An online training resource base, built to enhance the knowledge, skills and practice of teachers and support assistants in meeting the individual needs of autistic learners.
Helping teachers to...
Be prepared and equipped to meet the diverse abilities and needs in your class.
Efficiently manage, de-escalate and minimise challenging behaviour
Confidently lead their 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!
Mrs Julie Gibbs
Teacher
Michelle Selimi
Parent and Teaching Assistant
Katy Edwards
Teacher
Becca Yoder
Teacher
Rachael Longworth
Teacher
Philippa Scott-Hall Stewart
Teacher
Anonymous
Ann Iruobe
Teacher
Michelle Cardy
Teacher
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 ‘tool-box’ of evidence-based strategies, resources and skills, that you can use to support different individual abilities and needs
Have a personalised plan for each key area of development and how you can implement support strategiesto enhance children’s progress
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!
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 in the course (8) comes with downloadable resources including visual supports, slides, reflection tasks and other helpful resources. These will help support your learning and practice.
Support
Ongoing support is offered through chat boxes on each of the course videos.
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 comes with downloadable resources and teaching resources
1. Autism and Practical Support
Broaden your knowledge about autism and how you can help and support
Learn how to identify the personalised needs of autistic individuals. Gain practical strategies and helpful skills in supporting communication, sensory processing and thinking.
Broaden your knowledge about autism and how you can help and support
13 Lessons - 1.5 hours
2. Inclusive Teaching Strategies
Practical strategies to enhance the learning of children with diverse needs
Gain a ‘toolbox’ of effective, evidence-based strategies, designed to meet the diverse learning needs of children. These inclusive strategies that will support all children.
Practical strategies to enhance the learning of children with diverse needs
19 Lessons - 1.5 hours
3. Help My Communication
How to enable autistic children to communicate, develop functional communication and increase vocabulary
Explore early communication development and effective, evidence-based methods that can help children express their needs and wants. You will learn hands-on ways to develop a child’s attention, functional communication and vocabulary.
How to enable autistic children to communicate, develop functional communication and increase vocabulary
22 Lessons - 1.5 hours
4. Help My Social Interaction
How to support the development of attention, social interaction and play skills, to help children form 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.
How to support the development of attention, social interaction and play skills, to help children form relationships
11 Lessons - 1.5 hours
5. Help My Emotional Regulation
How to support a child's behaviour and strategies to regulate their emotions
Learn how to identify why a child is behaving in a certain way and simple strategies to help them regulate their emotions. This includes how to teach children to identify and respond to their emotions in a way that is helpful to them (rather than escalating to challenging behaviour).
How to support a child's behaviour and strategies to regulate their emotions
13 Lessons - 1.5 hours
6. Help My Sensory Processing
How to identify and support the different sensory needs of children
Gain a greater understanding of different sensory needs and the 8 sensory systems. Get equipped with practical ways in which you can support sensory regulation and have the confidence to implement sensory regulation strategies immediately.
How to identify and support the different sensory needs of children
17 Lessons - 1.5 hours
7. Help My Transitions
How to help autistic children manage transitions and change
Get an insight into autistic thinking and why transitions can be particularly challenging. Learn a range of evidence-based strategies to support transitions and help children be fully prepared for the changes that may occur.
How to help autistic children manage transitions and change
12 Lessons - 1.5 hours
8. Leading A Team Of Teaching Assistants
How to be an effective class leader and maximise the impact of Teaching Assistants
Learn inspiring ways to deploy support assistants and enhance the practice of the team around a child. You will learn strategies to build a stable support network around you and enhance the value which a class team brings to the children, teaching and learning.
How to be an effective class leader and maximise the impact of Teaching Assistants
8 Lessons - 1.5 hours
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.
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.
Yes! You can purchase a group training licence to share the content, which also comes with certificates for multiple people. Please email admin@autismspectrumteacher.com for all group training orders.
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.