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, September 26th 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, October 3rd 4pm to 5,30pm | AET Early Years 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, October 10th 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 |
| Thursday, October 25th 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. | Fiona Moody | £100 Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Thursday, November 8th 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 |
| Monday, November 12th and Tuesday, December 4th 9am to noon | AET Early Years 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 both sessions |
| Wednesday, November 21st 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. | Becca Tranter | £50 Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Wednesday, November 28th 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. | Alison Reevey | £100 Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |