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Autism Education Trust (AET) Good Autism Practice
Autism Education Trust (AET) Good Autism Practice
Dates: Wednesday 6th May 2026
Time: 9:00am-5:00pm
Venue: Room G.4, New Parks House, Pindar Road, Leicester, LE3 9RN
Cost:: £150 per delegate
Who is this course for: This module is for SENDCo. teachers and teaching assistants who work with autistic pupils (5–16).
The aims are to support practitioners who work directly with autistic pupils to:
•Develop their knowledge and understanding of good autism practice.
•Reflect on and improve their practice in working with autistic pupils.
•Understand strategies and approaches they can draw upon for autistic pupils they work with.
•Reflect on the kind of information they need to collect for the one-page profile and for the pupil-centred education plan.
•Consider how to involve the autistic pupil and their family in the pupil’s education.
•Enhance and embed inclusive practice for autistic pupils.
After completing ‘Good autism practice in Schools’, participants will be able to:
- Develop their knowledge of how the key areas of difference can impact on the learning of autistic pupils.
- Understand the importance of involving the pupil and family in the pupil’s education.
- Consider the approaches, strategies, and adaptations they can implement to remove barriers to participation and learning for autistic pupils.
- Reflect on how knowledge about autism and the individual autistic pupil can inform the one-page profile and the pupil-centred education plan
£150.00
AET Schools - Making Sense of Autism and Practical Supporting Strategies
AET Schools - Making Sense of Autism and Practical Supporting Strategies - Half Day
Date: Wednesday 5th November 2025 OR Wednesday 10th June 2026
Time: 9:00am-12:30pm
Cost: £80
Venue: Room G.4, New Parks House, Pindar Road, Leicester, LE3 9RN
Who is this course for: All staff in schools. Targeted to those new in ASD who have missed whole school training.
Areas Covered:
•Provide an overview of what is meant by autisms.
•Develop an understanding of how behaviours are impacted by the impaired social communication skills and sensory difficulties.
•Provide practical strategies to meet the needs of students with autisms, including an introduction to specific interventions, e.g. social stories™, Circles of Friends, visual systems and strategies.
Course Outcomes:
•Participants will be able to understand how autism impacts on the social, emotional and academic progress of a child with autism.
The course will be delivered by the LCI Team (AET Autism Specialist Teachers).
£80.00
ELKLAN Primary
Dates: This is a 10 week course
- Day 1 - Monday 12 Jan 2026
- Day 2 - Monday 19 Jan 2026
- Day 3 - Monday 26 Jan 2026
- Day 4 - Monday 2 Feb 2026
- Day 5 - Monday 9 Feb 2026
- Day 6 - Monday 23 Feb 2026
- Day 7 - Monday 2 March 2026
- Day 8 - Monday 9 March 2026
- Day 9 - Monday 16 March 2026
- Day 10 - Monday 23 March 2026
Time: 10.00am - 12.00pm
Who Is It For: Teaching assistants -Key Stages 1 and 2.
Fee: - £470 per delegate, includes registration fee and book.
Venue: New Parks House, Pindar Road, Leicester, LE3 9RN
Areas Covered:
•This course is delivered on one afternoon a week for 10 Weeks.
•The course explains the communication process and difficulties that children may experience with speech, language and communication.
•The course provides a range of practical strategies that may be used by teaching assistants in their work in the classroom or when supporting individual children.
Course Outcomes:
•Accreditation at level 2 or level 3 (OCN).
•Increased understanding of the communication process.
•Increased understanding of speech, language and communication needs in children.
•Knowledge of a range of strategies, approaches and resources to use in the classroom and with individual children to support SLCN.
NB for accreditation delegates are expected to submit a short, written learning log weekly.
This course will be delivered by accredited Elklan trainers form the LCI Team. (Jeanette Wright)
£470.00
ELKLAN Secondary
Dates:
- Day 1 - Monday 22 September 2025
- Day 2 - Monday 13 October 2025
- Day 3 - Monday 3 November 2025
All sessions will run 9:00am - 5:00pm
Who Is It For: Teaching assistants -Key Stages 3 and 4.
Cost: £470 per delegate,
Venue: New Parks House, Pindar Road, Leicester, LE3 9RN
This course offers practical strategies for teaching assistants to support children in the classroom, focusing on the communication process and potential difficulties with speech, language, and communication.
Suitable for TAs working in secondary settings including DSPs.
Course Outcomes:
•Accreditation at level 2 or level 3 (OCN).
•Increased understanding of the communication process.
•Increased understanding of speech, language and communication needs in students.
•Knowledge of a range of strategies, approaches and resources to use in the classroom and with individual students to support SLCN.
NB for accreditation delegates are expected to submit a short, written learning log weekly.
This course will be delivered by an accredited Elklan trainer from the LCI Team. (Jeanette Wright)
£470.00
Play and Interaction
Play and Interaction
Date: Wednesday 11th February 2026
Time: 9:00am-16:30pm
Fee: £80
Venue: The Hall - Room G.1, New Parks House, Pindar Road, Leicester. LE3 9RN.
Who is this course for: Teaching assistants & SENCos.
Areas Covered:
- An introduction to Play Interaction, focusing on how this intervention supports children who have communication and interaction needs and autism.
- An overview of the development of social interaction, communication and play skills in typically developing children and the identification of delays and differences in these areas.
- Planning and delivering of Play Interaction sessions, including adapting activities and supporting progression and generalisation.
- An opportunity to practise techniques and strategies that can be used in Play interaction sessions.
Course Outcomes:
- Review the development of social communication and interaction, and the play skills in typically developing children.
- Identify needs for pupils who have communication and interaction differences and autism.
- Identify approaches to develop and support social communication, interaction, listening and attention and play skills.
- Learn how to plan and deliver a Play Interaction session, adapting them for individual needs and using a range of strategies, activities and resources.
This course will be delivered by the LCI Team
£80.00
Lets Talk
Date: Wednesday 18th March 2026
Time: 9:00-3:30pm
Fee: £80 per delegate
£65 per school for electronic resources folder which will be charged separately.
Venue: Room G.4, New Parks House, Pindar Road, Leicester, LE3 9RN
Who is this course for: SENDCos, Teachers and Teaching Assistant pairs or 2 TAs if SENDCo has already trained in Let’s Talk.
Areas Covered:
- The communication process.
- What a language group looks like.
- Pre and post screening.
- Language group activities
Course Outcomes:
- The Delegates will be equipped to run a Let’s Talk Language group intervention.
Each School will receive access to a Virtual folder which contains: -
- Pre & Post screening materials.
- 10 weeks of Language group plans for KS1 and KS2 Children.
- Printable Resources.
To be delivered by the LCI Team
£80.00
Neurodiversity affirming classrooms
Dates: Thursday 26th February 2026
Times: 09:00am - 12:30pm
Cost: £40
Venue: New Parks House, Pindar Road, Leicester, LE3 9RN
Classrooms are full of neurodiverse learners with varying strengths and differences. The neurodiversity paradigm acknowledges and celebrates these differences, while recognising the associated challenges. This training will explore the experiences of neurodivergent learners and how best to support them in the classroom to provide an inclusive and positive experience for all.
Course Outcomes:
- Participants will understand what neurodivergence means and how neurodivergent children may be impacted in the classroom
- Participants will learn how to create a neurodivergence-friendly classroom
- Participants will learn strategies to support neurodivergent learners