Education Provisions
AOT are Autism Education Trust Training Partners and deliver the following modules to colleagues in schools:
Making Sense of Autism 90mins - 2hrs £200
The aims of ‘Making sense of autism’ are to:
- Enhance your understanding and awareness of autism and the three areas of difference that affect autistic pupils.
- Equip you with the knowledge you need to begin to make reasonable adjustments in the way you support autistic pupils.
Good Autism Practice 3hrs £250 (can be split over several sessions)
The aims of ‘Good autism practice’ are to support practitioners who work directly with autistic pupils to:
- Develop their knowledge and understanding of good autism practice.
- Reflect on and improve their practice in working with autistic children.
- Understand strategies and approaches they can draw upon for autistic pupils they work with.
- Reflect on the kind of information they need to collect for the pupil-centred education plan.
- Consider how to involve the autistic pupil and their family in the pupil’s education.
- Enhance and embed inclusive practice for autistic pupils.
The Autism and Anxiety 90 mins - 2hrs £200
After completing this module, you will be able to understand:
- How autistic CYP might express anxiety.
- What can cause anxiety in autistic CYP.
- What you can do to prevent and reduce anxiety in autistic CYP.
Exclusions and Autism 90mins - 2hrs £200
After completing this module, you will be able to understand:
- To understand the legal context of exclusion and autism.
- To understand the risk of illegal exclusion and how to avoid it occurring.
- To better understand the triggers and ways of managing distressed behaviours.
- To reflect on ways to support autistic CYP and their families during the period of exclusion.
- To consider ways of transitioning the autistic CYP back into school and how to manage the reintegration meeting.
The courses are certified, so all participants receive a certificate on completion.
To book one of the above courses to be held at your school/provision please contact Julie at julie.casey@togetherforchildren.org.uk
More information can be found on the AET website https://www.autismeducationtrust.org.uk/expert-led-autism-training
