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Personalised learning

Tailoring the pace, content or approach of learning to each pupil's needs and interests.

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All four UK nations (details may differ), United States
Topic
Teaching and learning

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Adaptive learning United States All four UK nations (details may differ) International
Software that adjusts the difficulty and content of tasks to each learner's responses.
Differentiation All four UK nations (details may differ) United States International
Adapting teaching, tasks, support or outcomes so that pupils with different needs can all make progress.

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