Meeting Needs and Building Inclusion Through Assistive Technology
- Online
- 15 Jan 2026 (15:30 - 17:00)
This CPD session, delivered in partnership with Concero, is designed to help educators understand how to use assistive technology to support inclusive teaching and improve learner independence. Participants will explore practical tools and strategies to meet a range of needs - such as literacy, attention, processing, and sensory challenges - and learn how to teach students to use technology confidently. The session will also include opportunities for discussion and sharing of approaches between practitioners. By embedding assistive tech into everyday practice, we can create more inclusive environments and equip learners with effective life skills.
Online
Suitable for: Assistant Head Teacher, Deputy Head Teacher, Inclusion Manager/Leader, Head Teacher, Newly Qualified Teacher, SENCO, Support staff, Teacher, Teaching Assistant
Meet your trainer
Caroline Sutton-Reid
Caroline has worked in education since 2009 and has a passion for supporting learners with SEND. She took on the role of SENDCo and developed this working across multiple schools. Prior to taking on the role of National Delivery Coordinator for Whole School SEND, she worked as a Regional SENDCo (leading and coaching other SENDCos) for a large MAT.
Meet your trainer
Matthew Setchell
Matthew has worked within the Education IT sector for 18 years at all levels, striving to provide staff and students with a safe, secure, and engaging digital landscape to leverage the opportunities and potential the digital world offers for learning and development. He has a keen focus on support delivery, security, connectivity, devices, and automation. Matt regularly blogs at mattian.co.uk and hosts a podcast, "Edtech People," which explores all angles of how people are impacted and are being impacted by technology within education.
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