Embracing Neurodiversity -Supporting Special Educational Needs (SEN) in the classroom

Introduction

The world of Special Education Needs ( SEN)  is complicated but that doesn’t mean that it’s impossible to navigate.

This highly interactive and practical course, aimed at professionals working with SEN learners or in an inclusive setting, focuses on best practice and positive approaches. It provides a solid understanding of the strengths, needs and challenges of learners with conditions such as ASD, ADHD, Dyslexia and other SpLDs, and explores a range of classroom activities, strategies and digital tools that facilitate both the teaching and learning process. Click to access the full course description and a sample programme. 

Who is it for

This course is aimed at education professionals including  teachers, teaching  assistants, learning support educators and SENCos working with special educational needs’ learners  within an inclusive setting  or working in an alternative provision of education.

Participants need to be at a B1 level of English

Course Detail

Sessions demonstrate current approaches, methodologies & techniques. An interactive and communicative approach is applied, which provides  participants with their own experiential learning of the activities & methodologies.

Input sessions are in the form of hands-on workshops, and involve brainstorming, analysis and problem-solving, both in pair work & groupwork.

Teachers are asked to reflect on the activities, inviting discussion with regard to their own pedagogical knowledge & skills, teaching methods & contexts, and on adaptation of activities to their teaching & learning situations.

Both teaching & learning are explored, analysed and discussed, further enabling the participants’ use of their communication skills in English. Participants are also introduced to applications related to the further development of their skills & personal professional development

Course Benefits

Objectives

Participants will be better able to:

-Understand the strengths, needs and challenges of the neurodivergent learner

-Understand the specific and shared traits of the most common conditions that act as a barrier to learning in the classroom

-(ASD, ADHD, Dyslexia and other SpLDs)

-Make use of digital tools that aid the teaching and learning process

-Use classroom activities that aid the learning process

-Create a more inclusive environment both in and out of their classroom

Dates and Rates

Dates 2026

28 Sep-02 Oct 2026

02-06 Nov 2026

Dates 2027

Rates : Course Fee- Euro € 460.00*

+ *€30 mid-June -Aug 2027

and Programme Fee –  Euro € 110.00

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