Free Courses

There is a lot you can do as a parent or guardian to help your child, and a lot of it is contained in this website.

We have curated the talks most relevant to parents below and made them FREE to access.


If you are a parent of a child who is learning how to speak you will get the most out of this talk. Presented by CATTS Lead Speech and Language Therapist, Marijke, this one hour course covers the following areas: What do children learn from play? Tips to use in Play Creating Communication Opportunities Types of Play Toys to help language development What to Avoid Choosing Toys

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Childhood Anxiety is a subject that not many parents or teachers may be aware of. This short 40 minute course covers the key things to be aware of. Ages and Stages is covered in more detail on Jacci’s Behaviour 101 course.

1 month
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You cannot pour from an empty cup. You need to take care of yourself in order to take care of others. Presented in a light-hearted, direct style, the purpose of this course is to share the information on mindfulness, and then for you to decide for yourself how you want to use it in your life.

1 month
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Written and presented by Lisa Domican of GraceApp and Autism 101, this short course teaches you how to objectively assess challenging behaviour using the A-B-C method.

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“I found it all really informative. It covered a lot of techniques that would be useful in the classroom that I work in.”

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“Lisa really knows her stuff”

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“Lisa was very easy to listen to and gave some very good examples of situations that we could understand”

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“I like that it gave you case scenarios and how to recognise the behaviour and where it’s coming from.”

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“I learned that behaviour is just an action- observation is key.”

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“I liked seeing how the ABCs are completed and understand them. I also got to learn about how my reaction to behaviours affect the outcome.”

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“I liked that there was a lot of examples used to describe situations.I felt it really helped me to visualise a lot of behaviours and outcomes. I thought it was very informative and easily explained,which i liked a lot. A really good presentation with facts and examples. thank you.”

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“I learned how to complete an ABC chart, which I have heard of before but I would not have felt comfortable completing. I now feel that I could do so, thank you.”

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What is Attention, and how can we help kids 'tune in'

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“I feel this course has covered so much and I have gained so much from it I can’t think of anything else that could be included.”

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“I learned to give a child time to process what you are telling them. Show picture support. Show good listening yourself”

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“I have learned loads. I have to minimise distractions. Keep my language simple, not have long sentences. smaller sentences in chunks. Repeat, repeat, repeat. Try and encourage turn-taking. Use visual clues.”

Short overview about behaviour. This topic comes up a lot in requests from parents, teachers and carers alike. But… what is behaviour?

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“The presenter gave very clear instructions on how to help a child with behaviours that challenge. The 8 points were very simply put and easy to follow.”

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“I liked the ideas strategies and scenarios explained. I will try to incorporate these in the Early Years”

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“The eight area’s covered each had their own learning, from the use of the abc approach to grandma’s rule it is important to consider how our reaction to each situation can impact the child.”

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“The speaker is very articulate and explains things very well. the eight things to consider give a good overview of how best to manage behaviour so as not to negatively impact the child.”

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What are Communication Passports, how to create them, and why you always need them for children and adolescents with communication difficulties. Presented by Marijke Morris SLT

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“Love the examples and template! Very useful.”

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“Great tips and ideas to help me with the children I work with.”

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“Loved the style of the video and the fact you could see the pages of the passport as she was explaining them.”

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“I had never of heard of this before so it was all new!”

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“Thoroughly enjoyed the session, lots of practical ideas and tips.”

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“Engaging presenter !! Lots of useful information.”