ADHD in the Inclusive Classroom: Recognising and Supporting Diversity (Online Summer Course)

Course Overview
This engaging, reflective and practical course aims to enhance teaching and learning in mainstream primary classrooms by developing teachers' understanding of ADHD and how it presents in diverse learners, including important differences between girls and boys.

Pupils engage with learning in different ways, and ADHD can impact attention, executive functioning, emotional regulation and motivation. This course develops teachers' understanding of ADHD and its influence on learning, concentration and regulation, supporting more informed and inclusive classroom practice.

Participants will explore ADHD as a difference, using a strengths-based, neurodiversity-affirming approach. Teachers will develop their ability to recognise ADHD, especially in less visible presentations such as inattentive ADHD across both girls and boys.

The course provides practical, evidence-informed strategies to support focus, organisation, self-regulation and engagement across whole-class teaching, group work and independent tasks. Teachers will also explore Universal Design for Learning (UDL), flexible assessment practices and flexible learning environments.

Learning Outcomes

• Enhanced knowledge of ADHD, including differences between girls and boys
• Improved understanding of how ADHD impacts attention, executive functioning, emotional regulation, motivation and learning
• Clear understanding of teacher role in identifying ADHD
• Increased confidence in applying inclusive approaches to teaching and assessment, including UDL principles, to support engagement and learning
• Critically reflect on current classroom practice and identify ways to create more inclusive, supportive learning environments for all pupils

Facilitator - Síofra Hogan
Síofra has over 20 years' teaching experience across mainstream and special education settings. She holds Postgraduate Diplomas in Special Education and Primary Science, and a Master of Education in Digital Leadership. She has been on secondment with Oide since 2024, presenting, designing and delivering professional learning to teachers and supporting maths leaders in the enactment of the Primary Maths Curriculum.

Curious by nature and happiest outdoors, Síofra brings warmth, curiosity and reflective thinking to all aspects of her work. This curiosity has led her to question how society understands and responds to gender differences within neurodiversity and to explore how teachers and schools can respond with greater awareness, compassion and equity. Síofra is deeply committed to inclusive education and is very happy to share her learning with others.

This course runs from Wednesday 1st July - Friday 17th July.

Access to the course closes at 5pm on 17th July for all participants.

Please Note:
Registration is subject to availability. Access to courses closes at 5pm on the final date for each iteration as stated above.
There is NO FACILITY to change between iterations or to extend the time available for course completion. If you intend completing more than one EPV approved course this summer, you must fully complete one course before commencing another. This course is approved for E.P.V. certification by the Department of Education. Further information can be found in these FAQs.