Green Top: Adaptive teaching in writing

Green Top has placed a significant emphasis on inclusive teaching within writing, with a clear focus on adapting resources and scaffolds to ensure that all children can access learning independently at their own level.

A recent Trust Teaching and Learning Review highlighted numerous strengths in this area. Feedback noted that “adaptive teaching in writing was evidenced strongly and is a cultural norm at Green Top during walkthroughs.” Reviewers also identified that “adaptive processes are leading to independence from all children,” and that “writing productivity in books for SEND children is much stronger due to the scaffolds in place.”

A range of adaptive teaching strategies underpin this success. These include the use of coloured paper (such as blue and yellow) to support visual processing, widgets to aid understanding, colourful semantics to scaffold sentence construction, and the use of iPads to enhance accessibility and engagement. Together, these approaches ensure that all pupils, including those with SEND, are able to participate fully and develop confidence and independence in writing.