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The Autism Education Trust (AET) offers face-to-face training programmes and practical resources for practitioners working in post 16 settings, including colleges, school sixth forms and universities. The AET training programme is delivered by local trainers with experience in the field of autism education and understanding of the local context.
Over 1 in 100 people are on the autism spectrum and the number of children and young people receiving an autism diagnosis is rising.
The AET post 16 programme can play a key role in helping your setting to support autistic young people, meet your wider responsibilities and will form an essential part of your Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
Our 360˚ holistic approach offers an evidence-based support programme developed by leading autism education specialists, including researchers, autistic people, parents of young people on the autism spectrum, trainers and practitioners consisting of:
Our programme includes a wealth of practical strategies and tools to support you in your everyday work, including the widely recognised AET Progression framework, the popular AET Tools for teachers, videos, case studies, problem-solving scenarios, strategies, presentations and activities.
Basic awareness training for all those engaging with young people in post 16 settings. This includes teaching and support staff, office and ancillary staff, governors, employers and careers advisers.
The training will support participants in:
A solid understanding of autism combined with practical strategies and resources for all practitioners working directly with autistic young people in post 16 settings.
The training will support participants in:
With optional certification.
This training is designed to provide effective transition planning for young people on the autism spectrum.
The training will support participants in:
For those in roles of leadership, who train others and who are able to influence whole setting development in responding effectively to the needs of autistic young people.
Framed in the AET post 16 autism standards, the training provides practical support and resources in support of whole setting improvement.
The training will support participants in:
developing a full understanding of good autism practice
evaluating and developing autism practice within their setting
auditing staff knowledge and skills and identifying professional development needs
understanding how the pursuit of good autism practice can support wider regulatory and good practice compliance
With optional certification
Good practice standards from the AET, to enable post 16 settings to evaluate their practice in addressing the needs of young people on the autism spectrum.
A competency framework for practitioners working with autistic young people in post 16 settings.
A guide to the use of the AET post 16 programme for local authorities, support services and colleges
Providing information about the AET post 16 programme and how it can be implemented and developed for use in post 16 mainstream colleges, independent and specialist settings.
“The materials are really good quality and have been an excellent tool for developing practice across the organisation.
The training has been particularly useful for mainstream staff working with students on the spectrum who previously haven’t had much autism training, but even those who have say it is a very good refresher. The training gets them to consider how they could work with our learners more effectively and helps them to decide if they want to find out more by doing the practitioners training afterwards.
We also use the AET post 16 autism standards to support us to continue to
develop provision.”
Gemma Burton, Regional Centre and Course Leader
City College Norwich
“The AET post 16 autism competency framework helps me to shape my support for the colleges I work with. I use the competencies to give the staff a framework to reflect on their own practice and identify areas they would like to develop. The targets are then built into the college support plan.”
Teresa Allen, Specialist Support Tutor, Communication and Autism Team (CAT)
Birmingham City Council