90 min in-person workshops (based on 10 participants)

For tutors/teachers/support staff

Learning outcomes

Building an inclusive and supportive environment

Language development techniques

90 min in-person workshops (based on 10 participants)

For tutors/teachers/support staff

Learning outcomes

Understanding AAC (Augmentative Alternative Communication)

Strategies for visual communication

90 min in-person workshop (based on 10 participants)

For all staff

New Government Strategy for Autism –The Autism Innovation Strategy aims to address the bespoke challenges and barriers facing autistic people and to improve understanding and accommodation of autism within society and across the public system. gov.ie)

Learning outcomes
Overview of Autism Spectrum Disorder/Techniques to create sensory-friendly environments/Using fixations positively in educational and social settings/Strategies to support and accommodate neurodiverse behaviours.

90 min in-person workshop (based on 10 participants)

For tutors/teachers/support staff

‘Build equality and diversity awareness, and disability awareness, into professional development plans. Include a particular focus on intellectual disability’. The National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA) has published guidelines on the inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities in adult literacy services1.

Learning outcomes
Understanding Social Stories (Carol Grey)
Purpose and use
Design simple social/situational stories and embed them in practice

90mins in person workshop (10 participants)

For all teaching staff

Self-advocacy from the beginning

Scaffolding support that fits the learners needs

Practical skills for building in personal choice

Explore the principles of choice in our workshop, designed to align with Ireland’s new Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act. This workshop empowers practitioners to integrate choice into their programs, facilitating assisted decision-making for clients. Through practical exercises and expert guidance, participants will learn how to create environments that respect and enhance the decision-making capacities of those they support.

Join us to champion autonomy and empower individuals through informed choices.