**Term 2, 2024**
Live Workshops PD Dates
Teaching Children on the Autism Spectrum
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Queensland Professional Development Day – Friday 12 April 2024
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Live Virtual Workshop – Friday 12 April 2024
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Tamworth – Thursday 23rd May 2024
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Live Virtual Workshop – Friday 12 April 2024
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ON-DEMAND TRAINING & COURSES
(Watch Anytime, Anywhere, Any Device)
Sue Larkey Live Virtual Workshops
Dr Tony Attwood On-Demand Workshops
Temple Grandin & Sue Larkey On-Demand Courses
On-Demand Courses
ON-DEMAND COURSE #1
- Sue Larkey - Teaching Strategies and Behaviour Solutions
(Term Course Start Now - 10 weeks to complete from when register)
(NSW - will count towards NESA Accredited PD requirements)
ON-DEMAND COURSE #2
Dr Tony Attwood - Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Different Way of Thinking, Learning and Managing Emotion
(Term Course START NOW) - 10 Weeks to complete from when register)
(NSW - Any teachers who complete this may be able to record it as Elective PD)
ON-DEMAND COURSE #3
- Early Childhood Course: Developing Early Childhood Approaches for Children with Additional Needs with Sue Larkey
(START NOW - 10 Weeks to complete from when register)
(NSW - will count towards NESA Accredited PD requirements)
ON-DEMAND COURSE #4
– Emotional Regulation in Students with an Autism Spectrum Disorder and/or other Neurodiverse Disorders – Masterclass
(START NOW – 10 Weeks to complete from when register)
(NSW – Any teachers who complete this may be able to record it as Elective PD)
ON-DEMAND COURSE #5
Teacher Assistants Online Course
(START NOW – 6 Weeks to complete from when register)
ON-DEMAND COURSE #6 – NEW
Temple Grandin & Sue Larkey: Teaching Children on the Autism Spectrum
(START NOW – 19 Weeks to complete from when register)
ON-DEMAND COURSE #7
Teacher Assistant On-Demand Course – Part 2 with Dean Beadle (how a lived experience can inform your teaching).
(START NOW – 19 Weeks to complete from when register)
ON-DEMAND COURSE #8
Developing Social Skills for Children with Diverse Learning Needs with Sue Larkey
(START NOW – 10 Weeks to complete from when register)
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Professional Development Workshops / Sessions on Autism Spectrum Disorder
Face to Face and NEW Virtual Workshop/Training via Zoom
Sue Larkey is available to run training to meet your individual schools/ settings needs.
More information here
or contact Dearne: dearne@suelarkey.com.au
Accreditation
Australian Professional Standards for Teachers at the level of Proficient Teacher
(Specific Standards Covered Listed in each Course Outline)
COURSE REVIEW
How do you think this course has helped you?
| How useful was the course? | What was most useful? | Start Date |
| Excellent | It opening the big picture of the busy class and sometimes you need to see and listening then reflect what could we do next time when we hit the challenge situation | 2024-04-10 12:07:54 |
| Excellent | That it is full of great advice and statagies that can be used for all children | 2024-03-15 07:12:34 |
| Excellent | The course gives great tools and broad information on how to work with the neuro diverse child and their families within the early childhood setting and secondly how to understand their needs better | 2024-03-10 15:38:26 |
| Excellent | The course is very useful and informative | 2024-01-10 14:36:39 |
| Excellent | Honestly, this is silly for years I figured there was tricks to help children learn how to use scissors. This was it for me, when you talked about this I was hooked. | 2023-12-02 04:01:22 |
| Excellent | Absolutely a must when working in early years to help all children have a great start in preparation for the future learning strategies. | 2023-11-28 19:08:25 |
| Excellent | This is a must do course to support educaring of children. | 2023-10-30 21:33:06 |
| Excellent | It shows practical strategies to use in addition to relating to research, child development, and many specific children with special needs. | 2023-10-30 14:18:35 |
| Excellent | I’d tell you that even though it’s my first time doing a course with Sue Larkey, she’s fantastic! The clear and detailed explanation of the topics makes it easy to understand and the passion with which she speaks makes you connect and enjoy the course and the transcripts are very useful especially for me as English is my second language. | 2023-10-22 13:57:09 |
| Excellent | Providing hands on examples | 2023-10-16 11:35:15 |
| Excellent | Module 2 | 2023-09-30 17:45:04 |
| Very Good | 2023-09-25 06:22:32 | |
| Very Good | That there are simple but effective methods to help our little people. | 2023-09-11 14:30:29 |
| Excellent | Sue Larkey is a wealth of knowledge for children with additional needs and their families. Her prac-ademia approach to teaching teachers ensures that we come away with practical strategies to try and implement straight away as well as having a true understanding of why and how to use them and other options to try if they don’t work. She is amazing!! | 2023-09-05 15:26:53 |
| Satisfactory | 6 | 2023-09-01 14:37:22 |
| Excellent | A very thorough and easy to navigate course that provides very useful resources and a deep understanding of the needs of young neurodiverse students. | 2023-08-13 18:18:01 |
| Excellent | Very informative. | 2023-07-22 18:50:42 |
| Excellent | It give the teachers great strategies to use with children with additional needs. | 2023-07-09 17:18:13 |
| Excellent | Sensory processing and behaviour | 2023-07-07 14:45:06 |
| Excellent | Practical, easy to understand and suits all eductors | 2023-07-05 11:33:48 |
| Very Good | 2023-06-19 12:15:19 | |
| Excellent | All of it | 2023-06-12 18:56:10 |
| Excellent | Actually they were all really great, I took a lot from them all & each one helped me to expand on my knowledge and give me a new understanding or new strategies to try, thankyou Sue! | 2023-05-31 18:52:51 |
| Excellent | All Modules | 2023-05-23 16:07:33 |
| Excellent | I found each module very interesting, Sue is incredible | 2023-04-27 18:33:46 |
| Excellent | 2023-04-22 21:21:53 | |
| Excellent | The ‘Sensory’ Module. But, all modules flowed together and all were helpful and valuable | 2023-04-21 16:24:32 |
| Very Good | Practical strategies/activities that were suggested. | 2023-04-20 17:34:32 |
| Excellent | Module 3 | 2023-04-16 18:54:17 |
| Very Good | 5-7 | 2023-04-14 18:11:49 |
| Excellent | All were useful but I especially loved module 7 | 2023-04-09 23:13:56 |
| Excellent | All of them combined not one in particular | 2023-04-05 18:44:39 |
| Excellent | 2023-04-05 07:54:16 | |
| Excellent | Many of the modules were very useful. For me, I took the most away from the communication module. I have already started putting some strategies into place. | 2023-03-28 19:10:35 |
| Excellent | All of it but probably module 7 which brought it all together | 2023-03-27 12:50:16 |
| Very Good | The practical strategies Eg. toileting, developing individual’s skills for play and sensory needs/triggers | 2023-03-14 12:12:07 |
| Excellent | Module 6 – Sensory, but really all of the Modules were useful. | 2023-03-11 17:13:56 |
| Very Good | They were all very useful. I gained many strategies from wach module. | 2023-02-22 21:11:49 |
| Good | Sensory processing. Number 7. | 2023-02-12 15:51:21 |
| Excellent | 2 | 2023-01-27 16:16:44 |
| Excellent | All of the modules are of benefit as I have various stages of autism with the children in my care | 2023-01-22 14:35:08 |
| Excellent | All modules were very useful, but Sue’s tips throughout were most useful eg/ Duplo farm animals, use red background for wait symbol. | 2022-12-19 10:01:02 |
| Excellent | all modules were useful for me | 2022-12-02 09:31:52 |
| Excellent | Module 6 All modules were great actually! | 2022-11-19 17:53:54 |
| Excellent | Bits out of all of it actually. | 2022-11-15 13:57:35 |
| Excellent | Lesson 1 | 2022-11-13 12:49:26 |
| Excellent | Difficult to say as all had something beneficial. | 2022-09-30 10:39:06 |
| Excellent | 7 | 2022-09-16 09:13:55 |
| Excellent | 2: Keys to start were new ideas to me, so that was helpful! | 2022-08-12 11:44:06 |
| Excellent | Behaviour | 2022-08-01 23:25:23 |
| Very Good | 7 | 2022-07-31 11:42:45 |
| Excellent | Module 3 and 7 ( I can’t decide) | 2022-07-20 12:30:22 |
| Excellent | The Module regarding Sensory Processing | 2022-07-19 08:39:24 |
| Excellent | Sensory and behaviour | 2022-07-06 13:49:01 |
| Excellent | That’s a hard one | 2022-07-06 09:08:54 |
| Excellent | All useful in different ways as the content did not repeat itself unnecessarily, but rather built on ideas, suggestions and strategies to create rich and valued content – very clever! | 2022-06-21 18:18:55 |
| Excellent | Module 6 & 7 | 2022-06-17 16:21:13 |
| Very Good | Module 3 Communication | 2022-06-09 16:26:02 |
| Excellent | 2022-05-31 12:30:43 | |
| Excellent | I liked the thought into each module | 2022-05-17 06:38:29 |
| Excellent | Behaviour | 2022-05-15 13:20:45 |
| Excellent | 5 | 2022-05-08 17:55:25 |
| Very Good | Communication | 2022-04-19 19:49:36 |
| Very Good | Sensory | 2022-04-11 16:11:18 |
| Excellent | All it just clarified what I have been doing for the past 20+ years is still relevant | 2022-03-27 14:33:20 |
| Excellent | lesson 6 and 7 | 2022-03-22 15:25:12 |
| Excellent | Every module had useful information | 2022-03-14 12:38:21 |
| Excellent | 1 and 3 | 2022-03-02 16:20:52 |
| Excellent | All | 2022-02-28 17:18:05 |
| Excellent | 2022-02-11 18:01:37 | |
| Excellent | All had aha moments! | 2022-02-09 17:14:04 |
| Excellent | 6 and 7 | 2022-01-30 22:34:47 |
| Satisfactory | Final one | 2022-01-30 22:03:55 |
| Excellent | Module 2 and 3 | 2022-01-30 21:48:48 |
| Excellent | Loved the section in visuals & sensory input. | 2022-01-30 21:06:56 |
| Excellent | 6 & 7 | 2022-01-29 22:02:04 |
| Excellent | for me it was the sensory module – module 6 | 2022-01-25 12:55:52 |
| Excellent | Play | 2022-01-23 11:00:16 |
| Excellent | I found each module was very useful. I was able to take something away from each and try practice in my workplace. I did like module 3 Communication, Module 7 on Behaviour and module 6 A& B Sensory | 2022-01-14 16:22:05 |
| Excellent | lesson 6 sensory processing | 2022-01-12 21:16:48 |
| Excellent | all were useful, the sequence builds up well and each module was very informative | 2022-01-12 15:13:16 |
| Excellent | All of it – but I appreciated the information about desensitisation | 2022-01-06 08:10:22 |
| Excellent | Module 6 Sensory issues | 2021-12-30 12:58:18 |
| Very Good | All had some benefits | 2021-12-28 17:36:53 |
| Excellent | It all has been very useful sensory information was particularly interesting. | 2021-12-15 14:20:55 |
| Excellent | All parts were great special behaviours. | 2021-11-25 17:58:42 |
| Very Good | 2021-11-24 15:50:22 | |
| Excellent | Hard to say as all of them were very informative and I learned a lot from each module. | 2021-11-15 22:33:54 |
| Excellent | Sensory and behaviour | 2021-11-14 21:05:33 |
| Excellent | 3 | 2021-11-10 13:56:38 |
| Excellent | All | 2021-11-08 13:19:37 |
| Excellent | 3 | 2021-10-26 13:27:53 |
| 2021-10-25 09:25:03 | ||
| Excellent | 6 | 2021-10-23 20:03:59 |
| Very Good | 2021-10-14 14:23:33 | |
| Very Good | I LEARNT ALOT FROM ALL THE MODULES, I REALLY LIKED MODULE 7 BEHAVIOUR | 2021-10-05 16:53:56 |
| Excellent | sensory | 2021-10-04 14:47:21 |
| Very Good | Communication | 2021-10-04 09:00:07 |
| Excellent | Module 3 part 2 ( also 6 and 7) | 2021-10-01 21:02:30 |
| Excellent | I really think it is all pretty fundamental but I really felt that reflecting on the stages of grief for parents and families was important and I feel that there were some good ideas and strategies in each module. I really wish all staff could attend this training as it is critical for all educators to have a grounded understanding of sensory processing and how it can impact on childrens’ learning styles, behaviour and so much more | 2021-09-29 10:37:50 |
| Excellent | For me ATM it was module no 5 – play | 2021-09-28 12:45:01 |
| Very Good | how to prepare your for school | 2021-09-28 09:29:48 |
| Excellent | Module 1 different suggested straegies, reminder to make learning fun resonated with me. | 2021-09-24 21:44:29 |
| Excellent | Module 1 and 2 | 2021-09-20 22:17:25 |
| Excellent | are you kidding all of it. i sat thinking about my kids as i read it | 2021-09-20 17:55:33 |
| Excellent | Module 6 | 2021-09-16 12:05:30 |
| Excellent | I enjoyed the module on sensory behaviours | 2021-09-03 12:49:03 |
| Excellent | Module 6 | 2021-08-29 21:10:05 |
| Excellent | everything | 2021-08-28 17:38:35 |
| Very Good | Module 6 | 2021-08-28 14:59:25 |
| Excellent | All of the module | 2021-08-28 01:18:33 |
| Excellent | session 6 – sensory | 2021-08-22 17:20:02 |
| Very Good | All of them | 2021-08-19 14:49:15 |
| Excellent | 7 | 2021-08-18 17:06:35 |
| Very Good | All of them | 2021-08-17 17:32:44 |
| Excellent | All of them | 2021-08-16 22:15:53 |
| Very Good | 2021-08-10 05:51:16 | |
| Excellent | Everything as it builds up as we go | 2021-08-06 15:44:18 |
| Excellent | all of it! | 2021-08-04 10:54:22 |
| Very Good | About sensory meltdowns and tools to assist | 2021-07-30 07:34:36 |
| Excellent | All Modules were informative and useful | 2021-07-25 13:35:41 |
| Excellent | All modules were interrelated therefore all very useful. | 2021-07-25 13:11:03 |
| Excellent | Sensory | 2021-07-22 17:34:04 |
| Excellent | Module 7 on behaviours. I loved all the modules. Thank you Sue and your team. | 2021-07-20 22:19:02 |
| Excellent | All of them! I cannot pick just one! | 2021-07-13 23:31:21 |
| Excellent | Module 4 | 2021-07-11 12:43:16 |
| Very Good | All, dos and donts visual, communication | 2021-07-10 22:14:10 |
| Very Good | module 3 and 7 | 2021-07-10 00:09:22 |
| Excellent | All of them | 2021-07-08 14:06:06 |
| Excellent | I enjoyed all of the modules | 2021-07-06 15:33:22 |
| Excellent | Can’t single one out | 2021-07-06 10:37:54 |
| Excellent | They were all great cannot distinguish- feeling very motivated after the course | 2021-07-03 11:11:41 |
| Very Good | Modules 1,2,&3 | 2021-07-01 12:30:05 |
| Excellent | Module 3A | 2021-07-01 07:13:00 |
| Excellent | 2 | 2021-06-28 22:25:26 |
| Excellent | All modules had there uses as they provided different strategies | 2021-06-28 19:06:34 |
| Excellent | Sensory as well as the initial introduction | 2021-06-21 01:03:09 |
| Very Good | Module 5 | 2021-06-19 11:52:37 |
| Good | They were all useful. | 2021-06-14 21:35:25 |
| Excellent | all of them | 2021-06-13 17:11:48 |
| Very Good | 6 | 2021-06-02 11:58:09 |
| Excellent | Sensory | 2021-05-30 18:46:15 |
| Very Good | Communication and Behaviour modules | 2021-05-28 14:49:21 |
| Excellent | 2021-05-26 18:50:13 | |
| Excellent | practical strategies throughout each lesson and real life examples | 2021-05-24 10:41:39 |
| Excellent | Sensory | 2021-05-21 09:21:10 |
| Excellent | The sensory module was most useful for me. | 2021-05-17 03:52:45 |
| Excellent | All the modules for me were useful and interesting | 2021-05-09 07:52:54 |
| Excellent | I feel they all were, very relevant | 2021-05-03 22:11:10 |
| Excellent | All of it however I particularly enjoyed the module on Sensory Processing | 2021-04-27 06:22:08 |
| Excellent | The modules all linked together. The last two, SPD and behaviour management were very useful. | 2021-04-25 08:37:12 |
| Excellent | All the modules | 2021-04-24 21:39:01 |
| Excellent | tantrums and strategies for behaviour. meltdowns | 2021-04-23 20:33:30 |
| Excellent | The examples and resources ideas | 2021-04-21 22:47:32 |
| Very Good | Sensory and behaviour | 2021-04-19 08:44:53 |
| Excellent | it all built on each other so no favourite | 2021-04-16 17:30:07 |
| Very Good | Sensory | 2021-04-09 08:25:55 |
| Excellent | 6 | 2021-04-04 11:31:26 |
| Very Good | 6 | 2021-03-24 20:24:48 |
| Excellent | The last one about behaviour | 2021-03-23 18:50:38 |
| Excellent | All the modules are useful and relevant | 2021-03-19 14:46:02 |
| Very Good | communication | 2021-03-19 12:36:54 |
| Excellent | The sensory and the behaviour ones at the end | 2021-03-14 14:19:15 |
| Excellent | The sensory unit | 2021-03-07 00:12:47 |
| Very Good | 2021-03-04 14:38:38 | |
| Excellent | All of them! | 2021-03-02 20:46:41 |
| Excellent | I enjoyed all 7 modules and found module 6 is particularly interesting. | 2021-03-02 15:07:13 |
| Good | Module 6 | 2021-03-01 15:26:10 |
| Excellent | 2021-02-28 16:35:52 | |
| Excellent | all as it gave me great details and steps | 2021-02-28 14:34:39 |
| Excellent | Sensory play and behaviour | 2021-02-19 23:50:52 |
| Excellent | The sensory module and behaviour (6 & 7) | 2021-02-19 19:08:43 |
| Excellent | all of them are practical and been put in practise | 2021-02-19 15:42:48 |
| Very Good | Module one | 2021-02-15 19:34:30 |
| Excellent | Sensory | 2021-02-14 21:31:07 |
| Excellent | All of them but if I had to pick one the sensory one | 2021-02-05 19:17:51 |
| Very Good | All of them | 2021-01-27 17:41:54 |
| Excellent | All the modules were useful containing the right amount of information and practical ideas to use in the classroom. | 2021-01-25 22:52:08 |
| Excellent | 7-Behaviour | 2021-01-25 20:07:25 |
| Excellent | sensory | 2021-01-22 09:52:41 |
| Excellent | All of it. I will be re watch it and make more notes. I love all the practical ideas and Sue is just captivating | 2021-01-07 09:11:03 |
| Excellent | I loved all! | 2020-12-21 11:03:37 |
| Excellent | Focusing on strategies and identifying triggers | 2020-12-18 15:38:08 |
| Excellent | Sensory | 2020-12-17 20:14:28 |
| Excellent | 3 | 2020-12-08 10:34:40 |
| Excellent | All of them, were essentially connected. | 2020-11-28 09:20:15 |
| Excellent | 2020-11-19 20:23:44 | |
| Excellent | Module 7 | 2020-11-10 17:20:40 |
| Excellent | I got a little bit from each | 2020-11-10 11:30:48 |
| Very Good | Communication – module 3 | 2020-09-13 16:27:27 |
| Excellent | 7 | 2020-09-07 22:25:07 |
| Excellent | All the course, ways of leaning behaviour. | 2020-08-23 13:26:50 |
| Excellent | 6 | 2020-08-19 10:25:09 |
| Excellent | All modules presented worthy insight | 2020-07-24 16:55:52 |
| Excellent | Behaviours | 2020-06-28 12:46:28 |
| Excellent | I found Module 7 most useful because the underlying behaviours of ASD children is a hidden result of sensory and coomunication issues.I now have a more clear understanding why there may be behaviour issues and what to look for. | 2020-06-01 21:25:40 |
| Excellent | All of them | 2020-05-27 09:19:31 |
| Excellent | Behaviour module 7 | 2020-05-26 15:56:56 |
| Excellent | The videos that Sue featured in. | 2020-05-09 17:25:12 |
| Excellent | All were so, so useful | 2020-05-06 10:19:28 |
| Excellent | Modules 4 & 6 | 2020-04-20 14:19:48 |
| Excellent | Clear teaching and examples. | 2020-04-12 14:00:47 |
| Excellent | All of the modules were really useful – very practical and interactive. | 2020-03-22 09:41:42 |
| Excellent | All of them | 2019-11-24 13:50:12 |
| Excellent | 2019-11-08 21:18:19 | |
| Excellent | The use of visuals | 2019-10-08 20:39:32 |
| Excellent | Sensory but all topics | 2019-09-06 07:05:34 |
| Excellent | They were all so good. Maybe the communication one? | 2019-07-29 10:54:15 |
| Excellent | All areas were great. i was interested in play as we are trialling better ways of using play in mainstream school kindergarten | 2019-06-29 21:03:50 |
| Excellent | Module 6A and 6B sensory | 2019-06-29 13:00:45 |
| Very Good | Hard to say as you said in the final module all the others have had a part to do with the behaviour one | 2019-06-10 17:52:59 |
| Excellent | Too hard to pick just one, the practical tips are great | 2019-06-05 17:44:45 |
| Very Good | Modual 7 on Behaivour and being more aware of triggers to prevent a melt-down | 2019-06-04 14:22:35 |
| Excellent | Module 4 | 2019-05-08 16:30:53 |
| Excellent | Module 6 Sensory | 2019-05-06 13:48:48 |
| Excellent | 6 | 2019-05-05 19:35:36 |
| Excellent | Communication | 2019-05-05 18:59:12 |
| Excellent | 6 but they were all wonderful | 2019-05-02 09:24:56 |
| Excellent | communication – signing, waiting, requesting help, visuals, being GPS. | 2019-04-28 19:24:39 |
| Very Good | Behaviour | 2019-03-31 17:35:09 |
| Excellent | 3 and 4 | 2019-03-26 13:43:28 |
| Excellent | Six | 2019-03-12 13:58:14 |
| Excellent | All of them because it was stepped | 2019-02-23 16:37:13 |
| Excellent | 2019-01-24 08:13:08 |