The award-winning Autism Education Trust (AET) was established by the Department for Education (DfE) in England in 2007.
It is a not-for-profit partnership organisation that includes autism charities, local authorities, multi-academy trusts, universities, colleges, schools, nurseries, autistic people and their families.聽 The AET works in partnership with the DfE, delivering the only DfE Supported, CPD Accredited, co-produced autism training for the education workforce.
The AET co-produces all of its programmes with autistic young people, parents/carers, experts and specialists, in the knowledge that lived experience has to be embedded at our core for our programmes to be authentic and successful.
Our approach is strengths-based: we believe that autism is a difference, not a deficit.
At the heart of our organisation is our panel of Autistic Young Experts (AYE), aged 16-25. All of the panel are autistic and neurodivergent.
Since 2022, the AET has been working with Monmouthshire County Council, professionals, academics, young people and parents and carers to produce a Professional Development Programme for Wales for Early Years and Schools. We are keen to work with like-minded organisations to roll out the programme across Wales.
You can read more about our work in Wales here: https://www.autismeducationtrust.org.uk/sites/default/files/2024-09/Astudiaeth-Achos-Cyngor-Sir-Fynwy-Case-Study-Monmouthshire-County-Council.pdf
Training
We can develop bespoke training sessions when requested. Below are our main modules:
In English and Welsh
路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Making Sense of Autism for Early Years
路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Making Sense of Autism for Schools
路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Good Autism Practice for Early Years
路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Good Autism Practice for Schools
Topic-based modules (currently only in English)
路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Autism and anxiety
路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Autism and transitions
路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Inclusive leadership
路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Developing play skills
路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Toileting
路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Coming soon: Eating and Sleeping
Resources
You can find free resources for professionals, parents and carers and autistic young people on our website: https://www.autismeducationtrust.org.uk/resources