Training - AET Training Modules
EASA has a team of experienced AET trainers who can deliver any of the official AET modules in your setting. The AET training modules are delivered online and face-to-face at our Bell Lane centre. Staff in Enfield educational settings, other Enfield professionals and Enfield parents are welcome to attend these by registering here.
- Charges only apply to attendees from out-of-borough settings, independent and private settings, and companies.
- Bespoke delivery of our courses can be arranged for INSET days and staff meetings. However, please be aware that availability at beginnings and ends of terms is limited - dates get booked up quickly!
Versions Available: Early Years, Schools, Post 16
Who it is for: Everyone in the school/setting community (staff, governors, parents)
What is covered: Autism as a difference, not a deficit; the 3 areas of difference; listening to the perspectives of autistic young people and their parents and carers; reflecting on practice and adjustments that everyone can make to support autistic children and young people.
Versions Available: Early Years, Schools, Post 16
Who it is for: School/setting staff (everyone involved with educational planning, provision and teaching and learning for children and young people)
What is covered: Autism as a difference, not a deficit; the 3 areas of difference; involving autistic children and young people and their parents and carers in person-centred planning; approaches and strategies to enhance classroom practice and make the environment more accessible for autistic learners; removing barriers to learning.
Leadership, Inclusion and Structural Reasonable Adjustments
Versions Available: Schools
Who it is for: Leaders in school settings
What is covered: Developing a culture where autistic learners feel listened to and supported; have the confidence to lead change in your setting; have an understanding of inclusion legislation; reflect on and plan changes to develop inclusive culture in your setting; know how to use the AET Frameworks (free resources).
Versions Available: Schools
Who it is for: Leaders in school settings
What is covered: The exclusion process; autism and behaviour; impact of exclusion on autistic children and families; ways to accommodate needs to avoid exclusion.
Post 16 Transition to Employment
Versions Available: Post 16
Who it is for: Leaders, Teachers, Lecturers, Tutors, Mentors who work with Post 16 students
What is covered: explaining the recruitment process to autistic young people; promoting employment to autistic young people and employers; accessibility requirements for employment placements; inclusive practice in the workplace for autistic young people.
See AET website for further details of modules: Autism Training | Autism Education Trust