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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 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 |