| How can teachers share ideas about inclusion to challenge established practices? |
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When teachers experience ‘interruptions’ to their established understandings and practices they are able to pause and see things from a different point of view.  Sharing ideas and experiences can offer support to challenge practices and lead to increasingly inclusive classroom environments.
Your evidence
Working alone, take a few minutes to remember one pupil who was and one who was not very involved in your class. Think about the difference between the two pupils and steps you took to make the excluded pupil feel more included. How successful were they? Now working with a group of staff, you might like to choose a number of challenging experiences people have identified and explore the different ways in which the issue of inclusion has been addressed. What different strategies and approaches have been used? Moving forward To follow on from this activity you could identify a pupil who would benefit from being more included in the class. Observe this pupil for the next few lessons and consider how you could get them more involved. This could be a very rewarding experience for both you and the pupil. You might also like to try some other taster activities to build on this.  Find out moreYou can find out more about the inclusive school practices project at: http://www.tlrp.org/proj/phase1/phase1asept.html Find out more about inclusion at: http://www.gtce.org.uk/research/romtopics/rom_inclusion/ROMprimaryEBD/ |
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