Maximising Potential

Task 3 - Identifying unmet needs

Task 3A - Reviewing current practice

Use Simpson and Ure’s list of shared needs and Task sheet 3 to review your own classroom practice. On the grid, use the boxes on the right to indicate the extent to which your current practice recognises and takes account of each need, or whether this is an area that you could develop. Use the last box to record any additional factors you have identified in your reflections, or ones which may be specific to the group of learners you are targeting.

Task 3B - Planning developments

Use your completed list to identify and highlight a limited number of development targets which you feel you could begin to tackle right away with your target groups. Enter these on a copy of the Action Plan together with timescales and responsibilities. The Action Plan can be reviewed later to evaluate the developments you decide to implement.