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Ranelagh Primary School
Corporation Street
E15 3DN
United Kingdom
Who is this module for?
This module is aimed at all education professionals working in the Early Years, which includes childminders, preschools, nurseries and school reception classes.
Description
This module focuses on the importance of getting to know a child and how their autism affects them.
We look at examples of distressed behaviours and how these can be supported through a range of strategies, approaches, and reasonable adjustments. The module also guides you through how to gather information about an autistic child’s interests, aspirations, strengths and differences and how this information can be used when developing a Child-Centred Education Plan (CCEP).
The module introduces the AET Early Years Competency Framework so that you can develop and evaluate their good autism practice following completion of the module.
The aims
Good autism practice in the Early Years with support you:
- To develop knowledge and understanding of good autism practice.
- To increase expertise in using practical strategies and approaches that support autistic children.
- To develop knowledge about autism and the individual to inform child-centred planning.
- To help you to reflect on and improve their practice in working with autistic children.
Learning objectives
After completing ‘Good autism practice in the Early Years’, you will be able to:
- Understand that autism is a difference rather than a deficit or disorder.
- Recognise the Three Areas of Difference in autism and how these can affect autistic children.
- Be confident in using the Autism Competency Framework.
- Involve the autistic child and their family in decisions.
- Use a range of approaches, strategies, and adaptations to remove barriers to learning and play.
Session length
The length of the training session will depend on the training partner delivering the session. Please get in touch with them directly to enquire about this. If you can't see their contact details, please search for your local training partner and enquire.
Who is this module for?
This module is for childminders and practitioners in a range of Early Years Settings, including preschools, nurseries, children’s centres, and schools.
In this module, we take delegates through some of the distinct learning needs, strengths, and difficulties that autistic children share, whilst helping delegates to take note of individual differences. Participants are given the opportunity to start thinking about a particular autistic child and their learning needs, along with ways in which they can adjust and adapt their own practice and the learning environment.
The aims
The aims of ‘Good autism practice in the Early Years’ are to support practitioners who work directly with autistic children to:
- Develop their knowledge and understanding of good autism practice.
- Reflect on and improve their practice in working with autistic children.
- Understand strategies and approaches they can draw upon for autistic children they work with.
- Reflect on the kind of information they need to collect for the one-page profile, the support plan, and the EYFS profile.
- Consider how to involve the autistic child and their family in setting learning goals.
Learning objectives
After completing ‘Good autism practice in the Early Years’, delegates will be able to:
- Develop their knowledge of how the key areas of difference can affect the learning of an autistic child.
- Consider the approaches, strategies, and adaptations they can implement to remove barriers to wellbeing, participation, and learning for autistic children.
- Understand the importance of involving the child and family in planning and setting learning goals.
- Reflect on ways of gathering information from the child, parents/carers, and other professionals.
Who is this module for?
This module is for childminders and practitioners in a range of Early Years Settings, including preschools, nurseries, children’s centres, and schools.
In this module, we take delegates through some of the distinct learning needs, strengths, and difficulties that autistic children share, whilst helping delegates to take note of individual differences. Participants are given the opportunity to start thinking about a particular autistic child and their learning needs, along with ways in which they can adjust and adapt their own practice and the learning environment.
The aims
The aims of ‘Good autism practice in the Early Years’ are to support practitioners who work directly with autistic children to:
- Develop their knowledge and understanding of good autism practice.
- Reflect on and improve their practice in working with autistic children.
- Understand strategies and approaches they can draw upon for autistic children they work with.
- Reflect on the kind of information they need to collect for the one-page profile, the support plan, and the EYFS profile.
- Consider how to involve the autistic child and their family in setting learning goals.
Learning objectives
After completing ‘Good autism practice in the Early Years’, delegates will be able to:
- Develop their knowledge of how the key areas of difference can affect the learning of an autistic child.
- Consider the approaches, strategies, and adaptations they can implement to remove barriers to wellbeing, participation, and learning for autistic children.
- Understand the importance of involving the child and family in planning and setting learning goals.
- Reflect on ways of gathering information from the child, parents/carers, and other professionals.
To book email helen.harris@ttlt.academy