Assess, Plan, Do, Review cycles matter!
APDR cycles are the bread and butter of educationalists – we do it everywhere:
- Planning lessons – we “assess” where the children are, we “plan” a lesson, “do” the lesson, and then, through marking and assessment “review” the impact of the lesson.
- Improving attendance – we “assess” where the school’s strengths and areas for development lie, we “plan” how we will make improvements, we “do” the work that we have planned to deliver and then we “review” the impact of the work that we have done.
SEN provision is no different – we are required to:
- Assess what the situation is for a child
- Plan what we need to do in order to reduce the barriers, or improve the outcomes for the child
- Do what we have planned to deliver
- Review the work that has been delivered in order to establish its impact.
