Wave 1 – Universal Provision
What should be happening before anything ‘additional to’ or
‘different from’ is considered?
Wave 1 describes quality inclusive teaching
which takes into account the learning needs of all the children in
the classroom. Before any additional provision is
considered settings should consider what is already available to
all pupils through differentiated work and an inclusive learning
environment. While some strategies / approaches may have
previously been recommended for a particular pupil group it is
probable that they will be of benefit to many more children in a
class. The more inclusive the classroom, the less the
need for additional to or different from interventions!
Where the nature of pupils’ needs is such that
they will need ‘additional to’ or ‘different from’
provision in the identified areas, settings must still
consider how their Wave 1 offer can enable the pupils to access the
curriculum.
External Support for schools and other educational
settings
There are a number of Education and Health
‘support services’ in Northumberland who are available for
consultation and to work with school staff on the development
of inclusive teaching and learning environments.
Creating an inclusive teaching and learning environment
Below are links to a selection of tools and
information that can be used to help schools / classes consider how
inclusive their learning environment is:
Management
Tools - Whole Setting Audits
Identified Areas of Need
The Tools linked to below have been designed
with the consideration of specific areas of the curriculum or pupil
groups.
Numeracy
Physical
Development (including fine motor skills)
