Early Years Making Sense of Autism - Sankofa Nursery - October 2024

Early Years
Making Sense of Autism in Early Years
Date
21 October, 2024
Time
09:00:AM - 12:00:PM
venue

14 Sharratt Street
London
SE15 1NR
United Kingdom

Venue telephone number
Local authority location of training
  • Lewisham

Who is this module for?

This module is for anyone working in an Early Years environment. This module is suitable for a range of workers, including, for example: nursery managers, teachers, Early Years practitioners, play group assistants, nursery assistants, child care workers, office staff and lunch time staff.

Description

This module is an awareness-raising module that introduces autism and the areas of difference, which can include: Social Understanding and Communication, Flexibility, Information Processing and Understanding and Sensory Processing and Integration, among other things. We explore areas of difference in terms of strengths and support needs and identify some initial reasonable adjustments that need to be considered when supporting autistic pupils, including the creation and use of a OnePage Profile.   

The aims

The aims of Making sense of autism in the Early Years are:

  • Extend delegates’ understanding of how autism affects pupils in the Early Years
  • Increase delegates’ expertise in recognising an autistic child’s individual strengths and differences
  • Develop delegates’ skills in identifying barriers to learning for autistic children
  • Develop delegates’ understanding of what reasonable adjustments need to be made to support an autistic child in their setting

Learning objectives

After completing ‘Making Sense of Autism in the Early Years', you will be able to:

  • Approach autism as a difference rather than as a deficit or disorder
  • Recognise the three areas of difference for autistic children and the importance of identifying strengths and differences.
  • Listen to and learn from the perspectives of autistic children and their parents/carers
  • Reflect on their professional practice and implement reasonable adjustments to support autistic children.

Session length

This training module is designed to be used flexibly, with trainers using the time available in the way that best suits their audience.We have provided a training module and materials that can be covered in a 90-minute session using the core slides but there is more content available for the trainer to adapt and use in an extended session.
 

Monday 21st October 2024

9am-12pm

 

 

Free 90 minute Training

 

The making sense of autism training will give you a better understanding and awareness of autism and the way it affects children in your setting.

 

 

Basic autism awareness training for all staff in all early years settings, whether or not they work directly with children with autism.

 

The training will support participants to:

 

•    Identify the four key areas of difference that need to be taken into account when working with children on the autism spectrum.

•    Know the importance of understanding the individual child on the autism spectrum and their profile of strengths and weaknesses.

•    Identify the key areas to help children on the autism spectrum build positive relationships with staff and their peers.

•    Know that many children on the autism spectrum can be unusually sensitive to everyday sights, sounds, touch, tastes and smells. This can affect their learning and emotional state.

 

Please contact our administrator Alex to book your ticket, or if you have any queries regarding the booking process.

                                                                                                       

Email: outreach.admin@drumbeat.lewisham.sch.uk

Phone: 020 3143 1431