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Write the moment: a scaffolded English scene
Describe a moment from a visual prompt in clear English, choose only the sentence frames that help and reread for sequence and detail.
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Learning Support Assistant, Year 9
Michaela Rourke
I shape Year 9 support around the current activity, using clear actions and check-ins that help pupils see the next step while keeping their opportunity to act independently.
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My Year 9 named-plan support is centred on the activity in front of the learner. A useful prompt needs to fit that task, rather than arrive as a generic set of adjustments.
I look for ways to make the next step visible without doing the work for a pupil. Breaking an activity into clear actions can help me check where support is needed, then give the learner room to continue. The prompt should change when the task changes; a fixed sheet cannot anticipate every subject or moment.
Learner agency matters in this work. Support should make participation possible and leave the pupil with a meaningful part to play. I want check-ins to clarify what comes next, not turn the adult into the person carrying the whole task.
How I approach a lesson
Tie task steps to the activity the learner is doing now.
Use a check-in to clarify the next action, then leave space to try it.
Keep support specific while preserving the learner’s role in the work.
Templates I'd use with my class
Explore these templates and decide what fits your own setting.
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Chunk it
Define what finished looks like, plan up to eight steps, estimate total time and reflect on what helped the pupil begin and work independently.
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Year 9 lesson mat: choose a step and request support
Follow a three- or five-stage lesson route, note the current and next step, and show the teacher what support would help.