Inclusion is at the heart of every effective classroom. This **Blended Online EPV Approved Summer Course provides Primary Teachers and Special Education Teachers (SETs) with the knowledge, skills, and digital tools needed to create truly inclusive learning environments that support students with diverse needs.
Key Course Features:
- Identifying and supporting students with additional learning needs, including social-emotional, behavioural, autism, literacy, numeracy, sensory regulation, and executive functioning challenges.
- Planning focused and purposeful interventions, ensuring that differentiation, scaffolding, and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles are embedded in everyday teaching.
- Applying national frameworks and best practices, including the School Self-Evaluation (SSE) Guidelines (2016-2020), Looking at Our School 2016, and Circular 0064/2024.
- Creating and reviewing Student Support Plans, setting clear targets, and monitoring progress effectively.
- Leveraging digital technology (including AI tools) to enhance accessibility, engagement, and assessment.
- Building inclusive classroom cultures, fostering student voice, and ensuring all learners thrive in a supportive environment.
- Collaborative learning and reflection, with opportunities to share strategies, resources, and expertise in an interactive setting.
By the end of this course, participants will be equipped with practical, evidence-based approaches to ensure every learner has access to a high-quality, inclusive education.
**This flexible blended course includes just two live sessions on July 1st and July 3rd. By attending both, you will have completed 8 of the 20 hours required to qualify for 3 EPV days. The remaining 12 hours are self-paced, giving you the freedom to complete them anytime between July 1st and July 5th. If you choose, you can finish the full 20-hour course by as early as July 3rd.