Embedding Inclusive Literacy in Apprenticeship Delivery
Designing communication that works for all brains
Member rate: £89.00 + VAT
Non-member rate: £139.00 + VAT
Overview
How everyday practice can unlock or block learners
Awareness alone does not change outcomes. This session focuses on how everyday communication practices – instructions, evidence requirements, reflection and feedback – can unintentionally overwhelm or disengage neurodivergent learners.
Participants explore how small, realistic changes to structure, sequencing and clarity can reduce cognitive load and support learner independence. Emphasising practice over tools, the session shows how universal design approaches improve reliability and consistency across cohorts, not just for those with diagnoses – laying the groundwork for sustainable provision.
Objectives
By the end of this webinar, you will be able to:
- Identify where written tasks and instructions create unnecessary cognitive barriers
- Design clearer, more accessible assignment briefs and tasks
- Scaffold reflective and evidence-based writing effectively
- Improve written feedback so learners can act on it with confidence
- Apply neuroinclusive literacy strategies across whole cohorts
Series information
This session is the second in a three-part series 'Literacy and Communication Strategies for Neuroinclusive Apprenticeship Provision' and establishes a shared understanding of why neuroinclusive literacy matters now – not only for compliance and reasonable adjustment, but for improving retention, progression and learner confidence across apprenticeship provision.
Please book your spot on to part 2 and 3 for 20% off the series booking!
10 May | Foundations of Neuroinclusive Literacy
15 July | Leading Literacy Inclusion Across Apprenticeship Provision
Who should attend?
Suitable for practitioners through to strategic leads working in FE, ITPs and employer-led provision, particularly:
- Learning Support Practitioners and SEN teams
- Tutors, Trainers and Skills Coaches
- Curriculum, Teaching & Learning and Quality Leads
- Programme Managers and Heads of Department
Agenda
10:00–10:05 Welcome and recap of Part 1
- Key principles of neuroinclusive literacy
- Universal design as the foundation
10:05–10:20 From theory to practice: what neuroinclusive literacy looks like day to day
- How literacy demands show up in real apprenticeship workflows
- Why “simplifying language” alone isn’t enough
10:20–10:35 Designing clearer written instructions and tasks
- Assignment briefs, off-the-job tasks and portfolio instructions
- Chunking, sequencing and reducing cognitive load
- Examples of ‘before and after’ task design
10:35–10:50 Supporting written evidence and reflection
- Scaffolding reflective writing without over-directing
- Alternatives to long-form text while remaining compliant
- Sentence frames, prompts and models that support independence
10:50–11:05 Feedback that learners can understand and act on
- Why written feedback often fails neurodivergent learners
- Designing feedback that supports next steps, not shutdown
11:05–11:15 Practical application
- Applying strategies to participants’ own contexts
11:15- 11:30 Q&A
- Questions and discussion
Facilitator
Rachel Bradford
Specialist Inclusive Learning Coordinator, MTC Training
Co-Chair, AELP Learning Support Special Interest Group
Rachel Bradford has over 15 years experience in the education sector. At MTC Training, she supports engineering and manufacturing apprentices and staff to design training that works for different brains, and she leads Functional Skills English.
Rachel holds an MSc in Psychology and is a PhD researcher focused on building neuro‑inclusive engineering workplaces. A proud member of the neurodivergent community, she blends lived experience with practical, evidence‑based tools that help providers make small changes with big impact.
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Fees
Member Rate: £89.00 + VAT
Non Member Rate: £139.00 + VAT
Special offer for members:
20% discount if you book all 3 webinars in this series.
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