Who is this module for?
This module introduces leadership teams to the Good Autism Practice Report (GAP) Report to help them understand how the Eight principles of Good Autism Practice emerged. The module has the option to explore a set of case studies that illustrate how settings have implemented the principles through adapting their practice. This will help leaders/leadership teams to plan the best way to embed the principles and meet the needs of their autistic children and young people.
The module also introduces the Autism Competency Framework, the Autism Standards Framework and the Progression Framework and helps leaders to consider how they will use these across their provision to improve good autism practice. The module looks at using the frameworks to implement good autism practice through gaining pupil voice, setting suitable learning intentions, making reasonable adjustments and measuring progress.
The aims
To enable you to:
- Gain an overview of the AET and the Professional Development Programme.
- Gain an overview of the Good Autism Practice Report (Gulberg et al 2019).
- Understand how the Eight Principles of Good Autism Practice and the Eight Inclusion Promises emerged and why these are so important.
- Examine a set of case studies that illustrate how the principles have been implemented through adapting practice.
- Gain an overview of the AET Frameworks and how they can be used to embed Good Autism Practice.
Learning objectives
After completing this module you will:
- Understand the importance of the Eight Good Autism Practice Principles and Inclusion Promises.
- Consider how your provision can embed the principles and promises to ensure autistic children and young people receive a positive education.
- Understand how to embed the AET Frameworks across your provision to improve good autism practice
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.
This module introduces leadership teams to the Good Autism Practice (GAP) Report to help them understand how the 8 principles of GAP emerged. The module looks at using the frameworks to implement good autism practice through gaining pupil voice, setting suitable learning intentions, making reasonable adjustments and measuring progress.
Aims:
- To provide leaders with an overview of the AET and the Professional Development Programme.
- To provide an overview of the Good Autism Practice (GAP) Report (Gulberg et al 2019).
- To inform leaders of how the 8 Principles of GAP and the 8 Inclusion Promises emerged and why these are so important.
- To introduce a set of case studies that illustrate how the principles have been implemented through adapting practice.
- To provide an overview of the AET Frameworks and how they can be used to embed GAP.
Leadership, Inclusion and Structural Reasonable Adjustments
Aims:
- To look at how inclusive provision and structural reasonable adjustments can help a setting to be outstanding.
- To consider what is needed to lead culture change in a setting.
- To know about AET resources and guidance that can support leaders to provide inclusive environments through structural reasonable adjustments.
- To consider different ways of making structural reasonable adjustments to ensure autistic children and young people are fully supported.