Professional Development

Inclusion in Action CPD

Inclusion in Action CPD is a specialist professional development programme designed to equip teams with the knowledge, confidence and practical tools to embed neuro-inclusion and SEND-aware practice into everyday delivery.

Ideal for teams who want to go beyond awareness training and embed inclusion in action.
500+ Schools supported
2.5k+ Leaders trained
18k+ Young learners helped
500+ Schools supported
2.5k+ Leaders trained
18k+ Young learners helped

Local Authorities & Public Services

  • Employment support and employability teams
  • Community development and adult learning staff
  • Housing, social care, and wellbeing teams

Teaching & School Staff

  • SENCOs and inclusion leads
  • Careers leaders and pastoral teams
  • Teachers and learning support practitioners

Employers & HR Leaders

  • Inclusive recruitment and retention teams
  • Line managers and team leads
  • Workforce planners and diversity leads

Careers Hubs

  • Careers Leaders supporting mainstream or special schools, alternative provision or FE/colleges
  • Employer engagement and work experience coordinators

What you will learn

Four practical themes, designed to translate inclusion into everyday delivery.

Understanding Neurodiversity & SEND

Clarifying what neurodiversity means in real-world settings. Appreciating strengths, challenges and barriers that individuals may encounter.
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Inclusive Communication & Interaction

Approaches to communication that improve accessibility and reduce overwhelm. How to work with different thinking and processing styles.
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Embedding Neuroinclusive Practice

Identifying practical adjustments that benefit learners, clients and staff. Tools for creating predictability, psychological safety, and equitable participation.
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Practical Scenarios & Action Plans

Translating learning into daily practice. Embedding inclusion into policy, service delivery, recruitment and retention.
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Flexible learning formats

Sessions include reflection, action planning and follow-up support, so teams leave ready to put inclusion into action.

Live Online

Sessions for teams across regions

On-Site Workshops

Deep engagement and tailored case work

Bitesize Modules

Ideal for staff meetings or CPD slots

What's covered

Our core themes cover inclusive practice in schools, colleges or workplaces.

Introduction to SEND, Inclusion & Careers

Foundations of SEND, neurodiversity and inclusive practice across education, employment and community settings. 

SEND & Inclusion in Mainstream Careers

Approaches to increasing meaningful inclusion of neurodivergent learners in mainstream careers activities. 

Improving Employer Engagement 

Best practice for attracting and partnering with employers who champion neuro-inclusion.  

SEND & Neurodiversity in the Workplace

Creating neuroinclusive workplaces that support employees to thrive plus inclusive design contributing to long-term outcomes.

Engaging Parents, Carers & Families

Strategies for schools and colleges to involve families in the SEND and careers process for better support and collaboration that improve learner outcomes. 

Gatsby Benchmarks

Insights on how Gatsby Benchmarks support inclusive careers development and continuous improvement, reviewing the impact over the last 10 years.

We can also deliver custom workshops tailored to your organisation’s specific needs and environment.
  • SEND, neurodiversity and inclusive practice across education, employment and community settings
  • Inclusive careers education and the Gatsby Benchmarks including how benchmarks support long-term improvement and equity
  • Embedding SEND and inclusion within mainstream careers provision, ensuring meaningful participation for neurodivergent learners
  • Engaging parents, carers and families in careers and transition planning to improve learner outcomes
  • Working with inclusive employers including how to attract, prepare and sustain employer partnerships that support neuro-inclusion
  • Measuring impact in careers and inclusion programmes, using practical tools
  • Post-16 and post-18 destinations, including supported internships, employment, FE and other progression routes
  • Designing inclusive career development journeys, from early exposure through to sustainable outcomes
  • Neurodiversity in the workplace, including recruitment, onboarding, retention and day-to-day support

What our partners say

“Talentino has been an invaluable partner in strengthening our careers programme this year. Their engaging resources and exceptional support have enabled us to deliver meaningful, personalised careers education that inspires and prepares our SEND learners for their next steps.”
Endeavour Coop Academy
"Partnering with Talentino has had an incredibly positive impact on our delivery of careers education, bringing much needed structure and clear planning to our programme. Their comprehensive training has been eye opening for our team, allowing staff to grasp the true meaning of CEIAG and understand exactly how to make it relevant and impactful for our learners."
Market Field School
“Talentino embody everything Special Schools, SEND students, their loved ones and those who work with SEND want to see in SEND Careers. Talentino are at the forefront of creating opportunity, improving prospects and spearheading positive change for young SEND people.”
Stormont House School
“Talentino have supported me in the implementing positive structural change to the curriculum... We now have a whole school strategy which wholly meets DOE scrutiny.”
Cricket Green School
“First of all our progress routes have reduced as a higher proportion now go straight onto Supported Internship. Increased number of pupils positively engaged with their careers choices.”
Northgate School Arts College Academy Trust
“Working with Talentino has enabled us to see the bigger picture, and think beyond a two week work experience. We are now thinking BIG! We have reinvented our curriculum to fit the needs of our pupils.”
Riverside School
“Working with Talentino has certainly helped me to develop my role. With the help I have received I have felt more confident to further my own CPD.”
Woodside Academy
“Working with Talentino has been one of a number of linked strategies that have helped us drive Careers education to the forefront of the curriculum in KS4 and 6th Form. Talentino gives the school, careers lead and individual teachers a structure to work within and resources to support the delivery of high quality careers education.”
Addington School
“Talentino definitely put Careers for SEND on the map - big time!! It has beautiful products, an absolute wealth of knowledge and always looking to innovate as with the digital platform. Brilliant organisation.”
Growth Works UK
“The work of Talentino has touched and has such a positive impact on the lives of many young people, their families and those supporting them. I look forward to continue to work in partnership as we continue to change and influence the status quo.”
Brookfields School