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 through the links to find details of individual courses.
Courses can be booked using the linked booking form below.
| DATE | COURSE TITLE | COURSE DETAILS | COURSE LEADER | VENUE & COST |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, January 16th 4pm to 5.30pm | AET Tier 1 To book, please click here | Basic autism awareness training for all staff within school-age education settings, mainstream and specialist services. PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE OF VENUE | Jo Clay | Free to BANES schools and academies £30 to others St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Penn Hill Road, Weston, Bath BA1 4EH |
| Wednesday, January 23rd 4pm to 5.30pm | AET EY Tier 1 To book, please click here | Raising awareness of staff in all early years settings, whether or not they work directly with children on the autism spectrum. | Hannah Hobbs | Free to BANES schools and academies £30 to others |
| Wednesday, January 30th 9.15am to 3.30pm | AET Complex Needs To book, please click here | This session focuses on training for staff in specialist setting who support school age pupils on the autism spectrum who have complex needs. It aims to deepen participants understanding of autism in ways which they can support pupil participation. | Becca Tranter | £100 Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Wednesday, February 6th 9.15am to 3.30pm | AET Tier 2 core To book, please click here | 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. Enable practitioners to develop their knowledge and understanding of good autism practice. Provide guidelines and activities to support practitioners to reflect on and improve their own practice. | Becca Tranter | £100 Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Wednesday, February 13th 1pm to 4pm | AET Progression Framework To book, please click here | This training provides an overview of the autism progression framework. This includes an understanding of how the progression framework relates to the broader educational context, familiarity with the content and key features of the framework, skills in identifying learning goals and measuring progress for pupils on he autism spectrum in areas specific to their individual needs. | Becca Tranter | £75 Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Wednesday, February 27th, Thursday, March 7th, Wednesday, March 20th and Thursday, March 28th 4pm to 5.30pm | AET EY Tier 2 To book, please click here | Enabling practitioners to develop their knowledge and understanding of good autism practice. Providing guidelines and activities to help practitioners to improve their practice when caring for or working with a child on the autism spectrum. Introducing practitioners to the early years autism competency framework to evaluate and develop how they work. | Hannah Hobbs | £100 for all four sessions Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Wednesday, March 6th 9.15am to 12.30pm | AET Tier 2 Extending and Enhancing To book, please click here | Deepening delegates’ understanding including theories of autism through ‘good autism practice’. Advancing skills in developing and apply strategies to facilitate progress and achievement for teachers, teaching assistants, and SENDCos working with school-age pupils on the autism spectrum in mainstream services. | Jo Clay | £50 Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Friday, March 15th 9.15am to 3.30pm | AET Tier 3 To book, please click here | 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. | Fiona Moody | £100 Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Wednesday, April 3rd 4pm to 5.30pm | AET Tier 1 To book, please click here | Basic autism awareness training for all staff within school-age education settings, mainstream and specialist services. | Alison Reevey | Free to BANES schools and academies £30 to others Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Wednesday, May 1st 9.15am to 3.30pm | AET Complex Needs To book, please click here | This session focuses on training for staff in specialist setting who support school age pupils on the autism spectrum who have complex needs. It aims to deepen participants understanding of autism in ways which they can support pupil participation. | Alison Reevey | £100 Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Wednesday, May 8th 4pm to 5.30pm | AET Tier 1 To book, please click here | Basic autism awareness training for all staff within school-age education settings, mainstream and specialist services. | Jo Clay | Free to BANES schools and academies £30 to others Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Thursday, May 9th 4pm to 5.30pm | AET EY Tier 1 To book, please click here | Raising awareness of staff in all early years settings, whether or not they work directly with children on the autism spectrum. | Hannah Hobbs | Free to BANES schools and academies £30 to others Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Wednesday, May 22nd 9.15am to 3.30pm | AET Tier 2 core To book, please click here | 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. Enable practitioners to develop their knowledge and understanding of good autism practice. Provide guidelines and activities to support practitioners to reflect on and improve their own practice. | Jo Clay | £100 Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Tuesday, June 11th 9.15am to 12.30pm | AET Tier 2 Extending and Enhancing To book, please click here | Deepening delegates’ understanding including theories of autism through ‘good autism practice’. Advancing skills in developing and apply strategies to facilitate progress and achievement for teachers, teaching assistants, and SENDCos working with school-age pupils on the autism spectrum in mainstream services. | Alison Reevey | £50 Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Thursday, June 13th 9.15am to 3.30pm | AET Tier 3 To book, please click here | 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. | Jo Clay | £100 Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Wednesday, June 26th 9am to 3pm | AET EY Tier 2 To book, please click here | Enabling practitioners to develop their knowledge and understanding of good autism practice. Providing guidelines and activities to help practitioners to improve their practice when caring for or working with a child on the autism spectrum. Introducing practitioners to the early years autism competency framework to evaluate and develop how they work. | Hannah Hobbs | £100 Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Thursday, July 4th 1pm to 4pm | AET Progression Framework To book, please click here | This training provides an overview of the autism progression framework. This includes an understanding of how the progression framework relates to the broader educational context, familiarity with the content and key features of the framework, skills in identifying learning goals and measuring progress for pupils on he autism spectrum in areas specific to their individual needs. | Fiona Moody | £75 Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Thursday, July 11th 4pm to 5.30pm | AET Tier 1 To book, please click here | Basic autism awareness training for all staff within school-age education settings, mainstream and specialist services. | Becca Tranter | Free to BANES schools and academies £30 to others Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |