Inclusion is not a tick-box exercise. It’s not something that belongs to one person, one policy, or one role. Inclusion, real, meaningful inclusion, is the responsibility of all of us.

That belief sits at the heart of my new Neurodiversity in Early Years Online Training, a 9-hour CPD course designed to deepen understanding, shift mindsets, and build confidence in creating truly neurodiversity-affirming early years environments.

What the Course Includes

This course offers flexibility without compromising on depth or quality.
Participants gain access to:

8 recorded presentations (approximately 9 hours of content in total)

Downloadable and printable workbooks to support reflection and action

Certificates of completion for each module

A full 1-hour live online session with me to discuss learning, answer questions, and plan next steps for your practice or setting

It’s designed to work for individual educators, childminders, nurseries, and schools alike.
Your SENCO or Inclusion Lead can even use the platform to guide the team through all eight modules, encouraging reflection, discussion, and recording commitments to turn knowledge into practice.

What the Modules Cover

Each of the eight modules explores a key area of neurodiversity-affirming early years practice, helping educators understand, support, and celebrate every child.

The foundations of neurodiversity affirming practice: moving beyond labels to see every child’s unique neurology

Uniqueness and inclusion

Knowing our 8 sensory systems

Enabling Environments embedding neuroinclusion

Behaviour Support Strategies

Neurodivergent play

Working with Families

Creating neurodiversity affirming goals and targets

Each module includes real-life early years examples, reflective prompts, and practical strategies you can use straight away.

The Impact of Completing the Course

Educators who complete this training often describe it as eye-opening, empowering, and affirming.  It helps practitioners to:

• Feel more confident supporting neurodivergent children
• Understand behaviours through a new, compassionate lens
• Create calmer, more inclusive environments
• Strengthen relationships with families
• Build team-wide consistency around inclusive values

Ultimately, this training transforms understanding and with it, practice.  When educators feel confident and connected, neurodivergent children feel safer, more understood, and ready to thrive.

Why This Training Matters

Neurodiversity-affirming practice isn’t a trend, it’s the future of inclusion.
Every child deserves adults who see their strengths, understand their needs, and celebrate who they are.

As educators, we have the power to shape those experiences, we can create spaces where difference is not only accepted but valued.  Your children and families need to know that you understand them, advocate for them, and will walk beside them as they navigate life their way.

Ready to Begin?

Join the growing number of early years professionals choosing to lead with compassion, curiosity, and connection.

👉 Aperion Training Courses
💌 Or email cheryl@aperiontraining.co.uk to find out more.

Because inclusion isn’t just for some of us,  it’s for all of us.