Making Best Fit Judgements

For some learners, it may be appropriate to ignore elements of a descriptor to acknowledge the impact of particular impairments. When making best-fit judgements, staff will need to take account of:

1. Pupils’ ages and prior attainments.
2. The levels of support, modelling or prompting pupils receive.
3. The effects of the barriers to learning experienced by pupils.

The examples of activities and responses in the P scales are illustrative rather than prescriptive. Staff can be confident that it is acceptable to look for alternative but equivalent learning.