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According to Coe et al. (2014), evidence of pedagogical approaches that produce a strong impact on children’s progress

include elements such as effective questioning and use of assessment by teachers. Specific practices, like reviewing previous learning, providing model responses for students, giving adequate time for practice to embed skills securely and progressively introducing new learning (scaffolding) are also elements of high-quality instruction.

(Coe et al., 2014, pp2–3)

These teaching strategies will impact most positively on your pupils. It is essential that you have high expectations of every child, irrespective of their social background or other circumstances. Children will rise to your expectations. If your expectations are too low, they will underachieve. It is important that you foster a sense of self-belief in children. There might be aspects of subject content that they struggle to master initially. However, it is your role to help them to recognise that with continued effort and persistence they will be able to master that content and achieve to a high level.

Your lessons should include appropriate learning challenges so that pupils make good progress and do not become disengaged. It is important not to underestimate what children are capable of because often they will surprise you. Setting lower level tasks for children with special educational needs can demonstrate to children that you have low expectations of their capabilities. If you increase your expectations, develop their self-belief and support them to achieve suitable learning challenges, then you will start to narrow discrepancies in achievement between different groups of pupils. Developing a belief that all children can achieve highly, irrespective of social background and other circumstances, should be fundamental to your values as a teacher.