Supporting Neurodiversity in the Classroom, Clubs, Workplaces, and Other Settings Professional Development Training by The Way You Learn Ltd
At The Way You Learn, we are passionate about creating inclusive environments where neurodivergent individuals—whether students, employees, athletes, or club members—can thrive. Our CPD session focuses on supporting neurodiversity in a variety of settings, providing you with the strategies, tools, and knowledge needed to better understand and support neurodivergent individuals.
This training is designed for educators, coaches, managers, and other professionals working with neurodivergent individuals, particularly those with ADHD, autism, dyslexia, and executive functioning challenges.
Key Areas Covered
1. Understanding Neurodiversity
Who This Training Is For
This CPD session is ideal for:
Training Format
Our training sessions can be delivered in various formats to suit your needs:
Why Choose This Training?
Ready to make your setting more inclusive? We’d love to help!
Get in touch for a free consultation where we’ll work together to understand your setting, tailor our services to meet your specific needs, and set clear, actionable outcomes to support your neurodivergent audience effectively, whether you're working with learners, employees, or families.
Book your Consultation Today!
This training is designed for educators, coaches, managers, and other professionals working with neurodivergent individuals, particularly those with ADHD, autism, dyslexia, and executive functioning challenges.
Key Areas Covered
1. Understanding Neurodiversity
- What is neurodiversity, and why it matters in the classroom, workplaces, clubs, and other settings
- An overview of common neurodivergent conditions: ADHD, autism, dyslexia, and executive functioning challenges
- Practical strategies for working with neurodivergent individuals
- How to adapt communication, teaching, and coaching approaches to suit diverse needs
- Tools for creating inclusive environments that foster success
- How to support neurodivergent individuals in a way that promotes their strengths
- Building a culture of understanding and respect
- Managing sensory sensitivities and other common challenges in neurodiverse settings
- Effective communication techniques and behavioural strategies
- Adaptations for learning and performance tasks
- Managing classroom, club, or workplace environments for maximum focus and productivity
Who This Training Is For
This CPD session is ideal for:
- Teachers and educational professionals
- Coaches and sports leaders
- HR professionals and workplace leaders
- Club organisers and youth leaders
- Anyone working with neurodivergent individuals in any setting, whether it's in schools, workplaces, private academies, or clubs
Training Format
Our training sessions can be delivered in various formats to suit your needs:
- In-person workshops (at your setting)
- Virtual sessions (via video conferencing)
- Bespoke packages tailored to your specific needs
Why Choose This Training?
- Led by a practising teacher-trainer: 19 years in classrooms and 13 years training teachers means you get what works in real settings—not theory in a vacuum.
- Practical, do-now strategies: Evidence-based tools, templates and reasonable adjustments you can use the very next lesson.
- Impact, not talk: Interactive sessions that build staff confidence, align with the SEND Code of Practice, and improve learner outcomes.
Ready to make your setting more inclusive? We’d love to help!
Get in touch for a free consultation where we’ll work together to understand your setting, tailor our services to meet your specific needs, and set clear, actionable outcomes to support your neurodivergent audience effectively, whether you're working with learners, employees, or families.
Book your Consultation Today!
Testimonies
Collaborating with the Maths and English Teams at City Lit, London
Olga Lamb, Assistant Head of Programme, Universal Skills
“Such an effective training session, I strongly believe it should be compulsory for all teachers.”
Feedback highlights from the session:
“Really enjoyable and reflective. It was good to consciously think about my teaching practices.” Rebecca English teacher
“Understanding reasonable adjustments and how to use them throughout the lesson was extremely helpful.”
“It was very useful to discuss real-life situations and hear how others have responded in practice.”
Thank you, City Lit team, for your warm welcome. Your passion for supporting every learner is second to none.
“Such an effective training session, I strongly believe it should be compulsory for all teachers.”
Feedback highlights from the session:
“Really enjoyable and reflective. It was good to consciously think about my teaching practices.” Rebecca English teacher
“Understanding reasonable adjustments and how to use them throughout the lesson was extremely helpful.”
“It was very useful to discuss real-life situations and hear how others have responded in practice.”
Thank you, City Lit team, for your warm welcome. Your passion for supporting every learner is second to none.
Collaborating with Green Crescent School, Nottingham
We had 43 staff join the session on inclusive and neurodiversity-informed teaching. The energy in the room was incredible — so open, reflective, and ready to adapt practice for the benefit of their learners.
Feedback highlights from the session:
“Staff left feeling empowered and better equipped to meet diverse needs.” — Uzma Mirza, Deputy Head
“One of the best training sessions I have attended.”
“Opened my mind to the range of students — not all are the same.”
“Excellent use of varied tasks to keep engagement… actively demonstrating the techniques mentioned.”
"The session was really insightful and brought a lot of awareness.”
Collaborating with Omni Academy
"It’s was a well-delivered, engaging session. Informative, interactive and impactful. Lots of great take away tips." Rianna Farbey, CEO at Omni Academy
"It’s was a well-delivered, engaging session. Informative, interactive and impactful. Lots of great take away tips." Rianna Farbey, CEO at Omni Academy
"I’ve learnt a lot of tips and tricks I will implement in my sessions." Danielle, Beauty Teacher
"Very informative and enjoyable!" Joanne, Hairdressing Teacher