An overview of Autism Education Trust (AET) training taking place across the South West. The purpose of the AET is to improve the education of children and young people with autism.
The Autism Education Trust (AET) is a partnership between Ambitious about Autism, the Autism Alliance and the National Autistic Society (NAS). It is funded and supported by the Department for Education (DfE) and hosted on behalf of the partnership by the NAS.
The purpose of the AET is to improve the education of children and young people with autism.
To achieve this, the AET:
• Develops and delivers training and a range of materials for early years, school and post 16 educational settings.
• Develops and disseminates information on educational practice.
• Provides an interface between users, practitioners and policy makers in respect of educational practice.
• Actively engages with young people, parents/carers and practitioners to inform its work.
• Undertakes research into effective practice.
Please click the links in the table below to find details of individual courses.
Courses can be booked by emailing aet@fossewayschool.com
| DATE | COURSE TITLE | COURSE DETAILS | COURSE LEADER | VENUE & COST |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, January 23rd 4pm to 5.30pm | AET schools making sense of autism - tier 1 To book, please email aet@fossewayschool.com | Basic autism awareness training for all staff within school-age education settings, mainstream and specialist services. | TBC | Free to BANES schools and academies £30 to others Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Thursday, March 12th 9.30am to 3.30pm | AET schools good autism practice - tier 2 core To book, please email aet@fossewayschool.com | Practical knowledge, hands-on tools and techniques for all practitioners working directly with school-age pupils on the autism spectrum, in both mainstream and specialist services, to develop their practice. | TBC | £100 Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Saturday, March 14th 9.30am to 3.30pm | AET early years good autism practice - tier 2 core | To support all practitioners working directly with children on the autism spectrum. | Hannah Hobbs | £100 Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Tuesday, March 24th 9.15am to 12.15pm | AET schools extending good autism practice - tier 2 extending and enhancing | Deepening delegates' understanding including theories of autism through good autism practice.Advancing skills in developing and applying strategies to facilitate progress and achievement for teachers, teaching assistants, and SENDCos working with school-age pupils on the autism spectrum in mainstream services. | TBC | £50 Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Monday, March 30th 9.15am to 12.15pm | AET early years extending good autism practice To book, please email aet@fossewayschool.com | This module is designed to build on the learning developed through ‘good autism practice’ by enabling delegates to deepen their understanding of autism and the implications for practice. | Hannah Hobbs | £50 Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Thursday, April 2nd 9.30am to 3.30pm | AET school leading good autism practice | For staff who may train or lead other staff in their setting, taking a leadership role that includes responsibility for developing provisions for school-age pupils on the autism spectrum within a mainstream and specialist setting. | TBC | £100 Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Thursday, June 4th 9.30am to 3.30pm | AET schools good autism practice - tier 2 core | Practical knowledge, hands-on tools and techniques for all practitioners working directly with school-age pupils on the autism spectrum, in both mainstream and specialist services, to develop their practice. | TBC | £100 Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Thursday, June 11th 9.15am to 12.15pm | AET schools extending good autism practice - tier 2 extending and enhancing | Deepening delegates' understanding including theories of autism through good autism practice.Advancing skills in developing and applying strategies to facilitate progress and achievement for teachers, teaching assistants, and SENDCos working with school-age pupils on the autism spectrum in mainstream services. | TBC | £50 Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Friday, June 19th 9.30am to 3.30pm | AET early years leading good autism practice To book, please email aet@fossewayschool.com | For staff who may train or lead other staff in their setting, taking a leadership role that includes responsibility for developing provisions for early years pupils on the autism spectrum. | TBC | £100 Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Thursday, July 2nd 9.30am to 3.30pm | AET schools leading good autism practice - tier 3 To book, please email aet@fossewayschool.com | For staff who may train or lead other staff in their setting, taking a leadership role that includes responsibility for developing provisions for school-age pupils on the autism spectrum within a mainstream and specialist setting. | TBC | £100 Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |