Embark on a transformative 4-day journey to improve your teaching practice through a neurodivergent lens.

This intensive training moves beyond theoretical knowledge, offering actionable strategies to cultivate thriving spaces and support well-being.

Day 1: Delve into Neurodiversity and Belonging

This module shifts the focus from deficits to strengths, ensuring your practice is built on a foundation of genuine inclusion and acceptance.

• Understand: Why a strengths-based approach to neurodiversity is necessary for real success.

• Know: The complex reality of "masking" (camouflaging) and how it profoundly impacts a student's sense of safety and belonging.

• Do: Learn practical strategies to intentionally create a greater sense of belonging where authentic self-expression is valued.

Day 2: Supporting Executive Functioning (EF)

Explore the neurobiology behind organisation, planning, and focus, and learn targeted ways to support these critical functions.

• Understand: The crucial link between a person's character strengths and their Executive Functioning profile.

• Know: The vital role of neurotransmitters in regulating EF and how to support brain chemistry through the environment and routines.

• Do: Plan specific supports for four key areas of executive function (e.g., working memory, inhibitory control, flexible thinking).

Day 3: Supporting Sensory Processing

Gain clarity on sensory profiles to stop misinterpreting communication and start providing effective, calming accommodations.

• Understand: The diverse landscape of sensory processing needs—it's more than just sound and light.

• Know: The five stress areas of overwhelm and how to spot them before they escalate.

• Do: Learn to accurately distinguish between hypo- and hyper-sensitivities to tailor responses that truly meet the need.

Day 4: Managing Burnout, Overwhelm, and 'Defiance'

This final module focuses on regulation, reframing challenging behaviours, and providing concrete, manageable support systems.

• Understand: The difference between a true meltdown and a tantrum (and why this distinction is critical for your response).

• Know: The five small accommodations you can put in place immediately that make a massive difference in preventing overwhelm.

• Do: Put in place support systems to proactively manage and teach co-regulation and self-regulation skills.

Integrate with Your:

• Growth cycle

• Strategic plan

• Whānau engagement hui

• And more…