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Supporting SEND-Observing Learners

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  • 06 Oct 2023
Observing learners

This supportive guidance resource will support education professionals in using a variety of observation techniques when observing learnings of all ages. By using this resource you will gain a wider knowledge of a range of observation techniques to provide a foundation for assessment. 

This resource was first published in February 2020 and was last reviewed in October 2023.

Suitable for: Assistant Head Teacher, Consultant, Deputy Head Teacher, Early Years Practitioner, Educational Psychologist, Governor, Head Teacher, Inclusion Manager/Leader, Newly Qualified Teacher, SENCO, Senior Leader, Support staff, Teacher, Teaching Assistant, Tutor

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