On this page you will find all our CPD opportunities for professionals.
Please click through the links to find more information on each individual course
Course places can be booked by emailing training@thepartnershiptrust.com .
| DATE AND TIME | COURSE TITLE | COURSE DETAILS | COURSE LEADER | VENUE AND COST |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, March 1st Networking from 12.30pm Session input from 1pm to 3pm | Autism Champions Early Years and Primary Network To book, please email training@the partnershiptrust.com | Help to foster a positive culture towards autism in your setting and help your children and young adults with autism to thrive emotionally and academically among their peers by becoming an Autism Champion. We are aiming for all schools and education settings in B&NES to have an identified Autism Champion, who can support pupils with autism and their families. | Sarah Keelty and Hayley Brimble | Free to all professionals working with children in B&NES £30 to others Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Wednesday, March 1st Networking from 12.30pm Session input from 1pm to 3pm | Autism Champions secondary and post-16 Network To book, please email training@the partnershiptrust.com | Help to foster a positive culture towards autism in your setting and help your children and young adults with autism to thrive emotionally and academically among their peers by becoming an Autism Champion. We are aiming for all schools and education settings in B&NES to have an identified Autism Champion, who can support pupils with autism and their families. | Paul Ford and Carol Jones | Free to all professionals working with children in B&NES £30 to others Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Thursday, March 2nd 3.30pm to 5.30pm | AET early years making sense of autism To book, please email training@the partnershiptrust.com | Raising awareness of staff in all early years settings, whether or not they work directly with children on the autism spectrum. | Amanda Audritt | Free to all professionals working with children in B&NES Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Friday, March 3rd 9.30am to noon | Sensory processing: universal strategies to support children and young people with autism To book, please email training@the partnershiptrust.com | This course aims to support settings to implement effective strategies to support autistic students with sensory processing differences. You will explore how to understand children’s sensory behaviours and recognise the impact sensory processing has on learning. | Emma Bailey | Free to all professionals working with children in B&NES £50 to others Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Wednesday, March 8th 3.30pm to 5.30pm | AET schools making sense of autism To book, please email training@the partnershiptrust.com | Basic autism awareness training for all staff within school-age education settings, mainstream and specialist services. | James Phillips | Free to all professionals working with children in B&NES Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Friday, March 10th 9.30am to 3.30pm | Universal classroom strategies for pupils on the autism spectrum—early years and primary To book, please email training@the partnershiptrust.com | This course will support Early Years and Primary settings to develop their knowledge and understanding of autism and how to provide support at a universal level. This includes promoting key strategies to ensure consistency across all settings in support of the Graduated Approach. | Hannah Hobbs | Free to all professionals working with children in B&NES £70 to others Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Monday, March 13th 3.30pm to 5.30pm | AET post-16 making sense of autism To book, please email training@the partnershiptrust.com | For everyone involved in the post-16 sector who would benefit from having an understanding of autism. Enhance your understanding of autism and how it can affect learners in post-16 settings. | Carol Jones | Free to all professionals working with children in B&NES Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Tuesday, March 14th 9.30am to 12.30pm | Developing social and friendship skills in pupils with autism To book, please email training@the partnershiptrust.com | This course will cover: •How to develop friendship skills •How to develop social understanding •A focus on resources and strategies to support pupils | Sarah Keelty | Free to all professionals working with children in B&NES £50 to others Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Wednesday, March 15th 9.30am to 12.30pm | Autism, sexuality, gender and identity To book, please email training@the partnershiptrust.com | Details TBC | Sarah Keelty and Hannah Hobbs | Free to all professionals working with children in B&NES £50 to others Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Friday, March 17th 9.30am to 12.30pm | AET schools anxiety module To book, please email training@the partnershiptrust.com | This will support delegates to understand how autistic pupils might express anxiety, what can cause anxiety in autistic pupils, what you can do to prevent and reduce anxiety in autistic pupils. | Emma Bailey | Free to all professionals working with children in B&NES Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Monday, March 20th 9.30am to 3pm | Universal classroom strategies for pupils on the autism spectrum—secondary and post-16 To book, please email training@the partnershiptrust.com | This course will support secondary and post-16 settings to develop their knowledge and understanding of autism and how to provide support at a universal level. This includes promoting key strategies to ensure consistency across all settings in support of the Graduated Approach | Carol Jones | Free to all professionals working with children in B&NES £70 to others Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Wednesday, March 22nd1pm to 3pm | AET post-16 progression framework To book, please email training@the partnershiptrust.com | Gain an overview of the AET autism progression framework 2.0 a progress tracking tool available from the AET website. | Carol Jones | Free to all professionals working with children in B&NESFosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Thursday, March 23rd 4pm to 5.30pm | Sensory modulation and further interventions To book, please email training@the partnershiptrust.com | A twilight session expanding on the sensory processing courses, exploring the role of sensory modulation for children with autism and interventions to support its development and understanding. | Emma Bailey | Free to all professionals working with children in B&NES£30 to othersFosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Tuesday, April 25th 9.30am to 12.30pm | Understanding girls on the autism spectrum To book, please email training@the partnershiptrust.com | This course offers a deeper understanding of girls with autism, how parents can support daughters, how teachers can support girls in their class and strategies to support girls in school. | Sarah Keelty | Free to all professionals working with children in B&NES £50 to others Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Wednesday, April 26th 3.30pm to 5.30pm | AET early years making sense of autism To book, please email training@the partnershiptrust.com | Raising awareness of staff in all early years settings, whether or not they work directly with children on the autism spectrum. | Amanda Audritt | Free to all professionals working with children in B&NES Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Wednesday, April 26th 3.30pm to 5.30pm | AET schools making sense of autism To book, please email training@the partnershiptrust.com | Basic autism awareness training for all staff within school-age education settings, mainstream and specialist services. | Jason Towells | Free to all professionals working with children in B&NES Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Friday, April 28th 9.30am to 11.30am | AET early years progression framework To book, please email training@the partnershiptrust.com | This module will provide delegates with an overview of the AET Autism Progression Framework, a progress tracking tool. You will learn how to use the framework to identify priorities, set learning intentions and to provide evidence of progress | Hannah Hobbs | Free to all professionals working with children in B&NES Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3A |
| Thursday, May 4th 9.30am to 3.30pm | AET schools good autism practice To book, please email training@the partnershiptrust.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. | Sean Kelly | Free to all professionals working with children in B&NES Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Thursday, May 4th 4pm to 5.30pm | Sensory processing: understanding the basics To book, please email training@the partnershiptrust.com | This course will introduce you to sensory processing and the eight sensory systems. You will be introduced to some of the theory that underpins sensory integration and how poor sensory processing can manifest in behaviour and motor skills. | Emma Bailey | Free to all professionals working with children in B&NES £30 to others Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Friday, May 5th 9.30am to 12.30pm | AET early years anxiety module To book, please email training@the partnershiptrust.com | This will support delegates to understand how autistic pupils might express anxiety, what can cause anxiety in autistic pupils, what you can do to prevent and reduce anxiety in autistic pupils. | Hannah Hobbs | Free to all professionals working with children in B&NES Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Monday, May 8th 9.30am to 3.30pm | AET post-16 good autism practice To book, please email training@the partnershiptrust.com | Gain practical knowledge and discover hands-on tools and techniques to support autistic learners in your setting. | Carol Jones | Free to all professionals working with children in B&NES Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Tuesday, May 16th 9.30am to 12.30pm | AET post-16 transitions to employment To book, please email training@the partnershiptrust.com | The toolkit will enable employers and post 16 careers professionals to identify interview and selection practices which will remove barriers for autistic people, promote autistic strengths, identify barriers that may be present in the workplace. | Carol Jones | Free to all professionals working with children in B&NES Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Wednesday, May 17th Networking from 12.30pm Session input from 1pm to 3pm | Autism Champions Early Years and Primary Network To book, please email training@the partnershiptrust.com | Help to foster a positive culture towards autism in your setting and help your children and young adults with autism to thrive emotionally and academically among their peers by becoming an Autism Champion. We are aiming for all schools and education settings in B&NES to have an identified Autism Champion, who can support pupils with autism and their families. | Sarah Keelty and Hayley Brimble | Free to all professionals working with children in B&NES £30 to others Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Wednesday, May 17th Networking from 12.30pm Session input from 1pm to 3pm | Autism Champions secondary and post-16 Network To book, please email training@the partnershiptrust.com | Help to foster a positive culture towards autism in your setting and help your children and young adults with autism to thrive emotionally and academically among their peers by becoming an Autism Champion. We are aiming for all schools and education settings in B&NES to have an identified Autism Champion, who can support pupils with autism and their families. | Paul Ford and Carol Jones | Free to all professionals working with children in B&NES £30 to others Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Thursday, May 18th 4pm to 5.30pm | Executive function and sensory differences To book, please email training@the partnershiptrust.com | A twilight session exploring the interaction of executive function and sensory differences in autism, this will include a range of strategies to support young people in a learning environment. | Emma Bailey | Free to all professionals working with children in B&NES £30 to others Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, |
| Tuesday, May 23rd 9.30am to 11.30am | AET schools progression framework To book, please email training@the partnershiptrust.com | This module will provide delegates with an overview of the AET Autism Progression Framework, a progress tracking tool. You will learn how to use the framework to identify priorities, set learning intentions and to provide evidence of progress. | Sean Kelly | Free to all professionals working with children in B&NES Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Tuesday, May 23rd 9.30am to 12.30pm | AET early years good autism practice To book, please email training@the partnershiptrust.com | To support all practitioners working directly with children on the autism spectrum. | Amanda Audritt | Free to all professionals working with children in B&NES Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Wednesday, June 7th 9.30am to 12.30pm | AET schools exclusions To book, please email training@the partnershiptrust.com | This module will provide delegates with an understanding of the key causes of autistic pupils being excluded from school and how teaching staff can prevent exclusion occurring or when it does to provide support for the pupils’ successful return or transition to their next placement | Carol Jones and Sean Kelly | Free to all professionals working with children in B&NES Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Thursday, June 8th 3.30pm to 5.30pm | AET early years making sense of autism To book, please email training@the partnershiptrust.com | Raising awareness of staff in all early years settings, whether or not they work directly with children on the autism spectrum. | Amanda Audritt | Free to all professionals working with children in B&NES Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Tuesday, June 13th 9.30am to 3pm | AET schools suite for leaders To book, please email training@the partnershiptrust.com | The suite for leaders for will support them to embed the eight principles of good autism practice to create culture change across their provision. This is for head teachers, managers, SENCOs and anyone in a leadership position working with autistic children in both mainstream and specialist settings. | Sarah Keelty and Jason Towells | Free to all professionals working with children in B&NES Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Wednesday, June 14th 3.30pm to 5.30pm | AET schools making sense of autism To book, please email training@the partnershiptrust.com | Basic autism awareness training for all staff within school-age education settings, mainstream and specialist services | Sean Kelly | Free to all professionals working with children in B&NES Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Friday, June 16th 9.30am to 12.30pm | How to write social scripts To book, please email training@the partnershiptrust.com | Why social scripts are effective, how to write to increase students’ understanding, the rules of writing social stories and sharing examples of stories | Sarah Keelty | Free to all professionals working with children in B&NES £50 to others Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Tuesday, June 20th 9.30am to 12.30pm | AET post-16 anxiety module To book, please email training@the partnershiptrust.com | This will support delegates to understand how autistic pupils might express anxiety, what can cause anxiety in autistic pupils, what you can do to prevent and reduce anxiety in autistic pupils. | Paul Ford and Carol Jones | Free to all professionals working with children in B&NES Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Thursday, June 22nd 9.30am to noon | Sensory processing: universal strategies to support children and young people with autism To book, please email training@the partnershiptrust.com | This course aims to support settings to implement effective strategies to support autistic students with sensory processing differences. You will explore how to understand children’s sensory behaviours and recognise the impact sensory processing has on learning. | Emma Bailey | Free to all professionals working with children in B&NES £50 to others Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3A |
| Monday, June 26th 9.30am to 3.30 | AET post-16 suite for leaders To book, please email training@the partnershiptrust.com | This suite of resources will support leaders or leadership teams to create culture change across their provision. The resources will support leaders to fully embed the eight principles of good autism practice. | Paul Ford and Jason Towells | Free to all professionals working with children in B&NES Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Thursday, June 29th 9.30am to 3pm | AET early years suite for leaders To book, please email training@the partnershiptrust.com | The suite for leaders for will support them to embed the eight principles of good autism practice to create culture change across their provision. This is for head teachers, managers and SENCOs working with autistic children in both mainstream and specialist settings. | Sarah Keelty and Hannah Hobbs | Free to all professionals working with children in B&NESFosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Friday, June 30th 9.30am to 3pm | Universal classroom strategies for pupils on the autism spectrum—secondary and post-16 To book, please email training@the partnershiptrust.com | This course will support secondary and post-16 settings to develop their knowledge and understanding of autism and how to provide support at a universal level. This includes promoting key strategies to ensure consistency across all settings in support of the Graduated Approach. | Sarah Keelty | Free to all professionals working with children in B&NES £70 to others Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Tuesday, July 4th 9.30am to 12.30pm | AET schools anxiety module To book, please email training@the partnershiptrust.com | This will support delegates to understand how autistic pupils might express anxiety, what can cause anxiety in autistic pupils, what you can do to prevent and reduce anxiety in autistic pupils. | Sean Kelly | Free to all professionals working with children in B&NES Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Thursday, July 6th 9.30am to 3.30pm | Universal classroom strategies for pupils on the autism spectrum—early years and primary To book, please email training@the partnershiptrust.com | This course will support Early Years and Primary settings to develop their knowledge and understanding of autism and how to provide support at a universal level. This includes promoting key strategies to ensure consistency across all settings in support of the Graduated Approach. | Hannah Hobbs | Free to all professionals working with children in B&NES £70 to others Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |