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Making reasonable adjustments to the classroom environment can make a significant difference for pupils with social communication needs.

Teaching for pupils with cognition and learning needs should follow the core principles

Class teachers and support staff should ensure that they have a good understanding of the child or young person’s developmental history and learning profile and that they have access to recent assessment information.

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Tools to measure and review progress

Targeted Provision for those who require additional short-term support over and above that provided routinely as part of universal services.

Before beginning targeted and specialist intervention for a child and young person, it is important to assess and analyse their current presentation using an assessment tool.

The provision delivered through quality first teaching (above table) has not resulted in adequate progress for the child.

Reasonable adjustments may be used to support some pupils

There are a large variety of strategies which can be used at a universal level to support all pupils with their social and emotional development.