An online training programme designed to enhance the knowledge, skills and practice of teachers and support assistants, in meeting the individual needs of autistic children.
Empowering Teachers To...
Be prepared and equipped to meet the diverse needs in your class
Efficiently manage, de-escalate and minimise challenging behaviour
Confidently lead your team of support assistants to maximise impact
What is Autism for Teachers?
Watch the video to find out more!
What Our Course Participants Have To Say...
Joni Fury
Teacher in a specialist provision
Naomi
Parent and Teacher
How Will This Course Benefit Me?
★ Expand your knowledge of autism, communication needs, sensory processing, emotional regulation and social interaction, and practical ways you canhelp and support.
★ Have a personalised plan for each key area of development and how you can implement support strategiesto enhance children’s progress
★ Have a ‘tool-box’ of evidence-based strategies, resources and skills, that you can use to support different individual abilities and needs, straight away!
★ Feel confident with implementing different support strategies and speaking about the impact with other professionals
Ready to Learn More?!
Access any time
Complete the course at times convenient for you. Our flexible, on-demand content allows you to log in and complete as you go, plus you can revisit the content if needed! Suitable for busy teachers and support assistants!
Bitesize videos
Each section of the course is broken down into short video modules, allowing you to easily follow the content. The modules are full of invaluable, to-the-point information and resources.
Practical advice
With a vast wealth of knowledge and experience, each video is filled with practical advice that you can implement immediately.
Downloadable resources
Each key focus areas (8) in the course comes with downloadable resources such as visual supports, reflection tasks and other helpful resources. These will support your learning and practice.
Support Community
Ongoing support is offered through chat boxes on each of the course videos and via email.
Device compatible
Our courses can be completed on whatever your preferred device is, either via your browser or the Teachable app.
8 Key Focus Areas
Each focus area comes with bitesize videos, course materials and teaching resources
Autism and Neurodiversity
Broaden your knowledge about autism, neurodiversity and practical ways to support in the key areas of communication, understanding and sensory processing.
Inclusive Teaching Strategies
Learn practical teaching approaches and support strategies that will enhance the learning of neurodivergent and neurotypical children and young people.
Help My Communication
Explore early communication development and how to help children express their needs and wants. You will learn hands-on ways to develop children’s attention, functional communication and vocabulary.
Help My Social Relationships
Learn practical strategies to develop early play and social interaction skills. Gain a ‘tool box’ of things you can do to enhance children’s play, turn taking and interaction.
Help My Emotional Regulation
Learn why a child may be behaving in a specific way and how to help them identify and respond to their emotions in a way that is helpful to them (rather than escalating to challenging behaviour).
Help My Sensory Processing
Learn about different sensory needs and the 8 sensory systems. Get equipped with practical ways that you can support sensory regulation and have the confidence to implement these strategies straight away.
Help My Transitions
Get an insight into autistic thinking and why transitions can be particularly distressing. Learn a range of evidence-based strategies to help children’s transition smoothly, that reduce anxiety and ‘meltdowns’.
Leading a Team of Support Assistants
Learn inspiring ways to deploy support assistants and enhance the practice of your team. You will learn strategies to build a stable support network around you and enhance the value in which a class team brings to the children, teaching and learning.
Access the Course Content On Any Device and Any Time!
Hi, I'm Steph Reed, Your Teacher!
l am an Autism Specialist Teacher and School Consultant, working with various schools and services in London.
Over the past 15 years, I havetaught many autistic children and young people, with awide variety of abilities and complex needs, and I have previously held leadership roles including SENCo (Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator) Inclusion Leader and Autism Outreach Leader.
In recent years, I have upskilled many adults including parents, teachers, SENCO’s and support assistants with practical skills and knowledge to maximise children’s potential.
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Anyone teaching or supporting with autistic children and young people in educational settings. This includes teachers, support assistants, SENCO’s and children’s professionals.
The courses will be taught through a series of bitesize videos, downloadable resources and reflection tasks, that you will have access to via a login and password. You can complete the course content at your own pace and you will receive a certificate after completion of the course.
The courses are designed to give you valuable information and skills, however, if you are not 100% satisfied with the course and let us know within 30 days of purchasing, you will receive a full refund.