Reach & Match Inclusive learning training

Turn inclusive intention into confident, consistent practice

Professional learning that builds capability for inclusive education across classrooms, therapy settings, and systems.

Reach & Match® training strengthens implementation fidelity, shared practice, and long-term impact. It builds the professional capability needed to embed inclusive, multisensory learning into everyday environments.
Group of educators participating in a Reach & Match inclusive learning training session

Why structured training matters

The Reach & Match kits are intentionally open-ended

Training ensures they are used confidently, consistently, and with purpose across children, staff, and settings. While the kits include guidance and can be used independently, training significantly strengthens:

Training protects the integrity of practice and increases long-term system impact.

Educators learning hands-on to use the Reach & Match inclusive learning system in a real classroom setting
Children exploring a Reach & Match mat folded upright into a tent shape during a play-based, participation-focused learning activity

Our training approach

Play-based. Multisensory. Participation-focused.

The Reach & Match® training approach is designed to complement professional practice in education, therapy, and early intervention.

Training:

  • Focuses on functional participation in everyday routines
  • Is guided by clear learning outcomes across physical, cognitive, social, and communication domains
  • Is flexible across developmental profiles, abilities, and settings
  • Respects professional judgement and contextual decision-making

The focus is not on adding more tasks, but on strengthening the quality and consistency of inclusive practice.

Who this training is for

Training is delivered using Reach & Match kits. Training is designed to build local ownership, adaptability, and long-term sustainability.

New to Reach & Match

If you are onboarding the kits, training supports you to: 

  • Understand design intention and practical application
  • Establish shared approaches across staff from the outset
  • Plan rollout, routines, and team alignment
  • Build confidence in inclusive facilitation
 

Already using the kit

If you are using the kits but seeking stronger consistency or impact, training helps teams:

  • Adapt activities across diverse developmental profiles
  • Move from occasional use to intentional integration
  • Align practice across educators and practitioners
  • Extend inclusive strategies beyond individual activities

Organisations, NGOs, ministries & advisors

For leaders responsible for scale and sustainability, training supports:

  • Train-the-trainer and cascade models
  • Capacity building beyond individual champions
  • Implementation in low-resource and humanitarian contexts
  • Alignment with SDG 4, ECCE, UDL, and national inclusion priorities

What the training builds

Participants gain practical strategies to:

Apply inclusive pedagogy aligned with EYLF / ECCE and Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

Design differentiated learning for mixed-ability groups

Support functional participation, engagement, and communication

Strengthen sensory, motor, and tactile readiness

Support Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC)–aligned tactile exploration and concept development for learners with vision impairment

Transfer inclusive strategies into classrooms, therapy sessions, libraries, playgroups, and home routines

Training complements professional expertise and strengthens existing education and intervention supports.

Practice note: Reach & Match® training supports inclusive practice, functional participation, and skill development across educational, home, and community settings. It complements existing professional expertise and education or intervention supports.

Training impact

Reported a stronger understanding of inclusive practice
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Increased confidence supporting children with disabilities
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Reported learning new practical strategies to apply to their daily work
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Strengthened their ability to support early learning outcomes
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Who participates

Sessions are tailored to participant roles, experience levels, and contexts.

Early childhood educators & teachers

Play-based, inclusive strategies aligned with EYLF and ECCE frameworks to support participation and engagement in mixed-ability classrooms.

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Special education teachers & early intervention therapists

Differentiated, multisensory strategies that support communication, engagement, and participation across educational and therapeutic contexts.

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Libraries, museums & playgroups

Inclusive, hands-on strategies that support shared exploration, participation, and engagement in public learning spaces.

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Vision impairment & orientation and mobility specialists

Tactile-first learning strategies supporting concept development, inclusive participation and braille readiness.

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NGOs, ministries & education advisors

Scalable, capacity-building training to strengthen inclusive education across community, low-resource and humanitarian settings.

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Parents and families

Participating through early intervention services, schools, or community programs to support consistent use of the Reach & Match kit at home.

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What they share

Training formats & delivery options

Training is tailored to your objectives and context, with flexible delivery options designed to accommodate time, budget, and administrative considerations.

Online training

Live interactive sessions for educators, therapists, and distributed teams.

In-person training

Hands-on workshops with guided practice using the kit.

Blended & train-the-trainer

Designed for scalable, sustainable implementation.

Next steps

If you are exploring training for your school, service, organisation, or program, we would be happy to discuss your context, goals, and constraints.