Thank You for Enrolling!

Thank you for enrolling in our CPD webinar, “Are We Expecting Too Much? Executive Function, Age and Development in the Classroom.”

A pupil’s age doesn’t always tell us what executive function skills they are ready to use independently.

Skills such as planning, organisation, emotional regulation and independent learning develop over time, and not always at the same pace for every pupil. Developmental experiences and disruption can also affect when and how these skills develop.

This practical CPD webinar explores how executive function develops across childhood and adolescence, and what happens when the expectations placed on a pupil are greater than their current capacity.

You’ll gain a clearer understanding of how to recognise executive function gaps and how to provide the right level of support, while continuing to help pupils build the skills they need for the future.

Who It’s For

• Teachers and teaching assistants

• SENCOs and inclusion leads

• School leaders

• Learning support staff

• Coaches and professionals supporting children and young people

What You’ll Learn

• How executive function develops across childhood and adolescence

• Why chronological age doesn’t always reflect a pupil’s executive function skills

• How developmental experiences and disruption can affect executive function

• How to recognise when expectations may be exceeding a pupil’s current capacity

• Practical ways to scaffold planning, organisation and independence

• Strategies to support emotional regulation and learning while building skills for the future