Towards a Better Understanding of the Needs of Pupils who have Difficulties in Accessing Learning

All teachers are invariably confronted in their classes by pupils who display a wide range of needs and abilities. As a teacher you are responsible for ensuring that you provide each pupil with an opportunity to learn and, where possible, to maximise their potential. Whilst this maxim would find the support of most teachers, there are few who would pretend that this ideal is easily achieved, and the majority would suggest that there are many pupils who require approaches and teaching strategies which extend the repertoire of even the most experienced.