Universities
(Higher Education)

Universities- these masterclasses and workshops are just for you, designed for UG, PG and Doctoral Researchers, expertly delivered by an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA). These modules provide a rigorous lens to help students and researchers understand institutional barriers, engage in reflective practice, and disrupt systemic disadvantage. The specialised sessions below equip your academic community with the robust intersectional frameworks needed to foster true equity.
Intersectional Identities in SEND
🕒 Duration: 1 Day Intensive
What You Will Take Away:
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Explore overlapping identities
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Unpack diverse lived experiences
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Improve educational outcomes
Strategic Intersectional Workshop
🕒 Duration: 1 Day Intensive
What You Will Take Away:
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Deconstruct institutional barriers
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Promote equitable access
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Implement intersectional frameworks
Empowering Black Autistic Learners
🕒 Duration: 1 Day Intensive
What You Will Take Away:
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Recognise structural attainment barriers
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Optimize educational access
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Implement empowering frameworks
Workshop: Our Autistic Lives
🕒 Duration: 2-Hour Focus Session
What You Will Take Away:
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Integrate research and human realities
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Unpack intersectional family life
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Nurture neuroaffirming reflection
MA Education Student
"I will be more aware of intersectionality during my placement now- it is so important"
Cultural Responsiveness and Neurodiversity
🕒 Duration: 1-Day IntensiveÂ
What You Will Take Away:
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Disrupt structural assessment bias
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Drive student attainment
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Embed culturally responsive support
Intersectionality - In Practice
🕒 Duration: 1-Day Intensive
What You Will Take Away:
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Interrupt real-time classroom biases
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Audit learning environments
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Diversify enrichment activities
Reframing AutismÂ
What You Will Take Away:
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Reframe neurodivergent differences
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Adapt learning environments
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Celebrate neuroaffirming growth
🕒 Duration: 1 Day Intensive
Bespoke & Organisation-Wide
🕒 Duration: Tailored to Your Schedule
What You Will Take Away:
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Reframe neurodivergent differences
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Adapt learning environments
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Celebrate neuroaffirming growth
...students were really interested in what you had to say and they really responded well to the way you were able to weave together lived experience, practice, research and theoretical ideas
Senior Lecturer, Social Work
"Donna-Marie makes hard topics, engaging, she makes the learning interesting and inspiring. "
BA Education StudentÂ
"Her expertise and enthusiasm for the subjects she taught were evident, and her engaging delivery style captivated and inspired students"
Lecturer, BA Education

