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Adaptive teaching – what are we adapting to, and why?

By Alex Galvin, Dr Dan Belcher, Margaret Mulholland & Professor Dylan Wiliam

Publication Date: 2026

Adaptive teaching starts with one simple question: What evidence do we have about what pupils know and need next?

Our new publication, written in conjunction with ASCL and Dylan Wiliam, explores how formative assessment drives responsive, inclusive teaching — before, during and after lessons.

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Adaptive teaching – what are we adapting to, and why?

It seems that everyone is talking about adaptive teaching at the moment. With inclusion at the heart of the new Ofsted framework and the emphasis on ‘inclusive mainstream’, it is not surprising that there is a lot of discussion about how we might meet the varying needs of learners. However, does adaptive teaching offer fresh insights into this challenge or a repositioning of previous thinking?