
Understanding and Supporting ADHD in the School Setting
Monday, January 18, 2027
Date
9:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Time
Online
Location
£234
Cost
About This Event
Join us for this half-day masterclass and come away with everything you need to know to support students with ADHD in your school.
As the number of children in the UK being diagnosed with ADHD continues to rise, it's crucial that school staff are equipped with the knowledge they need to provide positive and practical support for students who are diagnosed with, or display traits of ADHD.
Join us for this half day masterclass to improve your understanding of ADHD so that you are better able to support pupils in your setting.
We will look at how you can adapt the learning environment to make it more inclusive, how you can support the mental health of children with ADHD and how to support pupil’s individual development.
This Masterclass will enable you to:
Improve your understanding of ADHD, its common characteristics and the diagnosis process
Ensure your knowledge surrounding current guidance and law is up-to-date so that you understand your obligations
Better support children with ADHD in education
Make suitable adaptations and adjustment in order to develop a more inclusive environment and ADHD friendly classrooms
Better support students to work independently
Improve how you work with parents and carers to ensure the best possible outcomes
Understand the impact that ADHD can have on children and how they can be better supported
FACILITATOR - Ms Lorraine Petersen OBE
Lorraine spent the first 25 years of her career as a teacher and headteacher in primary schools within the West Midlands.
In 2004 Lorraine was appointed as the CEO of nasen (The National Association for Special Educational Needs) where she worked for nine years. During this time Lorraine worked on a number of projects with various agencies including the Department for Education. She was a chair, keynote speaker and workshop facilitator at many national and international events and as well as being a consultant for a number of national organisations.
At the end of 2013 Lorraine established her own consultancy business and has been delivering training, advice and support to schools and local authorities on SEND, Mental Health & Wellbeing and Safeguarding.
Lorraine is a qualified Youth MHFA First Aid instructor and has delivered all three MHFA Youth programmes nationally (face to face and online).
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