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15 strategies tagged with Low confidence

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S004 Prevent

Make success visible (worked example + success criteria)

Reduce avoidance by showing what good looks like and how to start.

#Universal (OAP) #Low confidence #Off-task #Work avoidance
S005 Prevent

Vocabulary access for all (glossary / pre-teach)

Remove language barriers that cause disengagement and misbehaviour.

#Universal (OAP) #Low confidence #Off-task #Work avoidance
S015 Prevent

Plan ‘first success’ (easy start ramp)

Reduce avoidance and disruption by making the first task step accessible.

#Universal (OAP) #Low confidence #Off-task #Work avoidance
S219 Prevent

Provide universal task scaffolds (checklists / step cards for everyone)

Lower cognitive load so ‘I don’t know’ doesn’t become avoidance or disruption.

#Universal (OAP) #Low confidence #Off-task #Work avoidance
S223 Prevent

Use ‘preview–do–review’ lesson framing (what/why/how + reflect)

Increase buy-in and reduce resistance by making lesson purpose and route clear.

#Universal (OAP) #Anxiety #Low confidence #Work avoidance
S224 Prevent

Normalise error and struggle (safe mistakes culture)

Reduce avoidance, shutdown and ‘attitude’ driven by fear of failure.

#Universal (OAP) #Anxiety #Low confidence #Work avoidance
S234 Prevent

Plan ‘checks for understanding’ to prevent frustration-driven disruption

Catch confusion early so pupils don’t act out to escape difficult work.

#Universal (OAP) #Low confidence #Off-task #Work avoidance
S257 Prevent

Think–Write–Pair–Share (processing time for all)

Reduces calling out and avoidance by building in private thinking time before talk; improves confidence and quality of responses.

#Universal (OAP) #Anxiety #Low confidence #Calling out +1 more
S258 Prevent

Whole-class accountability for group answers (Numbered Heads Together)

Keeps all pupils engaged because anyone may be asked to answer; reduces off-task behaviour and social loafing.

#Universal (OAP) #Low confidence #Chatting #Calling out +1 more
S260 Prevent

Confidence ladder: Team–Pair–Solo

Reduces work avoidance and disruption by building structured support that fades to independence.

#Universal (OAP) #Anxiety #Low confidence #Off-task +1 more
S115 Interrupt & Redirect

Early check-in prompt (prevent avoidance turning into disruption)

Stop work avoidance early by removing the first barrier.

#Low confidence #Off-task #Work avoidance
S126 Interrupt & Redirect

Work-support redirect (remove the ‘stuck’ barrier fast)

Turn ‘off-task’ into ‘on-task’ by quickly removing a learning barrier that’s driving behaviour.

#Low confidence #Calling out #Off-task #Work avoidance
S134 Interrupt & Redirect

‘First, then’ micro-step (reduce overwhelm)

Move pupils into action by shrinking the demand to the first doable step.

#Low confidence #Off-task #Work avoidance
S239 Repair & Rebuild

Success-first restart (rebuild competence before demand)

Reduce avoidance and defiance by giving an immediate, achievable success that re-engages the student with learning.

#Escalation risk #Anxiety #Low confidence #Work avoidance
S247 Repair & Rebuild

After-sanction learning repair (catch-up the missed learning)

Reduce future disruption by repairing the learning gap that often drives avoidance and acting-out.

#Repeat issues #Low confidence #Work avoidance
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