Adaptive Teaching: maximising the learning opportunity for all students

Adaptive teaching has entered the language of education and is an improvement priority for many schools and MATs for the upcoming year, but how can we ensure that it builds on existing excellent practice and represents positive change for our most vulnerable learners?

In this insightful Education Breakfast Briefing, Nicole Dempsey, Director of SEND and Safeguarding for Dixons Academies Trust, shares her extensive expertise in building inclusivity within mainstream education.

Nicole presents the concept of adaptive teaching, a key approach for tailoring classroom practice, supporting students with SEND on the macro level. She explains that adaptive teaching is more than just a set of isolated practices; it is a comprehensive strategy that involves dynamic lesson planning, responsive teaching, and continuous assessment. Emphasising the need for cohesive information delivery and multidisciplinary teamwork, Nicole outlines Dixons’ holistic approach, “mountain rescue,” which integrates SEND practices within every department.

Watch the full recording below to gain valuable insights into building an inclusive, well-supported educational environment that enhances the learning experience for all students, particularly those with SEND.

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Our Speaker

Nicole Dempsey is Director of SEND and Safeguarding at Dixons Academies Trust, a multi-academy trust of 17 schools across the north of England.  She is also a Deputy Regional SEND Lead for Whole School SEND, a consortium of organisations committed to enhancing the quality of education for learners with special educational needs and/or disabilities throughout England.

She writes about SEND and inclusion on her blog, inco14.wordpress.com, and tweets under the username @NDempseyINCO14.