As a lateral entrant, a newbie or indeed an experienced teacher, from time to time you can feel ill-equipped, powerless even. ‘Inclusive Teaching’ for instance, was not a big part of your teacher education curriculum. So you don’t really know how to manage a regular class that has neurodivergent kids and pupils with special needs thrown into the mix.
And how do you ‘compete’ with all the visual input the students are showered with in their lives: cell phones, games, videos, social media… how to attract and maintain their attention to your teachings?







