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AAutism Education Trust (AET) Schools: Extending and Enhancing Good Autism Practice - 3 day course for Leicester City DSPs
Autism Education Trust (AET) Schools: Extending and Enhancing Good Autism Practice - 3 day course for Leicester City DSPs
Course dates:
- Friday 6th June
- Friday 13th June
- Friday 20th June
Time: 9-4pm
Venue: Room G.3 - New Parks House, Pindar Road, LE3 9RN
Cost:
£370 per delegate
Or
£450 for Teacher and TA pair
Course Content:
- AET Good Autism Practice Module (an extended version including visual systems)
- An introduction to sensory processing needs
- New AET Progression Framework
- An introduction to social stories and comic strip conversations
£450.00
Autism Education Trust (AET) Schools: Extending and Enhancing Good Autism Practice - 3 day course for Leicester City DSPs
Autism Education Trust (AET) Schools: Extending and Enhancing Good Autism Practice - 3 day course for Leicester City DSPs
Course dates:
- Friday 6th June
- Friday 13th June
- Friday 20th June
Time: 9-4pm
Venue: Room G.3 - New Parks House, Pindar Road, LE3 9RN
Cost:
£370 per delegate
Or
£450 for Teacher and TA pair
Course Content:
- AET Good Autism Practice Module (an extended version including visual systems)
- An introduction to sensory processing needs
- New AET Progression Framework
- An introduction to social stories and comic strip conversations
£370.00
Teaching Assistant Briefing - Using sensory experiences to support children with Autism Emotional regulation
Teaching Assistant Briefing - Using sensory experiences to support children with Autism Emotional regulation
Dates:
Wednesday 11th June 2025 - 13:00 - 15:00 pm
Who is this course for: Support staff
Fee: Free for 2 delegate per (Leicester City School).
£30 for extra delegates
Venue: Training Room G 4, New Parks House, Pindar Road, New parks, Leicester. LE3 9RN.
Areas Covered:
•Using sensory experiences to support children with Autism Emotional regulation
•Teens and Tweens
Course Outcomes
•Information and ideas to help the TA in their role.
•TAs are aware of new resources, websites etc that support them in their work with pupils with Autism and/or other neurodivergent conditions in their school
•School to school support
This course will be delivered by the LCI Team.
£30.00
SENDCO Induction Network Meeting
Dates:
- Thursday 18th September 2025
Or
- Thursday 25th September 2025
Times: 1.00pm - 4.30pm
Who is this course for:
- New SENCos
- SENCos who are new to Leicester City
- Assistant SENCos
- Any SENCo wanting a refresher
Cost: Free for all Leicester City Schools
Venue: Training room G.1 New Parks House, Pindar Road, Leicester. LE3 9RN
Areas Covered:
We will be looking at:
- The SENDCo Role
- SEND systems.
- The graduated response.
- What to do/who to involve and how to involve them at each stage.
- Requirements for involving outside agencies
- What makes an effective JPM.
- Introduction to E3 / EHCPs
- SENCo yearly planner.
- SEND Audits
Course Outcomes:
- Better understanding of the SEND systems in Leicester City
- An opportunity to network with other SENCos
£0.00
ELKLAN Speech and language support for 5 – 11’s updated intensive 3 day course
Areas Covered:
•This course is delivered in 3 intensive days over a 10-week period.
•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.
Dates:
This is an intensive 3-day course. All sessions must be attended in full to gain accreditation.
10th January 20205
31st January 2025
28th February 2025
All sessions run 9-4:30pm.
Who Is It For:
Teaching assistants -Key Stages 1 and 2.
Fee: -
£430 per delegate, includes registration fee and book.
Venue: New Parks House, Leicester LE3 9RN
G.4
NB for accreditation delegates are expected to submit a short, written learning log weekly online.
This course will be delivered by accredited Elklan trainers form the LCI Team. (Jeanette Wright)
£430.00
ELKLAN Speech and language support for 11-16s
Dates:
Dates for this course can be amended to suit the needs of delegates:
1) A 10-week course 1-3pm in the Spring term 2025
2) A 3-day course 9-4:30pm with dates in the Spring term
3) Run as a 10-week course as part of the 5-11 Elklan course on the previous page.
Who Is It For: Teaching assistants -Key Stages 3 and 4.
FEE: - £430 per delegate, includes registration fee and book.
Venue: Face to face (venue to be confirmed).
Areas Covered:
•This course is delivered on one afternoon a week for 10 Weeks
•The course explains the communication process and difficulties that students 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 students.
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)
Please contact jeanette.wright@leicester.gov.uk to discuss suitable dates / options for the course delivery
£430.00
Impact of EAL on learners with SEND
Dates: CANCELLED
Thursday 7 November 2024 Online via Teams
9:00 -12:30am
Who is this course for: SENCos, EAL leads and teachers KS1-4
Cost: £75 per delegate
Venue: Online via TEAMs
Areas Covered:
•Difference and overlap between learners with EAL and SEND
•How does having EAL impact on SEND?
•Obtaining linguistic profiles of pupils
•Strategies and support for EAL/SEND learners
Course Outcomes:
•Understand how to identify SEN in EAL learners
•Understand the impact of EAL on pupils with SEND
•Identify strategies and interventions to support SEND learners with EAL.
•Know where to get further advice and support
This course will be delivered by the LCI Team. (Jeanette Wright)
£75.00
School Based Assessment of Speech, Language and Communication Needs
School Based Assessment of Speech, Language and Communication Need
Dates: - (2 day course) (delegates much attend both dates) - Monday 19th January 2026 & Monday 9th February 2026
Time: 9:00am-5:00pm both days
Fee: £160
Venue: Room G.3, New Parks House, Pindar Road, Leicester LE3 9RN
Who is this course for: SENDCos and SEN Teachers. HLTAs or Level 3 teaching assistants with responsibility for assessment.
Areas Covered:
Day One.
•Develop knowledge of different areas of SLCN: speech, language, and communication.
•How SLCN presents in the classroom.
•An exploration of different ways to identify SLCN difficulties.
•A practical exploration of formal and informal language assessments to use in school.
Day Two.
•Discussion of findings from case study work and recommended language assessment work.
•How to analyse language assessments.
•Identifying ways to support pupils with SLCN needs within the classroom setting.
•Exploring evidence-based intervention approaches.
This course will be delivered by the LCI Team
£160.00
School Based Assessment of Speech, Language and Communication Needs: Summer Term
Dates: - (Two Full Days) (Delegates must attend both days) Wednesday 14th May 2025 & Wednesday 11th June 2025
Both days 9am-3pm
Venue:
The Hall, G.1
New Parks House
Pindar Rd, Leicester LE3 9RN
Who is this course for: SENDCos and SEN Teachers. HLTAs or Level 3 teaching assistants with responsibility for assessment.
Fee: offered for free as part ELSEC project
Venue: Face to face. Entrance A, Room G.3, New Parks House, Pindar Road, new Parks, Leicester LE3 9RN
Areas Covered:
Day One.
•Develop knowledge of different areas of SLCN: speech, language, and communication.
•How SLCN presents in the classroom.
•An exploration of different ways to identify SLCN difficulties.
•A practical exploration of formal and informal language assessments to use in school.
Day Two.
•Discussion of findings from case study work and recommended language assessment work.
•How to analyse language assessments.
•Identifying ways to support pupils with SLCN needs within the classroom setting.
•Exploring evidence-based intervention approaches.
This course will be delivered by the LCI Team. (Jeanette Wright)
£0.00
School Based Assessment and Identification of SpLD
School Based Assessment and Identification of SpLD
Dates: - (2 Day Course) (delegates much attend both dates) - Monday 27th October 2025 & Monday 24th November 2025
Time: 9:00am-4:00pm both days
Venue: Room G.4, New Parks House, Pindar Road, Leicester, LE3 9RN
Who is this course for: SENCos and teachers
Fee: £160 per delegate for a two day course.
Areas Covered:
Day One:
•The SpLD pathway and early monitoring process.
•Understanding of standardised assessment terminology.
•Basic literacy and language assessments to use in school.
Day Two:
•Case studies of pupils with SpLD and SLCN.
•Understanding of how pupils with SpLD present in school.
•Support in interpreting assessment results and making judgements.
•Awareness of effective provisions of pupils with SpLD.
Course Outcomes:
•Be able to complete basic language and literacy assessments.
•Have increased confidence in interpreting results of assessments.
•Have increased confidence in identifying pupils with SpLD.
This course will be delivered by the LCI Team.
£160.00
Dyslexia Awareness (Online)
Dates: CANCELLED
5th February and 12th February 2025
3:45-5:30pm 2 sessions
Who is this course for: SENCOs, Teachers, TAs primary and secondary
Fee: £75 per delegate
Venue: Will be run via Microsoft Teams
Areas Covered:
•Definition of dyslexia.
•Range of difficulties associated with dyslexia.
•Strategies to support those with indicators of dyslexia
Course Outcomes:
•Increased understanding of dyslexia.
•Knowledge of a range of effective strategies to address the impact of specific learning difficulties.
This course will be delivered by the LCI Team. (Kate Keaveny)
£75.00
Support with Reading Comprehension Including Inference
Support with Reading Comprehension Including Inference
Dates: Thursday 12th February 2026 and Thursday 26th February 2026
(Delegates to attend both sessions)
Time: 9:00AM-16:00PM
Fee: £160 for both dates
Venue: Room G.4, New Parks House, Leicester, LE3 9RN
Who is this course for: A teacher who will supervise and teaching assistants who will deliver the training
This course will help you develop an understanding of structured learning approaches and supporting visual strategies, and its advantages to increase understanding and reduce anxiety, whilst using visual strategies as part of structured learning to develop independence.
Course Outcomes:
- Plan for individual students to support and increase their independence.
- Learn how to access tools and resources to create visual structured strategies.
This training will be delivered by the LCI Team
£160.00
School Based Assessment in Mathematics
School Based Assessment in Mathematics
Date: (2 day course) (delegates much attend both dates) - Thursday 5th February 2026 and Thursday 5th March 2026
Time: 9:00am-12:30pm both days
Cost: £80
Venue: Room G.4, New Parks House, Pindar Road, Leicester. LE3 9RN
Who is this course for: SENDCos, SEN Teachers with responsibility for assessments in Maths.
Areas Covered:
Day One: (am only)
•Understanding the challenges inherent in learning mathematics.
•Exploring some of the ways we can identify mathematical difficulties.
•Introduction to the ‘Quick Numeracy Check’ (QNC) and other useful assessments.
Day Two: (am only)
•What is maths anxiety?
•Discussion of findings from your exploration of Numeracy SBA in school.
•Identifying ways to support pupils who are finding maths challenging in class through high quality teaching.
•Exploring evidence-based intervention approaches.
•A brief introduction to dyscalculia.
Course Outcomes:
•Receive a QNC resource pack
•Be able to complete basic maths-assessments.
•Knowledge of high-quality teaching and resources to use with pupils who find maths challenging.
•Increased confidence in identifying pupils with dyscalculia or maths anxiety.
This course will be delivered by the LCI Team
£80.00
An introduction to teaching children with a Development Co-ordination Disorder (Dyspraxia)
Dates: Thursday 14th November 2024
9:00am – 12:00pm
Who is this course for: Sencos, TAs and class teachers (F2-Year 6)
Cost:: £75 per delegate
Venue: Training Room G 1, New Parks House, Pindar Road, New parks, Leicester. LE3 9RN.
Areas Covered:
- What is a Developmental Co-ordination Disorder?
- How does this affect young people in school from FS to Y6?
- How can we support young people with a DCD in school?
- How can we be more inclusive for young people with a DCD?
Delegates will:
- Gain an understanding of what DCD/Dyspraxia is and how we can support young people in school from years FS to Y6 to be included and successful.
This course will be delivered by Sam Marriott from the LCI Team.
£75.00
Supporting Pupils with Down’s Syndrome in School
Dates: - (2 Morning Sessions)
Thursday 31st October 2024, & Thursday 7th November 2024,
9:00am – 12:00pm
(Delegates to attend both sessions)
Who is this course for: Those involved with supporting Down’s pupils in KS 1, 2 and 3.
Fee: £150 per delegate
Venue: Will be run via Microsoft Teams
Areas Covered:
•Overview of Down’s Syndrome.
•The profile of strengths and difficulties that a Down’s Pupil may have.
•Developing their literacy.
•Language development.
•Ways to support their learning across the curriculum.
Course Outcomes:
•Course participants will develop an understanding of Down’s Syndrome pupils and acquire practical strategies to support their learning, independence and participation in school life.
This course will be delivered by the LCI Team. (Becky Desborough)
£150.00
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
Supporting pupils with complex needs in mainstream
Time: 9.00 - 5.00
Dates:
- Monday 6th October 2025
Cost: £80
Venue: New Parks House Entrance A, New Parks, Leicester. LE3 9RN
Understanding of complex needs and effective ways to integrate pupils, including during play. Meeting need through differentiation, personalised planning, teaching approaches and the multi-sensory learning environment.
Language and communication strategies. Assessment, outcomes and accurate monitoring of progress.
Course Outcomes:
Participants will have:
- Increased confidence in supporting pupils with more complex needs.
- Information about making secure judgements about pupil baseline assessment and progress.
- Knowledge of effective teaching methodology and differentiation strategies to support the child’s learning.
- Gain well-being knowledge of other training materials and support organisations.
£80.00
Autism Education Trust (AET) Schools: Extending Good Autism Practice - 3 Day Course
Dates: (Must attend all dates)
- Wednesday 28th January 2026
- Wednesday 4th February 2026
- Wednesday 11th February 20256
Time: 9:00am-4:00pm
Who is this course for: This module is for SENDCo. teachers and teaching assistants who work with autistic pupils (5–16).
Fee: £370 per delegate OR £450 for teacher and teaching assistant pairs
Venue: Room G.3, New Parks House, Pindar Road, Leicester. LE3 9RN
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.
- Participants will have practical strategies and knowledge of interventions to use to better meet the needs of those with autisms.
- Increased awareness of how the physical environment can aid or detract from teaching those with autisms.
- Staff will have increased knowledge in how to identify and support pupils with autism.
- Virtual copy of “Tools for teachers”.
This course will be delivered by the LCI Team (AET Autism Specialist Teachers).
£370.00
Autism Education Trust (AET) Leadership Inclusion and Structural Reasonable Adjustments: The Suite of Resources for Leaders
Who is this course for: School SENDCo, Leaders and Autism Champions (School and Post16). Need to have attended previous GAP training
Date: TBD
Time: TBD
Cost: £75 per delegate
Venue: Training Room G 3, New Parks House, Pindar Road, New parks, Leicester. LE3 9RN.
Will be run via Microsoft Teams if face to face not possible.
Areas Covered:
•Two modules for leaders to support culture change and improve Good Autism Practice (GAP)
•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.
•A wide range of additional resources to support leaders to manage culture change and implement GAP
Learning objectives
•To understand the importance of the GAP Principles and Inclusion Promises.
•To be able to develop a culture where autistic children and young people feel listened to, supported and included.
•To have the skills, tools and confidence to lead change in their setting.
•To have a good understanding of educational legislation related to inclusion.
•To reflect on and plan next steps for what is required
•To lead change and fully embed an inclusive culture.
•To understand how to embed the Autism Standards Framework to improve good autism practice.
£75.00
How to Use Social Stories & Comic Strip Conversations to Support Social Skills for Autistic CYP
Dates: Wednesday 5th February 2025
9:30-12:30pm
Cost: £75 per delegate
Venue: Training Room G 3, New Parks House, Pindar Road, New parks, Leicester. LE3 9RN.
Will be run via Microsoft Teams if face to face not possible
Who is this course for:
SENDCos, Class teachers, Teaching Assistants
Areas Covered:
Social stories™ and Comic Strip Conversations can help autistic people develop greater social understanding and help them stay safe.
•Develop self care skills, social skills and academic abilities
•Help someone to understand how others might behave or respond in a particular situation
•Help others understand the perspective of an autistic person and why they may respond or behave in a particular way
•Help a person to cope with changes to routine and unexpected or distressing events (for example, absence of teacher, moving house, thunderstorms)
•Provide positive feedback to a person about an area of strength or achievement in order to develop self-esteem
•As a behavioural strategy (for example, what to do when angry, how to cope with obsessions).
Course Outcomes:
- To know why Social Stories™ support pupils with autism
- To be able to write a Social Story"
This course will be delivered by Oia Delucchi LCI Team.
£75.00
TA Network Meetings (for Those Working with Children With Autism)
Dates:
Wednesday 12th March 2025 1:00pm-3:00pm
Who is this course for: Teaching Assistants where the teaching assistant (TA) has attended Autism Education Trust (AET) Making Sense of Autism Level 1 Training.
Fee: Free for 1 delegate per (Leicester City School).
£30 for extra delegates
Venue: Training Room G 3, New Parks House, Pindar Road, New parks, Leicester. LE3 9RN.
Will be run via Microsoft Teams if face to face not possible.
Areas Covered:
•Emotional Regulation
•Using sensory experiences to support children with autism.
•Tweens and Teens with autism and the types of issues they may experience and the support that they may need.
•Managing Change.
Course Outcomes:
•Teaching Assistants will be able to share how they support:
• Emotional Regulation of the autistic children they work with.
• Sensory experiences in the autistic children they work with.
•The autistic Tweens and Teens they work with
•The autistic children they work with to manage change
•Teaching Assistants will be able to ask questions and share good practise (please bring along any relevant resources).
This course will be delivered by the LCI Team.
£0.00
Transition Training for Teaching Assistants who Support Autistic Pupils in Year 6
Dates: Wednesday 9th April 2025 1:00-3:00pm
course for: Teaching assistants (TAs) who have attended Autism Education Trust (AET) Making Sense of Autism Level 1 Training.
Fees: Please note that this course is free for the first delegate per school with a charge of £30.00 for each additional delegate - discounts will be applied at the checkout
Venue: Training Room G 4, New Parks House, Pindar Road, New parks, Leicester. LE3 9RN.
Will be run via Microsoft Teams if face to face not possible.
Areas Covered:
The training offers techniques for effective transition planning for young people on the autism spectrum who are going to Secondary School.
Course Outcomes:
- Teaching Assistants will be able to share how they support their Tweens and Teens experiences in the autistic children they work with.
- Teaching Assistants will be able to share how they support Year 6 transition with the autistic children they work with.
This course will be deliverd by Allison Hill & Pravina parmar LCI Team
£30.00
Introduction to a Structured Learning Approach for Autistic CYP - Using Visual Strategies
Dates: -
Wednesday 27th November 2024. 9:15-3:00pm
or
Wednesday 2nd April 2025, 9:15-3:00pm CANCELLED
Who is this course for: SENDCos, Teachers and Teaching Assistant pairs.
Fee: £150 per delegate
Venue: New Parks House, Pindar Road, New parks, Leicester. LE3 9RN.
Will be run via Microsoft Teams if face to face not possible.
Areas Covered:
•Overview of a structured learning approach.
•Using visual strategies as part of structured learning to develop independence.
•Using Task Boxes or similar as part of structured learning.
Course Outcomes:
•Know that structured learning is a core approach for autistic children and young people, included in the BERA (Best Endeavours and Reasonable Adjustments) and on individual EHCPs.
•Develop an understanding of structured learning approaches and supporting visual strategies, and its advantages to increase understanding and reduce anxiety.
•Plan for individual students to support and increase their independence.
•Learn how to access tools and resources to create visual structured strategies.
Understand how to use and evaluate sample Task Boxes or similar resources to promote independent learning
This course will be delivered by Kirti Patel LCI Team
£150.00
Introduction to Autism: Parent Workshops School Years 1-5 (Primary) (VAT Exempt)
Dates: - (4 Day workshop)
Wednesdays: 30th October 2024, 6th November 2024, 13th November 2024, & 20th November 2024.
9:30am – 12:30pm -
Who is this course for: Parents and Carers.
Fee: Free
Venue: Teams Virtual Call
Areas Covered:
•To develop an understanding of Autisms.
•To identify how autism can affect families.
•To have information about what is available for families in Leicester city and beyond.
Course Outcomes:
•Gain a better understanding of autism.
•Provide families with information.
•Signpost to support organisations.
•Gain an understanding of what is meant by Social Communication.
•Provide practical ideas and strategies to support your child.
•Gain a better understanding of Sensory Processing in autism.
•Explore your child’s sensory differences.
•Provide practical ideas and strategies to support your child.
•an understand of what is meant by emotional regulation.
•Provide practical ideas and strategies to support your child.
£0.00
Cues Training (Coping with Uncertainty in Everyday Situations)
Who is this course for: Parents (Same parents to attend all 8 sessions)
Dates: Course of 8 sessions
Summer terms
30th April 2025,
7th May 2025, 14th May 2025, 21st May 2025,
4th June 2025, 11th June 2025, 18th June 2025 and 25th June 2025
9:00 -12:00
Cost: Free to Parents attending
Venue: Training Room 1.2, New Parks House, Pindar Road, New parks, Leicester. LE3 9RN.
Areas Covered:
Coping with Uncertainty in Everyday Situations (CUES)
The CUES intervention programme supports parents in gaining confidence in their ability to recognise and manage their child's difficulties with uncertainty through group learning opportunities.
A parent-based programme of intervention based on CBT principles, focusing specifically on intolerance of uncertainty for young people with ASD experiencing anxiety
Course Outcomes:
To help parents develop an understanding of uncertainty and its impact, try out strategies and share opportunities for discussion and support
This course will be delivered by Ollie walker LCI Team.
£0.00
Introduction to Autism: Parent Workshops School Years 1-11 (delivered in Hindi)
Parent Autism Workshops: For families of autistic pupils in years 1 to 11. Training will be delivered in Hindi only (suitable for Gujarati, Punjabi and Urdu speaking parents who understand the Hindi language)
Dates: 4 day course
Thursdays: 1st May, 8th May, 15th May and 22nd May 2025
Time: 9.30-12.30pm
Venue: Face to face. Belgrave Sure Start, Cossington Street, Leicester. LE4 6JD
Who is it for: Parents & carers
Families (of no more than 2 adults) can sign up
Fee: Free
Areas Covered:
•To develop an understanding of Autisms.
•To identify how autism can affect families.
•To have information about what is available for families in Leicester city and beyond.
Course Outcomes:
•Gain a better understanding of autism.
•Provide families with information.
•Signpost to support organisations.
•Gain an understanding of what is meant by Social Communication.
•Provide practical ideas and strategies to support your child.
•Gain a better understanding of Sensory Processing in autism.
•Explore your child’s sensory differences.
•Provide practical ideas and strategies to support your child.
•an understand of what is meant by emotional regulation.
•Provide practical ideas and strategies to support your child.
This course will be delivered by the LCI Team. (Pravina Parmar)
£0.00
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).