An online course for Education Support Workers.
You’ve been asked to write a Social Story for tomorrow’s fire drill. You open a blank doc, search a few examples, and an hour later you’re still not sure if what you’ve written will actually help.
And actually feel confident it’ll help. That’s exactly what this course gives you.
Robbie S. · Education Support Worker
Made this for a student in his class who wanted stronger friendships.
Lessons are designed to take 10–15 minutes, so you can learn in small, manageable blocks without overload.
Quick mastery checks reinforce learning. If you get a question wrong, the course explains why, shows new examples, and gives you another chance to practise.
Branching scenarios use real school examples, so you can practise decisions and see how different approaches affect outcomes.
A 3-minute tour of the course and what you’ll walk away with.
What a Social Story is, what it isn’t, and the moments where it can quietly change a student’s day.
The gap between what schools ask of support staff and what they’re actually trained for. And why this course exists.
Permission to start before you feel ready. Your first attempt is already useful.
A snapshot of the support workers and teachers around the country doing the same work as you.
How to tell when a Social Story is the right tool. And when something else will serve the student better.
Pick the student you’ll write your first story for. The rest of the course builds around them.
Capture what matters: their strengths, what they find hard, what calms them, what their day actually looks like.
Narrow your story down to a single, specific goal. The move that makes everything else easier to write.
Sketch the shape of your story before you write a single sentence. Setting, characters, beginning, middle, end.
How to describe what happens, where, and why. The foundation of every Social Story.
Capture how other people might think, feel, or react. Without putting words in your student’s mouth.
Suggest what your student can try. Gently, specifically, and in a way that feels like an option, not a demand.
Use the guided story builder to assemble your sentences into a finished, ready-to-use Social Story.
Run your draft past a quick checklist — or a colleague — before you put it in front of a student.
Reflect on how the story landed, what to keep, what to tweak. Use what you learnt for your next one.
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Yes. Every example, template, and activity is set in a real classroom. No psychology background or accreditation needed.
Most lessons are 10–15 minutes. Short enough to fit between classes or after work. Most people finish the whole course in 2–3 weeks.
Everything: all 16 lessons, the guided Story Builder, every activity and quiz, and all updates while you’re subscribed. Both plans include a 14-day free trial.
Try the full course free for 14 days. If it’s not the right fit, cancel before the trial ends. You won’t be charged a cent.
Yes. Cancel from your account in two clicks. Monthly stops at the end of your billing cycle. Yearly is free to cancel during the 14-day trial.
Yes. You’ll get a downloadable Certificate of Completion with your name, hours, and date. Ready to attach to PD records or workplace claims.