Agreed Is Not Done: What Six Tribunal Cases Teach FE Leaders About Reasonable Adjustments
A member of your team discloses a neurodivergent condition. You do the right thing. You agree to an adjustment. You understandably feel that the difficult…
Neurodiversity: Empowering Learning and Employment
Our 10-episode journey of Neurodiversity: Empowering Learning and Employment has begun!
Each week, our CEO, Gavin O’Meara, discusses topics surrounding neurodiversity in learning and employment with Cognassist’s Louise Karwowski!
Together, we explore the ways we can build more visibility and support our hidden differences to support neurodiverse learners in education. We also unpack how employers can support Neurodiverse employees and how to celebrate diverse teams with Neurodiversity in the workplace.
Embark on a 10-episode journey as we explore neurodiverse challenges, uncover valuable insights, and learn to support both neurodiverse learners and employees, fostering inclusive environments in the workplace and in education.
Join us every Thursday, starting from May 18th 2023!
Episodes are as follows:
- 18th May- Building more visibility of our hidden differences and neurodiversity in education (Watch here)
- 25th May- The Turning Point for Learner Neuro-Inclusion (Watch here)
- 1st June- Neurodiversity in the Workplace (Watch here)
- 8th June- How to Support Neurodiverse Employees and the Benefits of Neurodiverse Talent (Watch here)
- 15th June- Neuro-inclusion and the law (Watch here)
- 22nd June- Learner Support and What’s Required (Watch here)
- 29th June- Cognition and Neurodiversity – The impacts in Education (Watch here)
- 6th July- Memory and inclusive learning strategies (Watch here)
- 13th July- Advice for reasonable adjustments (Watch here)
- 20th July- Reflection (Watch here)
- 27th July- Live Q&A (Watch here)
No More Sheep Dip: What the SEND Transition Collective Revealed About Equity, Courage, and the Boxes We Need to Break
There is a particular kind of honesty that emerges when a room full of practitioners, advocates and leaders agrees to stop being polite about a…
Why Your Best Staff Say Yes Until They Burn Out! The Hidden Cost of Rejection Sensitivity
Across Further Education, leaders are asking the same questions. Why are capable people burning out? Why do committed staff take on more than is sustainable…
Coaching or Compromise? Why Cutting Corners on ADHD Support Risks More Than Just Performance
Across the UK’s Further Education (FE) sector, institutions are ramping up their efforts to promote inclusion. As awareness of neurodiversity grows, so does the demand…
Neuro-inclusivity in Higher Education
University life brings a newly found sense of independence and opens doors to exciting new career prospects. However, for autistic students, the journey through Higher…
FE Soundbite 738 – Levy Reform, Good, Bad or too Late?
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 738, March 23rd, 2024: Levy Reform, Good, Bad or too Late? This is the weekly e-newsletter and e-journal by FE…
The Benefits of Hiring Neurodiverse Candidates
In recent years, there has been a growing recognition of the value of neurodiversity in the workplace. Neurodiversity encompasses the natural variations in our brains…
Neurodiversity: Empowering Learning and Employment Season Finale!
We promised a bonus episode and here it is! Gavin O’Meara of FE News and Dr Louise Karwowski of Cognassist are back on your screens,…
Reel #10: Reflecting on Neurodiversity: Empowering Learning and Employment
Here we are! The final episode of Neurodiversity: Empowering Learning and Employment, a collaboration between FE News’ Gavin O’Meara and Cognassist’s Dr Louise Karwowski… As…
Reel #9: Advice for Reasonable Adjustments
It’s time for the penultimate episode of the FE News and Cognassist Neurodiversity: Empowering Learning and Employment series. Reel #9 breaks down reasonable adjustments in…