1st Edition

Systems of Support in Education Settings Building Inclusive Learning Environments

By Kelly Challis Copyright 2026
266 Pages 31 B/W Illustrations
by Speechmark

266 Pages 31 B/W Illustrations
by Speechmark

266 Pages 31 B/W Illustrations
by Speechmark

All classrooms have neurodivergent children and young people in them and how you support them as a practitioner has a lasting impact. This book guides you in understanding and developing a system for supporting neurodiversity in your classroom. The book introduces the concept of systems thinking to an education setting, providing tools and strategies to both broaden your knowledge of... Read more

Acknowledgements

Introduction A letter from the author

Chapter 1 Building a system of support

Chapter 2 The Education Landscape

Chapter 3 SEND, the present and the future.

Chapter 4 A constellation of factors influencing learning

Chapter 5 The process of learning

Chapter 6 The whole school and governance.

Chapter 7 Support strategies to progress learning

Chapter 8 When specialist support is needed.

Chapter 9 Mind health and its impact on learning

Chapter 10 One change at a time…

Index

Biography

Kelly Challis has spent her career in education advocating for neurodivergent people and currently leads a team of specialist assessors for a health care organisation. She has published articles in local press as well as for the PATOSS bulletin, a recognised body for specialist assessors. Her past roles included SENCo/ Head of Learning Support, and education consultant supporting schools to develop high quality literacy provision and raising awareness of neurodiversity. More recently, Kelly designed and implemented training programmes for middle leaders and teachers with a national charity to meet the needs of learners with literacy difficulties in primary and secondary education settings.