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Cognitive Load Theory and SEND

  • Webcasts
  • 23 Nov 2023
Webinar
mainstream
specialist settings
inclusive provision

This webinar is suitable for SENCOs, teachers and support staff who would like to understand how cognitive load theory relates to SEND

What will this webinar cover?

  • What we mean by ‘working memory’ and ‘cognitive load’
  • Strategies to reduce cognitive load
  • How these strategies can be used most effectively for pupils with SEND

What are the potential benefits to you and the children or young people you work with?

  • You will feel more confident to adapt teaching to reduce cognitive load
  • You will have a greater understanding of what support pupils with SEND might need with cognitive load
  • pupils with SEND are more likely to be able to access learning by staff accommodating varying working memory capacities

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This resource was last reviewed in November 2023.

Suitable for: SENCO, Support staff, Teacher

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