Format: Intro and 8-module self-paced eLearning course
Duration: Approximately 4.5 hours total (30 minutes per module)
Delivery: 100% online. Accessible anytime, anywhere.
Includes:
- Videos by expert educators in the field of neurodivergent learning and inclusive strength-based teaching practices
- Audio and video demonstrations of YCDI! language and strategies in action
- Reflection questions, tracking guides and worksheets throughout
Course Modules:
1. Discovering Superpowers — A Strengths-Based Foundation
Develop a strengths-based understanding of neurodiversity and learn a shared language for recognising every student's unique abilities.
2. Building a Predictable, Safe Classroom
Create consistent routines and classroom structures that help neurodivergent learners feel safe, regulated and ready to learn.
3. Engagement Without Pressure
Increase participation through flexible, low-pressure strategies that maintain high expectations while reducing performance anxiety.
4. Communication That Builds Confidence
Learn communication techniques that maintain academic rigour while supporting different ways of expressing understanding.
5. Designing Lessons for Diverse Minds
Plan predictable, accessible lessons that reduce cognitive load and support successful learning for all students.
6. Calm, Predictable Behaviour Support
Respond to behaviour with consistency, calmness and proactive strategies that preserve student dignity and emotional regulation.
7. Tracking Strengths, Growth and Impact
Use practical tools to record student strengths, monitor progress and gather meaningful evidence to inform teaching decisions.
8. Sustaining Practice Across Your School
Bring everything together by embedding these approaches into everyday teaching and developing a shared, strengths-based culture across your school.
Benefits for Participants:
- Deepen understanding of neurodivergent learning
- Practical tools and strategies for inclusive teaching
- Videos and content from expert educators
