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Jun 2025
24m 23s

S02 E13 Neurodiversity Questions Answere...

Macmillan Education
About this episode

ADHD expert, Vicky Allan, joins Will and Harry on an episode getting into depth on ADHD, how teachers can identify it, what is actually is (and isn't), and how you can create a learning environment that includes all students present.

This is the final part of 3 episodes where we'll be focusing on neurodiversity and the burning questions you had during the festival we just didn't have time for!

Check out Macmillan Education's Advancing Learning for Everyone website that offers a wide range of resources to help teachers create a truly inclusive learning environment at https://www.macmillanenglish.com/advancing-learning-for-everyone 

Watch Vicky's webinar all about ADHD here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uCG4ym8oys

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