SENCO Training

The Institute of Mental Health invites you to train your schools about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), in a half-day workshop designed by local academic professionals and lived experience course facilitators for Nottinghamshire school special education needs co-ordinators (SENCOs).

Summary

SENCOs play a key role in the development of special educational needs (SEN) policy and code of practise in schools, and it is crucial that they are knowledgeable in all aspects of SEN. Experts at the University of Nottingham have created a ‘train the trainer’ method to educate whole schools about ADHD. This uses a trickle-down method, to pass knowledge from our ADHD Experts to your school SENCOs taking the ADHD awareness course, to other teachers in your schools.

Benefits of course

  • Hear the latest evidenced-based research from University of Nottingham leading academic experts in the field, with years of personal lived and professional experience.

  • Comprehensive overview of ADHD to enhance awareness and understanding.

  • Learn the science of ADHD, understand how to identify it and how it occurs in the classroom.

  • Understand your local care pathway in Nottingham and how to refer students to medical professionals.

  • Use your new knowledge to train all the teachers in your schools on ADHD.

Course details

  • 3 hour in-person half-day workshop

  • Networking lunch provided

  • Run by academic professionals and lived experience course facilitators

  • Location: The Institute of Mental Health (Nottingham)

  • Workbook homework and resources to train other teachers in your schools after the course.

  • Price: £100

course dates

  • Wednesday 11th June 2025

Testimonies

“I found this workshop really useful, very informative and really interesting (therefore engaging). I have a lot of things to take back to my school and ideas to action following the training. Thank you so much!”

“This was a brilliant training session – I learnt loads and feel really excited about sharing it with colleagues both in my school and within my family of schools”

“Very informative, presenter extremely knowledgeable and attentive to group needs”

“This was a brilliant training session – I learnt loads and feel really excited about sharing it with colleagues both in my school and within my family of schools”