LOCAL AUTHORITIES

The SEND and inclusion partner for local authorities

We partner with local authorities to bring inclusive practice to life.

Through practical, scenario-based training and CPD, we support professionals across education and youth services to develop the confidence, understanding, and language to meet the needs of young people with SEND and/or additional needs.

Practical SEND and Inclusion Training

We bring extensive national experience supporting neurodiverse young people and adults to develop employability skills, navigate transitions, enter work and sustain employment.

Scenario-based learning

Our training is practical and realistic, designed to work for real caseloads and real scenarios, building skills that staff can use immediately.

Conversation training

Equipping you with the knowledge and language you need to speak confidently about pathway options, choices and real-life possibilities.

Flexible training options

We can deliver workshops in-person or online, or a mixture of both. We also offer both team-based and role-specific training to suit your needs. 

“Amanda’s Neurodiversity in the Workplace sessions have been extremely well received. Many colleagues shared how much they enjoyed the training and how it’s helped raise awareness and understanding across the organisation.”

“The initial sessions with senior leaders and line managers have already led to further workshops being requested, particularly by managers keen to learn more practical strategies to support their teams.”

Wychavon District Council
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How our work, works for your team

Our training supports local authority teams to recognise and value difference, in young people and each other, building shared understanding, practical skills, and more supportive ways of working.

We can adapt delivery to suit individual needs; breaking down tasks, adjusting the pace, offering written follow-ups, or providing additional coaching where needed.

All Local Authority Staff

Our SEND and inclusion training workshops help your staff make space for different ways of thinking, and understand the value of neurodiversity in the workplace leading to a smoother, more productive working environment for all.

SEND and Inclusion Teams

Our training helps SEND and inclusion teams build shared understanding around career pathways for young people with SEND, align their approach across schools, colleges, and alternative education settings.

Youth Services and Early Help

We help Youth Services and Early Help teams start meaningful conversations early, so children and young people with SEND and their families can understand the inclusive routes into education, training, and work, feeling supported along the way.

Virtual School and Vulnerable Learners Teams

We help those working with care-experienced young people to instil this in their learners. As well as raising learner aspirations, we offer practical support for transition planning and progression.

Our core CPD focus areas

We tailor our CPD and training to suit your priorities and team setup, with these key focus areas at the core:

Reflective practice

Supporting colleagues through reflective practice.

Shared language

Building cross-service consistency and shared language.

Understanding needs

Recognise masking, communication differences, sensory needs or trauma.

Inclusive conversations

Support inclusive careers conversations and preparing for adulthood outcomes.

Pathway mapping

Mapping SEND pathways and progression routes.

Raising expectations

Challenging low expectations ethically and confidently.

Challenging conversations

Building confidence to have challenging conversations.

Family engagement

Working effectively with families.

Why local authorities value working with us

We’ve been championing SEND careers and working with local authorities for over 15 years. Here’s where our training and CPD stands out.

SEND-first by design

Inclusion isn’t an afterthought for us – it’s core to our approach. Learn how to embrace and celebrate difference.

Real-world focus

Our training is designed to work with and around the caseloads and pressures facing local authority staff right now.

Co-designed with you

You know your team best, and we work with you to tailor training accordingly – factoring in local priorities, demographics, and more.

Building staff confidence

Not all situations can be taught. Our job isn’t just to help you meet policy requirements. We help your staff build confidence in their professional judgement, and learn to trust it.

Practical takeaways

We understand that professionals need practical insights, and not just theory. Staff leave our training knowing how to put what they’ve learned into practice immediately.

Outcomes-focused

Everything we do is rooted in real-world practice, and designed to fit around the realities of working in a local authority setting. Every participant receives personalised, strengths-led support that leads to measurable progression.