For students with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), school environments can present complex sensory, executive functioning, and relational challenges. However, when educators adopt neurodiversity-informed shifts, the benefits extend to every single student in the classroom.

The WARMTH Framework stands for:

• Wellbeing first
• Affirming practice
• Relational approach
• Mutual understanding
• Timely response
• Holistic support.

It was created specifically for the education sector to translate compassionate, evidence-based principles into daily practice. Operating on Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles, WARMTH proves that strategies designed for brain differences like FASD create a calmer, clearer, and more supportive environment for all learners.

In this 1.5-hour masterclass, Kim Milne (Principal and Practice Advisor, FASD-CAN Aotearoa) and Nicola Maddox (Educational Psychologist, RTLB) will unpack how all roles within a school – from kura leaders and learning support coordinators to classroom teachers and support staff – can collaborate to embed this framework into daily routines.

Key Takeaways and Core Pillars

• Inclusive and universal impact: discover how FASD-focused environmental, sensory, and executive functioning supports benefit all learners.
  
  
• Whole-school and team collaboration: practical models for kaiako, kaiāwhina, sencos, LSCs, RTLBs, and kura leaders to work together using a shared framework.
  
  
• Immediate classroom application: concrete strategies, proactive adjustments, and tools you can implement right away to support self-regulation and learning engagement.

Who should attend: kaiako, kaiāwhina, SENCos, LSCs, RTLBs, school leadership/management, and all education professionals.

Equip yourself and your team with practices that foster genuine inclusion, strengthen relational trust, and build a thriving classroom community!

Registration

There is a small fee of $15 for this and all other Masterclasses.

Register now for this Masterclass.