Patrick McGrath
Patrick's Workshops
One workshop will be repeated, depending on interest.
The Power of Inclusive Literacy: Strategies for Every Learner
Literacy is the foundation of learning, but traditional approaches don’t work for every student. In this hands-on, interactive session, we’ll explore practical, inclusive strategies that help all learners develop reading and writing skills—whether they need some stretch and challenge, are neurodivergent, multilingual, or struggling with literacy barriers.
Through engaging activities, participants will experience common literacy challenges firsthand and discover simple, high-impact strategies to make reading and writing more accessible. From multi-sensory storytelling to scaffolding techniques, this session will equip educators with both technology led and practice based classroom-ready ideas that support every learner.
You’ll leave with evidence-based approaches to literacy instruction, a deeper understanding of how small changes create big impacts, and immediately actionable strategies to make literacy more inclusive.
Necessary for some, useful for all: Simple Shifts for Maximum Impact
Inclusive teaching isn’t just about supporting students with additional needs—it’s about creating better learning experiences for everyone. Simple shifts in classroom practice can remove barriers for some students while making learning more engaging, accessible, and effective for all.
In this hands-on, interactive session, you’ll explore practical, easy-to-implement strategies that support neurodivergent learners, EAL students, and those with diverse needs—while benefiting the entire class. Through engaging activities, you’ll experience common learning challenges and discover small but powerful adjustments that make a big impact. Together, we’ll build a 7 step plan that will help you and your school form new habits that make big change!
From tech enabled lesson adaptations and flexible classroom design to better use of technology strategies, this session will give you immediately actionable ideas to create a more inclusive learning environment that works for every student.
AI: Unlocking Potential for Every Learner
AI is transforming education and creates a more equitable and accessible approach for all. When used effectively, AI-powered tools can create better learning experiences for all students, supporting diverse learning styles and fostering more inclusive, student-centred teaching with agency.
In this interactive, hands-on session, we’ll explore how AI enables personalised learning, enhances accessibility, promotes Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles, and removes barriers to reading, writing, and communication. From AI-driven scaffolding and personalised learning to speech-to-text and automated translations, we’ll examine how AI empowers educators to meet the needs of every learner—not just those with identified challenges.
We’ll be building chatbots, diving into some amazing AI tools and taking you on a journey that can help you build a plan for driving learning, inclusion and attainment for every pupil.
Through real-world examples, live demonstrations, and practical discussions, you’ll gain insights into how AI is shaping the future of personal, inclusive education while ensuring ethical and responsible use in schools.