I have been teaching in neurodiversity inclusive mainstream secondary schools for ten years and I have a great deal of experience working with students from age 11-18.

Therefore, my lessons will always have the same structure which makes the learning predictable and therefore, easier to understand for ALL students!

This means my students will not have to worry about what is coming up next and they can use all of their brain power to focus on the knowledge and skills that I am teaching them.

The basic lesson structure looks like this:

1. Starter- A set of recall questions from a previous lesson or something very simple to get your brain going.

2. Teacher talk: This is where I will introduce the lesson, teach the main points for you to learn etc.

3. Student task: This is where you, my student, will complete a task, or a series of tasks based on the teacher talk section.

I will repeat the 'Teacher Talk' and 'Student Talk' sections as many times as needed based on the your needs and the content we are learning.

4. Exam question practice: Here we will work through applying your newly learned knowledge to a question or set of question that have higher demand and are more like what you would expect to have to answer in an exam.

5. Plenary: I will set a small metacognition task for you to complete. This is a task that helps you thinking about your learning and has a lot of impact when it comes to learning.