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Sign up to join us at 4pm GMT on 3rd Nov 👇
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What can a few seconds of your time mean to a student with ADHD or autism?💭

Dr Pippa Busch explains micro-interactions are the small moments in your day: a greeting at the door, a quick check-in in the corridor, a word of encouragement as you hand back work. They can be easy to overlook, but for some learners they may be what makes a classroom feel safe enough to learn in.

Want to put these moments into practice? Our ADHD and autism course is part of the Teacher CPD Academy, alongside 30+ other topic areas.

🔗Link in bio under “Teacher CPD Academy”.

Which small moment from a teacher made a difference to you or your students? Tell us below.

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Your teaching assistants are in the room every day. Are you making the most out of them?

Our new Teacher CPD Academy course, Teaching Assistants: Maximising Impact, is built to change that. It helps you deploy your teaching assistants effectively, develop students’ independence and strengthen teacher-TA communication.

Swipe to see what is inside:
An interactive course with video explainers, infographics and quizzes
Expert Q&A videos with leading researchers, including Ben Newmark, Gary Aubin, Amy Baxter and Jon Eaton
Downloadable research articles for your whole team

Try the first three modules free on our taster page. First link in bio🔗.

What is one thing your teaching assistants do that makes the biggest difference? Tell us below.

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With rates of diagnosis on the rise for both ADHD and autism, neurodiverse learners are in every mainstream classroom.

🧑‍🏫 And educators need to know how best to support them.

So, we've launched a new topic on supporting students with ADHD and autism🧵👇

[InnerDrive @Inner_Drive]

Sign up to join us at 4pm GMT on 3rd Nov 👇
https://t.co/Ty834E4nvD

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They're a crucial part of so many classrooms. But are you making the most of your teaching assistants?

We'll be chatting all about maximising their impact in a FREE webinar on 3rd November, hosted by @badger_claire

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She'll touch on:
✨ What makes a brilliant teaching assistant

🎭 The paradoxical impact of TAs, balancing engagement and teacher access

🕳️ Common traps to avoid when deploying teaching assistants in your school or college

[InnerDrive @Inner_Drive]

Your teaching assistants are in the room every day. Are you making the most out of them?

Our new Teacher CPD Academy course, Teaching Assistants: Maximising Impact, is built to change that. It helps you deploy your teaching assistants effectively, develop students’ independence and strengthen teacher-TA communication.

Swipe to see what is inside:
An interactive course with video explainers, infographics and quizzes
Expert Q&A videos with leading researchers, including Ben Newmark, Gary Aubin, Amy Baxter and Jon Eaton
Downloadable research articles for your whole team

Try the first three modules free on our taster page. First link in bio🔗.

What is one thing your teaching assistants do that makes the biggest difference? Tell us below.

[InnerDrive @Inner_Drive]

Thank you for the detailed review!😊
We couldn’t agree more: if we only ask “does everyone understand?”, we rarely get the full picture. The real value is in finding out what students can actually do and remember.

[Helen Reynolds MBE @helenrey]

A FABULOUS book from @MrGoodwin23 - thank you @Inner_Drive for this series. Such useful insights into finding out if they've actually learned what you have taught them.

I spent many years in the dark and I wish I'd had this book for inspiration!

https://t.co/Q7Gsa6ue5B

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Is it ADHD? Autism? Both? You know the student, but you still can’t tell what’s behind what you’re seeing.

It’s confusing for a reason. The two overlap, and they can co-occur. Training rarely covers it.

Dr Pippa Busch explains what that looks like in a real classroom, in this clip from our flash webinar.

Has this left you second-guessing? Tell us below.

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You teach the reading strategies. You model them, practise them and revisit them. And still, two students in the same class get very different results.

It’s not a reflection of your effort. Strategies only go so far without the background knowledge to apply them.

The good news is there’s plenty you can do. Give students more context and background knowledge, and know that strategies alone can only take them so far.

For more insight and practical next steps from Daisy Christodoulou, listen to the full podcast. Link in bio🔗

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And that's just a sneak preview. There's much more inside.

Discover more and try a taster for yourself 👇
https://t.co/BM7nnfO9CQ

[InnerDrive @Inner_Drive]

With rates of diagnosis on the rise for both ADHD and autism, neurodiverse learners are in every mainstream classroom.

🧑‍🏫 And educators need to know how best to support them.

So, we've launched a new topic on supporting students with ADHD and autism🧵👇

[InnerDrive @Inner_Drive]

Alongside the lessons, you can hear from these three experts in bite-size interviews:
👤 @SENDMattersUK
👤 @FunkyPedagogy
👤 @NataliePacker

Short, practical insights you can watch between lessons and take straight into your classroom.

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Procrastination and test anxiety can both get in the way of effective studying. Our Procrastination and Test Anxiety course explores the psychology behind them and practical ways teachers can help students manage these barriers.

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Helping students become independent learners means giving them the knowledge and strategies to take greater ownership of their learning. 

The Independent Learners course on Teacher CPD Academy looks at how teachers can support that process.

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Can creativity actually be taught? ✨

The Creativity course on Teacher CPD Academy explores what the research says about developing creative thinking and how teachers can help students become more creative in the classroom.

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How can research on learning translate into everyday classroom practice? 

Our Rosenshine’s Principles workshop explores the 10 principles alongside Cognitive Science, with practical strategies teachers can apply in their lessons.

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Attention is limited, so keeping students focused isn’t always as simple as asking them to concentrate. 

Explore the research behind attention and practical strategies teachers can use in the classroom.

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How can teachers respond to different students without lowering expectations? 

Explore practical approaches to Adaptive Teaching, from checking understanding to adapting support and challenge in the classroom.