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Co produced Neurodiversity Staff Training at Warwick - sign up

Neurodiversity Training, in collaboration with the SU and the Dean of Students.

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The WIHEA Neurodiversity and the Student Experience Learning Circle is working with the Students' Union and the Dean of Students to develop and deliver neurodiversity training to staff and students. This training will help raise awareness of neurodiversity and improve understanding of how to support neurodivergent people. We have been awarded funding to pay neurodivergent students to design and co-deliver CPD courses. We are proud that our work has strengthened relationships with Autism@Warwick, Enable, SU officers, and the University. We have co-created the courses below. Please sign up!

1. Neurodiversity and HE: Practice and Policy: In this introductory session, 1) we explore what neurodiversity is, 2) the lived experiences of neurodivergent students at Warwick, 3) policies and good practice approaches to create a more inclusive learning environment for neurodivergent students.

Tuesday 28/01/2025 10:00 - 12:00, Face to Face - OC1.08.

Tuesday 04/02/2025 13:00-15:00, Virtual (Teams)

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2. Creating a neuro-inclusive curriculum (UDL) and classroom practices: This workshop explores Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and its principles. Learn practical strategies to design learning and teaching activities and assessments that are more neuro-inclusive.

Wednesday 19/02/2025 Time: 10:00 -12:00 Location: Face to Face - OC0.04

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3. Neurodiversity and the Wider Student Experiences

This session explores approaches to make your department more neuro-affirmative. We'll discuss strategies to create a more inclusive environment,what a sense of belonging means for neurodivergent students, and approaches to welcome week, SSLC meetings, in-house events, and student-staff interactions in inclusive education initiatives.

Wednesday 26/02/2025 10:00-12:00, Virtual (Teams)

Wednesday 05/03/2025 11:00-13:00, Face to Face - FAB0.23

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** The wellbeing team covers neurodiversity and wellbeing, but we have integrated this theme into the courses.

Contact Jagjeet.jutley-neilson@warwick.ac.uk or g.gray@warwick.ac.uk if you would like to arrange a session for your department- Warwick University only