Foundations of Neuro-inclusion
AELP Webinar
Facilitator: Rachel Bradford, Specialist Inclusive Coordinator, MTC Training
Member Rate £69.00 + VAT
Non Member Rate £119.00 + VAT
Overview
Build confidence. Reduce behavioural challenges. Improve apprentice engagement and outcomes.
Neurodivergent apprentices are already part of your provision — but are your systems, behaviours and support strategies truly working for them?
This practical, evidence-informed webinar provides the essential foundations for creating neuroinclusive apprenticeship environments. Designed specifically for apprenticeship professionals, it equips you with the understanding, language and tools needed to interpret behaviour differently, respond with confidence and support apprentices more effectively from day one.
Whether you work directly with apprentices or shape provision at a strategic level, this session will help you move beyond “managing behaviour” towards inclusive practice that improves retention, progress and achievement.
This session forms part of our Neuroinclusive Practice in Apprenticeship Provision series. You can also book onto or register interest in other upcoming webinars:
Objectives
What you’ll gain from attending
By the end of this session, you will be able to:
- Recognise neurodivergent behaviours in context, rather than misinterpreting them as disengagement or defiance
- Understand the “why” behind behaviour, including executive function, regulation and communication differences
- Apply trauma-informed, neuroaffirming strategies that reduce escalation and build psychological safety
- Use practical, immediately applicable tools to support apprentices experiencing shame responses, slower processing speed, demand avoidance and language-processing challenges
- Feel more confident and consistent in your approach to supporting neurodivergent apprentices
This webinar lays the groundwork for deeper organisational change explored later in the series — making it the ideal starting point for teams beginning (or strengthening) their neuroinclusion journey.
Secure your place
Places are limited. Book now to build a strong foundation for neuroinclusive practice and ensure your apprenticeship provision supports every learner to thrive.
Who should attend?
This session is ideal for:
- Apprenticeship Managers
- Skills Coaches and Trainers
- Learning Support and Quality Leads
- Mentors and Tutors
- Administrators and Operations Teams
- Business Development Managers involved in learner support discussions
If you influence apprentice experience, engagement or outcomes, this session is for you.
Facilitator
Rachel Bradford
Specialist Inclusive Learning Coordinator, MTC Training and Co-Chair, AELP Learning Support Special Interest Group
Rachel Bradford brings together research expertise, frontline delivery experience and lived neurodivergent insight to help apprenticeship providers translate theory into practice.
An MSc Psychology (Distinction) graduate and current PhD researcher at the University of Leicester, Rachel’s research explores how neuroinclusive culture is created and sustained within engineering workplaces. Her work focuses on turning evidence into practical approaches that strengthen policy, delivery and quality across apprenticeship provision.
Rachel has previously worked as a SENDCo in a specialist secondary school for boys with SEMH and supported Local Authority-wide implementation of person-centred reviews and EHCP processes. A former secondary teacher, she combines classroom, organisational and strategic perspectives.
Rachel is neurodivergent, as are her husband and three children, bringing powerful lived experience to her sessions. Delegates consistently value her clear, compassionate and actionable approach — leaving equipped to make meaningful, realistic changes that improve engagement, retention and achievement.
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Fees
Member Rate: £69.00 + VAT
Non Member Rate: £119.00 + VAT
Special offer for members:
20% discount if you book all 3 webinars in this series.
To pay via credit card, please contact our Accounts Team at:
Phone: 0117 947 2095
Email: [email protected]
If you are unable to pay via credit card, we will automatically raise an invoice and send it to you. Once your invoice has been paid, you will receive the confirmation email containing the Zoom joining link.
If you register but are unable to attend, we will send you a copy of the recording after the webinar has taken place.
Foundations of Neuro-inclusion
AELP Webinar
