A focus on supporting those with ADHD

Venue: Zoom (online) – day seminar

Audience

School Nurses, Boarding Staff, Senior Pastoral Staff

Course outline

 This course considers ways of supporting those with ADHD and how to reduce anxiety. 

Training topics will include:

•  The common signs of ADHD
• The causes of anxiety linked to ADHD
• Support for young people in the educational setting

Learning outcomes:

• The ability to identify common traits associated with ADHD and the actions to take 
• How to reduce the levels of anxiety surrounding ADHD 
• The ability to develop strategies to enable those with ADHD to fulfil their potential 

Cost 

• Member Rate: £175
• Non-member discounted rate now £175 £350*

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Speakers:

Fin O’Regan, Consultant, Trainer and Author

Fin is one of the leading behaviour and learning specialists in the UK. He is currently an ADHD and Neurodiversity Consultant and Trainer for a number of schools and organisations, an Associate Lecturer for Leicester University, NASEN, the Helen Arkell Charity and the Institute of Education.

He was the Headmaster of the Centre Academy School, regarded as the first specialist school within the UK for children with ADHD/ODD from 1996 -2002. Prior to that, he was a Deputy Head Teacher, the Head of the Science Department and a Science/PE teacher in London, Newcastle and Washington DC

He is a current member of the Special Education Consortium, the SpLD Assessment Standards Committee, and The London CDC and is a council member of CReSTeD.

Fin is an internationally acclaimed presenter has presented over 2000 seminars throughout Europe, the Middle East, the Far East, Australia, New Zealand and North America and has published over 10 books on learning, behaviour and socialisation issues.

Anna Webb, School Nurse, The Leys

Anna is a registered paediatric nurse with over 20 years experience which includes general paediatrics, surgical, oncology, intensive care, palliative and currently school nursing at The Leys Boarding school. She has worked in various hospitals in the UK and enjoyed travelling Australia whilst working in Sydney Children’s Hospital and The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne. Approximately 7 years ago her son was diagnosed with ADHD which has led her to become quite passionate about the neurominority population and how best she can support this community in her role as a school nurse. In addition Anna has joined a parent-carer forum to assist them in signposting families to help them in their SEND journey.