Providing appropriate support for students without restricting what they can achieve

This issue's problem: Helen Troy is uncertain how to provide appropriate support for certain students without restricting what they can achieve.

Helen showed considerable determination in securing her teacher training place. Her own education had been within a highly selective school system and her first application was unsuccessful because of her limited understanding of the range of students and diverse needs she might encounter within comprehensive schools. Helen addressed the gap in her experience by spending a long period of observation within a school facing...