The Graduated Response, or Graduated Approach, is the process which must be carried out when there are concerns about a possible special educational need.

The Equality Act (2010) and The SEND Code of Practice (2015) places strong emphasis on reasonable adjustments and early intervention.

It states that to enable the child and young person to participate, learn and make progress, we should:

• remove barriers to learning, and
• put effective special educational provision in place.
• High quality adaptive teaching (including differentiation) should be the first reaction to any possible special educational need.