Understanding the Impact of Neurodiversity on Learning (IND)

This course is designed with Teaching Assistants and subject teachers in mind, but is also relevant to parents of students with difficulties.

This 90 minute training considers the most common conditions associated with Neurodiversity. The term Neurodiversity takes the view that differences in brain function and ways of thinking are quite normal, rather than representing deficits. The term is now often used in place of ‘Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD).

• Dyslexia
• DCD/Dyspraxia
• Dyscalculia
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
• Speech, Language and Communication Needs,
• Autism Spectrum Disorders

Delegates will examine:

• The main difficulties linked to each condition
• How each difficulty may impact on learning
• Practical suggestions for the support of neurodiverse students

The course tutor is Lia Castiglione.

Lia Castiglione

Lia has been teaching and supporting learners of all ages for over 30 years and in varying educational settings. She is a specialist teacher assessor who is highly experienced in all aspects of access arrangements, has held a current Assessment Practising Certificate since 2008 and regularly assesses in schools and colleges. An accomplished educational trainer, Lia is the co-creator of a postgraduate access arrangements assessor course and is the author of the Patoss/JCQ book, ‘Assessing the Need for Access Arrangements’. She works as an independent educational consultant through her company ‘Castiglione Consulting Ltd’.

Courses can be viewed in either of the following ways:

1. Each member of staff has an individual login and accesses the training on their own device. This has the advantage of flexibility, as the course can be accessed at a time/place to suit the individual (in school/college or at home). OR
2. A group of staff accessing the course together at the same time. For this we recommend that you use a digital projector and large screen with speakers to amplify the presentation. This has advantage of group interaction and monitoring of involvement.

Each login will give access to the chosen course for 10 consecutive days and the course (or parts of the course) can be accessed as many times as required within this 10-day period.

When you click to book below, you will need to select a start date. Delegates will receive access to this training for ten consecutive days from the selected start date, and the course (or parts of the course) can be accessed as many times as required within this 10-day period..

Courses can be viewed in either of the following ways:

1. Each member of staff has an individual login and accesses the training on their own device. This has the advantage of flexibility, as the course can be accessed at a time/place to suit the individual (in school/college or at home). OR
2. A group of staff accessing the course together at the same time. For this we recommend that you use a digital projector and large screen with speakers to amplify the presentation. This has advantage of group interaction and monitoring of involvement.

There is an optional multiple choice assessment to participate in after accessing the training.

There are 15 questions randomly chosen from a bank of 30 and you will have 15 minutes to complete the assessment. There is no pass mark, this is simply an activity to help
consolidate the information you have learned on the course. If you choose an incorrect answer you will be able to see the correct answer when you have completed the assessment.