Read more about the AET Professional Development Programme and explore all our Training Modules.
Why is our Professional Development Programme needed?
According to the latest SEND statistics from the Department for Education, which are based on the school census, there are over 160,000 autistic pupils in schools across England. Over 70% are in mainstream school, with the rest in specialist education, home educated or out of education altogether.
The number of pupils with an EHC plan has risen by 10% to 325,600 in 2021. The number of pupils with SEN support has increased by less than 0.5% to 1,083,100. The most common type of need among pupils with an EHC plan is Autism, with 92,600 pupils (30% of all pupils).
Find out more about our vision, mission and values in the AET Strategy for 2021 – 2024
According to the latest figures from the Department for Education, autistic pupils in England are twice as likely to be suspended from school for a fixed period as pupils with no special educational needs.
'Persistent disruptive behaviour' is the most common reason for both permanent exclusions (35%) and fixed period exclusions (31%).
Read more Government statistics on exclusion and SEND here:
The Early Years Professional Development Programme offers a set of training modules and resources for those working in various early years settings for children up to 5 years.
The School’s Professional Development Programme offers a set of training modules and materials for those working in schools for pupils aged 5-16.
The Post-16 Professional Development Programme offers training and resources to professionals working in various Post-16 settings for autistic young people above 16 years.
The training uses a range of teaching methods to form an essential part of your continued professional development:
Videos
Presentations
Case studies
Practical materials
Discussion points
Delegate packs
Activities
Auditing tools
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