Thrive and Excel: Empowering Twice Exceptional Learners 2026036F

Date and Time 

Thursday 23 April 2026, 9.30 am to 3.30 pm

Delivery mode

I​​n person at ISV, 40 Rosslyn St, West Melbourne​ 

Audience

Primary or Secondary Educator (Teacher, Teaching Support, Leader), School Psychologist/Counsellor

Cost

• Course Fees: Fully Funded. We have secured a grant to ensure the program is available to you at no cost
• Admin Fee: $100. A small contribution that helps us cover the "basics" like catering and logistics, and ensures that limited places are utilized by those who can attend

A Note on Special Circumstances

While these principles guide our general approach, we understand that every school’s context is unique. If your school is facing special circumstances, or if you are looking to enrol a large group for a specific program, please reach out to us. We are always open to discussing discounted rates or group arrangements to ensure your team can access the learning they need, as Fully Funded, with an Admin Fee

Description

Twice exceptional (2E) learners are gifted students who also experience learning challenges and in today’s classrooms, their needs are more visible and important than ever. This session explores how strengths and complexities intersect, and how schools can create environments where 2E students truly thrive.

Across the day, participants will unpack current research, explore practical strategies, and collaborate on solutions that support the academic, social and wellbeing needs of twice exceptional learners. Leave with a toolkit of personalised learning approaches you can implement immediately.

Twice exceptionality - commonly referred to as 2E - continues to be an area of growing focus across Australian schools in 2026, particularly as inclusive education policy, neurodiversity-affirming practice, and personalised learning commitments strengthen nationwide. This session provides a deep dive into the lived experiences of twice-exceptional learners: students who demonstrate high ability while also navigating learning difficulties, disabilities, or other diagnoses that can mask strengths or complicate achievement.

Participants will examine how 2E learners’ cognitive, emotional, and social profiles intersect, influencing their learning, engagement, wellbeing, and identity development. With increasing attention on early identification and strengths-based supports in 2026, the session highlights current approaches and practical tools to help schools better recognise and respond to the complexity of twice exceptionality.

We will explore the barriers 2E students commonly face in contemporary classrooms - including issues relating to executive function, sensory processing, task initiation, perfectionism, and school engagement - and unpack how today’s instructional models, assessment practices, and school structures can be adapted to reduce friction and increase access.

Throughout the day, participants will work collaboratively to design responsive, personalised and future focused learning pathways that honour both the potential and the challenges of 2E learners. Emphasis will be placed on actionable strategies, multidisciplinary collaboration, and partnering effectively with families and support networks to ensure holistic, aligned support.

Key takeaways

• Understand the unique profiles of 2E learners
• Build inclusive, strengths based classrooms
• Design personalised, flexible learning provisions
• Partner effectively with parents, carers and support teams

Presenter information

Katie Tribe

Katie is a passionate advocate and educator with over two decades of teaching and leadership experience across many leading primary and secondary schools, both in Australia and the UK. Katie supports learners to build self-efficacy and unlock hidden talent and potential. Skilled in assessment, policy development, curriculum and intervention; she is deeply committed to ensuring all students have an equal opportunity to education no matter their learning needs.