Professional learning on supporting diverse learners
Opportunities for teachers to develop their professional practice in learning diversity. Evidence-based professional learning to develop an understanding of diverse learners and support their educational needs.
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- Learning difficulties (general)
- Supporting students with language difficulties(opens in a new window) - The department has developed a series of webinars to help teachers identify and support students with language difficulties. You can view these webinars On Demand(opens in a new window) on Arc Events and follow the Diverse Learners Hub page to keep up to date with professional learning opportunities.
- Graduate Certificate in Education (Learning Difficulties)(opens in a new window) - online postgraduate course. Deepens the knowledge and practice of teachers, so they have the skills and confidence to meet the needs of all students, including diverse learners.
- Learning difficulties resources(opens in a new window) - accessible resources sheets and information from the Dyslexia SPELD Foundation.
- ABLES Professional Learning Portal(opens in a new window) - provides a range of free, online professional learning opportunities for teachers and early childhood professionals. Certificates of completion are provided for each course and can be used towards your professional learning record.
AllPlay Learn
Online courses for early childhood, primary, and secondary teachers and schools. They provide practical strengths and evidence-based strategies and resources that help create inclusive education environments for children with developmental challenges and disabilities.
- Early childhood education and care(opens in a new window)
- Primary school
- Secondary school(opens in a new window)
- Literacy learning difficulties (including dyslexia)
- Inclusive Classrooms – supporting students with learning difficulties including dyslexia(opens in a new window) - a course to develop your confidence and capability to support students with literacy learning difficulties including dyslexia.
- Learning difficulties, including dyslexia(opens in a new window) - presentation series on how to teach literacy based on current research and evidence.
- Learning difficulties, including dyslexia(opens in a new window) - webinar series exploring aspects of teaching literacy.
- Numeracy learning difficulties (including dyscalculia)
- Inclusive Classrooms – supporting students with learning difficulties, including dyscalculia(opens in a new window) - a course to develop your confidence and capability to support students with numeracy learning difficulties, including dyscalculia.
- Learning difficulties in numeracy(opens in a new window) - videos series exploring aspects of teaching numeracy.
- Autism
- Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma courses(opens in a new window) - nationally recognised training for qualified teachers. Designed to develop skills that help educate and support autistic students.
- Supporting students with autism(opens in a new window) - blended learning course to develop a strengths-based approach to autism.
- Queensland Government Autism Hub webinar series(opens in a new window) - covers many aspects of teaching autistic students.
- Positive Partnerships professional learning(opens in a new window) - whole-day learning supporting teachers to understand autistic students’ learning needs and create positive school environments.
- Positive Partnerships webinars(opens in a new window) - pre-recorded webinars about supporting the learning and wellbeing needs of diverse learners.
- Autism CRC(opens in a new window) - provides guidance to develop and deliver evidence-based outcomes through its collaboration with the autism community, research organisations, industry, and government.
AllPlay Learn
Online courses for early childhood, primary, and secondary teachers and schools. They provide practical strengths and evidence-based strategies and resources that help create inclusive education environments for children with developmental challenges and disabilities.
- Early childhood education and care(opens in a new window)
- Primary school(opens in a new window)
- Secondary school(opens in a new window)
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
AllPlay Learn
These free online professional learning courses on creating inclusive education environments, include an elective on ADHD. You can start the course now (no booking or enrolment required).
Updated 26 March 2026
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