Bath and Mendip Partnership Teaching School

Pupils with autism may find it difficult to understand situations and manage their emotional responses, particularly when experiencing planned and unplanned changes to their routine. 

This course will cover:

· Why social scripts are effective

· Guidelines for writing social scripts

· Sharing examples of social scripts

Participants will have the opportunity to have a go at writing their own social script in a supportive environment.

Pupils on the autism spectrum often find the social aspect of the school day quite challenging.

This includes what to do at unstructured times as well as coping with general social interactions during the day.

This course will cover :

· How to develop friendship skills

· How to develop social understanding

With a focus on strategies and resources to support pupils aged eight to 16.

Intended audience: teachers, teaching assistants and lunchtime supervisors.

This training will enable delegates to explore the use of a number of assessments that can be administered by teachers and teaching assistants both to develop a more precise understanding of a pupil’s language difficulties and to inform the full diagnostic process.

The tests examined will include non-word reading and short-term memory tests. In addition delegates will be shown how to use a test of phonological skills that they can readily use in schools.

This training will build upon the course offered by the Teaching School in February.

This course scored 9.2 out of 10 last year

“Really useful and lots of 
practical applications.”

This course will support secondary and post-16 settings to develop their knowledge and understanding of ASD and how to provide support at a Universal Level. This includes promoting key strategies to ensure consistency across all settings in support of the Graduated Approach.

This course will cover:

· Practical classroom strategies for secondary/post-16

· Universal/SEN support for communication and interaction

This will enable settings to feel more confident in meeting the needs of pupils with autism and to identify which ASD-friendly strategies can be implemented to benefit all pupils.

It is widely accepted that girls are often “missed” in terms of diagnosis of autism and may be facing additional challenges. While every girl with autism is unique, many share certain experiences and may appear to be more aware of the need to socialise, whilst masking underlying issues in order to be socially accepted by their peers.

This course will cover:

· A deeper understanding of girls with autism

· How parents can support daughters

· How teachers can support girls in their class

· Strategies to support girls in school

The viewpoints and experiences of females with autism will be shared in this course to provide a unique perspective on the challenges faced by girls on a daily basis.  

This course will support Early Years and Primary settings to develop their knowledge and understanding of ASD and how to provide support at a Universal Level. This includes promoting key strategies to ensure consistency across all settings in support of the Graduated Approach.

This course will cover:

· Practical classroom strategies for EYFS/primary

· Universal/SEN support for communication and interaction

This will enable settings to feel more confident in meeting the needs of pupils with autism and to identify which ASD-friendly 
strategies can be implemented to benefit all pupils.

Help to foster a positive culture towards autism in your setting by becoming an autism champion, We are aiming for every setting in B&NES to have an identified autism champion who can support pupils and their families

Help to foster a positive culture towards autism in your setting by becoming an autism champion, We are aiming for every setting in B&NES to have an identified autism champion who can support pupils and their families

Help to foster a positive culture towards autism in your setting by becoming an autism champion, We are aiming for every setting in B&NES to have an identified autism champion who can support pupils and their families

This course will support secondary and post-16 settings to develop their knowledge and understanding of ASD and how to provide support at a Universal Level. This includes promoting key strategies to ensure consistency across all settings in support of the Graduated Approach.

This course will cover:

· Practical classroom strategies for secondary/post-16

· Universal/SEN support for communication and interaction

This will enable settings to feel more confident in meeting the needs of pupils with autism and to identify which ASD-friendly strategies can be implemented to benefit all pupils.