Secondary learning support specialist
I plan secondary learning adjustments as familiar tools in everyday classroom practice before examinations, discussing what helps and checking that teachers can apply the agreed approach consistently.
Explore the collectionI support secondary pupils who need adjustments to show what they know. A useful arrangement should already be part of ordinary classroom practice before an examination period begins. If it appears for the first time in the hall, it may feel unfamiliar and it will not reflect how the pupil has been learning.
I also want pupils to see support as a practical tool rather than a statement about their ability. That means discussing what helps, making expectations clear and checking that teachers can apply the agreed approach consistently. The aim is to remove a barrier so the pupil can engage with the task, not to make assumptions about what they can achieve.
I look for resources that help staff plan, communicate and review support in concrete terms. A checklist or short plan can clarify what should happen, but it needs to be connected to the pupil’s everyday work and reviewed with the right people. I value guidance that makes the next action clear while protecting private diagnostic information.
Build agreed adjustments into everyday practice.
Explain support as a way to access the task, not a judgement about ability.
Review plans with the relevant staff and protect private information.
Explore these templates and decide what fits your own setting.
Science
Pupils should explain photosynthesis using the relevant inputs and outputs, complete all four Frayer sections and justify an example and a non-example. Their final sentence should explain how animals depend on producers rather than treating soil as a plant’s food.
Wellbeing and personal development
Set a meaningful goal, plan manageable steps and reflect on what helped during the week.
Study and learning skills
Define what finished looks like, plan up to eight steps, estimate total time and reflect on what helped the pupil begin and work independently.
Wellbeing and personal development
Explore a pupil-led lesson mat as an everyday learning adjustment, agreeing which prompts help and reviewing them together.
