Gareth Morewood

About Gareth

– Gareth Morewood is an Educational Advisor and Co-Director of the LASER Programme at Studio III. This initiative fuses his critically acclaimed Saturation Model (Morewood, Humphrey & Symes, 2011) with Low Arousal approaches (McDonnell & Deveau, 2018) as part of a system-led model of inclusive practice.

Previously, Gareth worked for 25 years in UK schools; the last 17 of which he was the SENCo (Special Educational Needs Coordinator) in a large, inclusive secondary school in the North West of England.

As an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Manchester, Gareth has worked on SEND related projects focused on the inclusion of young people with complex needs, and supporting autistic learners in their local schools.

Gareth has a significant body of published works, films and resources on his website http://www.gdmorewood.com.

Gareth's Sessions

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Parent Talks Season 1

Supporting a good transition to secondary school

Gareth Morewood Supporting a good transition to secondary school The transition to secondary school is a huge change for parents and their children, especially those with SEND. Gareth’s talk helps parents understand how to identify key challenges and develop practical ideas to support these challenges. He also highlights a range of different experiences and research

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Supporting transition back to school post-closure

Gareth Morewood Supporting transition back to school post-closure Gareth’s talk outlines practical ideas on how to support the transition back to school/setting after the closures due to COVID-19. The aim of this talk is to enable parents and settings to start collaborating on personal plans for a return to education not in the home. Want

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