Growing since 2014

Our Project Difference programme trains teachers about learning differences including dyslexia, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), developmental language disorder (DLD) and giftedness. The aim is to allow them to spot and support students who learn in different ways.

The Project Difference programme offers two phases:

Initial training

We provide training for teachers every September and October. Expert speakers introduce schools to learning differences at the start of the academic year.

Continuous education

Based on the Response to Intervention (RtI) model, we give teachers weekly advice from our specialists, with guidelines and strategies for working with children with learning differences.

Project Difference Programme for Schools

Do you know which schools have taken part in the programme?

We work with over 111 schools throughout Spain.

Would you like to sponsor a Project Difference school?

If you’re a company and would like to contribute to the education of a school, we’d love to hear from you.

Continuing professional development programme for teachers.

20-hour training course (10 hours of theory + 10 hours of case studies), delivered live online, on learning differences: ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder), ASD (autism spectrum disorder), DLD (developmental language disorder), dyslexia and giftedness.

Interested in training with us? Write to us here

Would you like Project Difference to train and support the teachers at your school?

Report on supporting the education of pupils with learning differences

We conducted a study in collaboration with the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) that confirms the positive impact the programme has on schools.

Learning difference protocol

With the participation of the School Learning Disorders Unit (UTAE) at Sant Joan de Déu Hospital, we develop action protocols with guidelines to apply in the classroom and facilitate early detection.

Our scientific committee

We are supported by a multidisciplinary team of experts from the fields of education and research who help us evaluate the programme and find areas for improvement.

Rosa Bosch. Consultant, Psychiatry Department, Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona.
Dr. Miquel Casas. Director of the Sant Joan de Déu Children’s Hospital’s MIND Schools Programme
Alba Coll. Responsible for the educational evidence line at EduCaixa.
Josep Fernández. Head teacher, Maria Àngels Anglada state school – Figueres.
Joaquín Gairín. Professor, Department of Applied Pedagogy, UAB.
Anna Gatell. Paediatrician in primary care and president of the Catalan Society of Paediatrics.
Marta Roca. Head of Primary, Sagrat Cor Sarrià school
Anna López. Coordinator of the UTAE at Sant Joan de Déu.
Isabel Rubió. President and member of the Board of Trustees of the ADANA Foundation
Mireia Sala. Speech therapist and pedagogue. President of the General Council of Speech-Language Pathologists and Director of the Trivium centre in Barcelona.
Pilar Clarasó. Headmistress, Sagrat Cor Sarrià

Training days

We hold regular meetings between specialists and teachers to inspire practitioners, raise awareness of learning differences in the classroom and share insights that can help young people prepare for their future.