This is deliberately the shortest section in the toolkit: after reading the rest once, this page alone should be enough to prompt good practice on an ordinary teaching day.
Before I Teach
| ☐ | Have I made my materials accessible? |
| ☐ | Have I provided important resources in advance? |
| ☐ | Are the learning outcomes and instructions clear? |
| ☐ | Have I checked agreed adjustments? |
| ☐ | Are videos captioned? |
| ☐ | Are diagrams and images described? |
| ☐ | Is the room or online platform accessible? |
| ☐ | Can students participate in more than one way? |
While I Teach
| ☐ | Am I speaking clearly and using the microphone? |
| ☐ | Am I following a predictable structure? |
| ☐ | Am I allowing sufficient processing time? |
| ☐ | Am I explaining visual information? |
| ☐ | Am I avoiding putting students under unnecessary pressure? |
| ☐ | Am I allowing approved assistive technology? |
| ☐ | Am I protecting student confidentiality? |
| ☐ | Am I checking understanding respectfully? |
After I Teach
| ☐ | Have I shared follow-up materials? |
| ☐ | Have I responded to accessibility concerns? |
| ☐ | Have I provided accessible task instructions? |
| ☐ | Have I checked assessment arrangements? |
| ☐ | Have I reported barriers I could not resolve? |
| ☐ | Have I considered improvements for the next session? |