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Inclusion in the classroom

Asks teachers and support staff how confident they are adapting lessons, how good pupil information is, and how easy it is to get SENCo advice, so you can plan SEND training around real gaps. About 5 minutes to complete.

What respondents read first

This survey is for everyone who teaches or supports pupils in lessons. It asks how confident you feel adapting lessons for pupils with SEND, and what would help, so the school can plan its SEND training. It takes about 5 minutes and is anonymous: the school cannot see who answered, and results are only shown for groups of 10 or more. Written comments are read by the school. If one suggests that a child or an adult may be at risk of harm, including a concern about the conduct of someone who works with children, it goes straight to the school's safeguarding lead and is kept out of the report.
Fig. 1  The opening screen, word for word.

How anonymity works in this survey

  • The school cannot see who answered. Nothing is reported until 10 people have answered.
  • A group, such as one role or one year group, is shown only when 10 or more people in it have answered. Smaller groups are hidden.
  • An answer chosen by fewer than 5 people is hidden, along with enough others that it cannot be worked out by subtraction.
  • Written comments appear only once 10 people have answered.

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The questions

Numbered in the order respondents see them.

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Respondents choose

Which best describes your role?

  • Classroom teacher (including early career teachers)
  • Middle leader (for example subject, phase or year leader)
  • Senior leader
  • Teaching assistant or HLTA
  • Other

This places each answer in a group for the report. It is the only question about the person answering.

Curriculum1

  1. Question 1.

    I am confident adapting lessons for pupils with special educational needs.

    Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree

SEND and inclusion13

  1. Question 2.

    I know how to adapt a task so that pupils with SEND still work towards the same goal as the class.

    Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree

  2. Question 3.

    I have had training that helps me adapt my teaching for pupils with SEND.

    Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree

  3. Question 5.

    The information I am given about pupils' needs is kept up to date.

    Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree

  4. Question 6.

    Pupil passports or support plans give me strategies I can use in lessons.

    Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree

  5. Question 7.

    I know how to get advice from the SENCo when a strategy is not working.

    Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree

  6. Question 8.

    The SENCo has enough time to support staff as well as pupils.

    Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree

  7. Question 9.

    Teaching assistants are used in ways that help pupils become more independent.

    Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree

  8. Question 10.

    When a teaching assistant works in a lesson, their role is agreed with the teacher beforehand.

    Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree

  9. Question 11.

    I have enough time to plan adaptations for the pupils I work with.

    Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree

  10. Question 13.

    I get help to work out whether a pupil's behaviour is linked to an unmet need.

    Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree

  11. Question 14.

    Pupils who need extra help with their learning are identified early.

    Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree

  12. Question 15.

    In which area of need do you feel least confident supporting pupils?

    Choose one

    • Cognition and learning
    • Communication and interaction, including autism
    • Social, emotional and mental health
    • Sensory or physical needs
    • I feel confident across all of these
  13. Question 16.

    What one change would most help you support pupils with SEND well?

    Write your own answer

Teaching and learning1

  1. Question 4.

    I have the information I need about pupils' special educational needs before I teach them.

    Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree

Behaviour1

  1. Question 12.

    I know the agreed strategies for pupils whose behaviour is linked to special educational needs.

    Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree

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