universities

We work with universities to build understanding of executive function and its impact on learning, teaching, and inclusion. Our training and talks are designed to support professional services teams in providing academic skills support, trainee teachers, and HR departments in developing an inclusive learning and working culture. 

Academic Coach Training

We provide training in academic coaching using an executive function framework. This approach helps staff support students to develop the skills needed for independent learning, including planning, organisation, focus and self-regulation. The coach training combines psychological theory with practical coaching tools and frameworks that can be applied in one-to-one or small group settings.

Positive outcomes include:

  • Enhanced social connections
  • Improved academic outcomes
  • Increased self-awareness
  • Greater ownership of learning
  • Increased well-being
  • Skills for life

Supporting Future Teachers

For PGCE course providers, we offer sessions that explore how executive function affects learning and behaviour in the classroom. Trainee teachers are introduced to practical strategies for supporting pupils to manage their thinking and learning more effectively and creating inclusive classrooms that support all learners.

    Inclusion and Executive Functions

    We deliver talks and workshops for HR teams and university leaders that explore executive function through the lens of inclusion. These sessions highlight how expectations around organisation, time management and communication can unintentionally disadvantage some staff and students. We offer practical ways to build more flexible and inclusive practices.

      Presenting at the University of Warwick Inclusion Conference

      This week, we presented at the University of Warwick's Inclusion Conference, supporting HR professionals in understanding how executive functioning plays a critical but often overlooked role in workplace inclusion. The session explored how challenges such as time...

      Presenting our Research at the ENCoRE Conference, Birkbeck University

      The MindSpark team had the privilege of presenting our research at the Educational Neuroscience Collaboration and Research (ENCORE) Conference 2025, hosted at Birkbeck, University of London by the Centre for Educational Neuroscience. This inspiring event brought...

      Empowering Future Teachers: MindSpark at UEL’s Festival of Inclusion

      We were thrilled to lead an interactive training session for 90 trainee teachers as part of the University of East London’s Festival of Inclusion. Hosted in collaboration with the PGCE programme, this session offered practical tools grounded in neuroscience to help...