M2 SPED Awareness - Year 11: Knowledge & Problem-Solving (Neurodiversity Youth Advocate Programme Year 1)

M2 SPED Awareness’s Year 11: Knowledge & Problem-Solving is a remote Neurodiversity Youth Advocate programme designed for Year 11 students across London, Luton, Birmingham and Leicester. The programme introduces evidence-based knowledge about dyslexia, ADHD, dyspraxia, dyscalculia and autism and shows participants how to critically evaluate media and research to apply learnings in real-world neurodiverse community contexts.

Participants receive mentoring and teaching from university students and professionals in areas including psychology, neuroscience, education and related fields. The programme includes careers-in-focus sessions (healthcare, psychology, education), group problem-solving presentations and applied activities designed to develop public speaking, teamwork, leadership and advocacy skills.

Each term features a group presentation activity with small gift-voucher prizes and a Certificate of Participation awarded for full completion. Delivery is remote. The structure comprises three term-day sessions (held in September, November and January) and a week-long remote summer school in early July, with session times and topic-focused timetables provided for each term and for the summer week.