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the readiness check.

9 questions, about five minutes, and your result appears on this page as soon as you ask for it. there is nothing to sign up to and nothing to pay.

led by nici foote — apple professional learning specialist · 26 years in classrooms · send specialist, uk state and international · dyslexic and adhd educator

rate each one as it actually is, not as it should be.

answer for a setting you know well. if a question doesn’t apply, or you genuinely can’t say, leave it — a skipped question is left out of the result rather than counted as a nought.

  1. provisionthe tools a learner needs are in the room, charged and working when the lesson starts.
  2. accessa learner can get into their tools on their own, without an adult beside them.
  3. accessthe support features are switched on and set up for the learners who need them, not just available.
  4. designmaterials are built with more than one way in, before anyone has to ask for an adjustment.
  5. capabilitystaff can set it up on a tuesday, and it holds when the person who champions it is away.
  6. belonginglearners take part without being asked, and can get back in when something goes wrong.
  7. trustlearners, families and staff believe it will work when it matters, and that their data is safe.
  8. evidenceyou can show a parent or a governor what actually changed, without reaching for the word “engagement”.
  9. evidenceyou could measure the same thing again next year and know whether it moved.

0 of 9 answered. you can see a result at any point — the ones you skip are left out rather than counted as nought.

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