Working together as teachers, schools and whānau to enhance capability and wellbeing for children and young people with a learning disability and Down syndrome in the key environments of childhood – home, school and in the community.

The Down Syndrome Research Forum will be held online on Thursday 25th and Friday 26th April 2024 and is hosted by Down Syndrome Education International. The sessions will be recorded to enable registered participants who are unable to attend all the live sessions to access content later.

We invite you to an interactive workshop on inclusive approaches for students with additional needs with consideration of key curriculum strategies to access all opportunities to focus on primary to secondary education.

Working together as teachers, schools and whānau to enhance capability and wellbeing for children and young people with a learning disability and Down syndrome in the key environments of childhood – home, school and in the community.

Join Lynda Knight – de Blois and Dr Maree Kirk - Keynote Speakers and Professional Facilitators will focus on ‘Trauma Informed Practice’ , Wellbeing and Inclusion providing tailored learning opportunities for teachers, leaders and support staff in Early Childhood, Primary and Secondary Services.

Presented by Keynote speaker and professional development facilitator Jase Williams.

- Interactive multimodal design - Te reo Māori and English resources - Strategies and approaches across regions

The aim of the NEX - INCLUSIVE LITERACY DESIGN INTERACTIVE SEMINAR is to enhance professional knowledge, skills and resources to problem solve, strategize, and develop rich learning across our local teacher – to – teacher group for Literacy Resource Development of Sensory Packs for students.

- Holistic, best practice approaches in action today - The silent voice - Trauma Informed Practice - Experience of ākonga with learning disability

We invite you to an interactive workshop on Social Emotional Learning for ākonga with learning disability and Down syndrome which has been developed to enhance professional knowledge, skill, and develop local resources that have been used across New Zealand schools.

- National and international research drawn on for a local design - Regional LSC, RTLB and SENCOs practice experience and ākonga outcomes - ākonga led design

Capability Transition Pathway - Secondary and Post School Setting - Strength of a local design - Regional LSC, RTLB and SENCOs practice experience and ākonga outcomes - Ākonga led design