

www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/math_skills/math-1.html

www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/math_skills/math-skills.html

www.nc.uk.net/ld/Ma_content.html

www.nc.uk.net/servlets/GovGuidance?Subject=Ma&KeyStage=A