Ep 29: Neurodiversity part 2

Welcome back to this two-part episode on neurodiversity. In this second part, we discuss strategies for making schools and societies more inclusive spaces. Our host again for this episode is Head of Teaching & Learning Strategy at Cambridge Assessment International Education, Paul Ellis. He is rejoined by our two special guests. Professor Amanda Kirby is a neurodiversity campaigner, medical doctor, academic, researcher, and entrepreneur. She is the CEO of a fast-expanding tech and health/educational profiling company – Do IT – and chair of the ADHD Foundation in the UK. Lauren Woods is Assessment Accessibility Advisor at Cambridge Assessment International Education. She is a former member of a school leadership team with fourteen years’ school-based experience, and has coordinated provision for and supported students with special educational needs and disabilities. Show notes ‘Top tips for supporting students with special educational needs and disabilities before and during exams’, Lauren Woods and Paul Ellis – Cambridge Assessment International Education blog   ADHD Foundation ADHD Foundation, Umbrella Gang Comics Professor Amanda Kirby LinkedIn Professor Amanda Kirby Twitter Lauren Woods LinkedIn Cambridge Assessment International Education, Education Brief – Inclusive Education