Gareth has been involved in education for over 30 years.
Gareth is the Educational Advisor for Studio III (www.studio3.org). Previously he worked for 25 years in U.K. schools; 17 of which were as SENCo in a large, inclusive secondary school in the North West of England. Gareth has extensive ‘front-line’ experience supporting schools, families and working directly with young people in the U.K. and abroad, particularly Chile, Dubai, Portugal, Gibraltar, Ireland and Scandinavia.
Gareth is Co-Founder of the LASER Approach, which fuses his critically acclaimed Saturation Model (Morewood, Humphrey & Symes, 2011) with Low Arousal approaches (McDonnell & Deveau, 2018) as part of a system-led model of inclusive practice.
As a Visiting Lecturer Gareth had led and taught on Post-Graduate courses teaching non-adverse approaches supporting people with additional needs.
Gareth has worked with Optimus Education for over 25 years, initially writing an anonymous blog also having spoken at and chaired many different conferences and events, as well as supporting schools improvement and providing specialist advice.
Website: www.gdmorewood.com
Recent Books:
Championing Your Autistic Teen at Secondary School: Getting the Best from Mainstream Settings - http://ow.ly/tLMh30sgs2H
NEW book chapter - 5 important things for inclusive settings - drawing on 30 years experience.
In - It Takes All Kinds of Minds: Fostering Neurodivergent Thriving at School