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In the UK it is thought that between 3 to 5% of school-aged children have a diagnosis of ADHD. With a surge in the number of people seeking a diagnosis in recent years, this figure looks set to increase.
Children with ADHD are more likely to be excluded, demonstrate lower rates of attendance, and leave school with poorer outcomes. Ensuring that teachers are equipped to provide; appropriate support, an ADHD friendly working environment and adapted teaching styles is crucial.
This conference has been designed for staff in schools, nurseries and colleges who are working with children with ADHD and want to improve on their current practice. Join us for a series for keynote sessions from leading experts in the field of autism and come away with practical ideas and tools that you can implement in your school to improve pupil learning and wellbeing.
Who should attend?
SENCOs, Assistant SENCOs, Assistant Heads, Deputy Heads, Inclusion Leads, Teaching Assistants, and any other members of school staff working with children with autism.
This conference will enable you to:
- Understand how ADHD can impact learning
- Be able to recognize characteristics of ADHD in your pupils without a diagnosis
- Make adjustments to your classrooms and school environment to make them more inclusive
- Consider how the wrong learning environment can have a negative impact
- Better support girls with ADHD, understanding the key differences in characteristics to boys
- Understand how adjusting teaching styles can hugely benefit pupils and how to implement this across the school
- Explore common behaviour patterns for children with ADHD and consider how best to respond to behaviour that challenges
- Understand the importance of working in partnership with parents