Training to help support children and young people with autism
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Training for Professionals:
The Bi-Borough Inclusion Service provides training for staff including autism training. All staff trainings can be found on Services2School.
General training for professionals around special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), much of which is relevant to supporting autistic children and young people, can be found on our Training and Support page.
Training for Parents:
Parents' Autism Awareness Course (PAAC)
The Bi-borough Autism Advisory Team provide termly Parent's Autism Awareness Courses (PAACs) to provide information and practical strategies for the families of children with autism.
The team run separate PAACs for parents/carers of children aged 0-10, and for those with children over the age of 10.
Bi-borough Autism Advisory Team run regular Parents' Autism Awareness Courses (PAACs) to provide parents/carers of autistic children with information and practical strategies for their child.
Come along to speak to the specialist autism team, network with other parents and share experiences!
This is an online six week course and we encourage you to attend as many as possible to get the most out of the sessions.
If you want to find out more or book a place on the next course, please send an email to [email protected]. Places are limited and will be allocated on a ‘first come, first served’ basis.
Parent Groups
An online group for parents/carers of autistic children and young people offering informal discussions and support.
Bi-Borough Inclusion Service Parental Training
The Bi-borough Inclusion Service offers trainings to parents/carers. Our trainings are delivered by the following specialists:
- Autism Advisory Teachers
- Qualified Teacher of the Deaf
- Qualified Teacher of Vision Impairment
- SEN Occupational Therapists
- Speech and Language Advisors
- External Speakers
Bi-Borough Short Breaks Parenting Programme
The Short Breaks team offer a range of parent carer training workshops which support with understanding of autism and practical approaches.
The training workshops include:
EarlyBird
A support programme for parents of autistic children aged under 5 years. Courses offer advice on strategies and approaches to support young autistic children.
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EarlyBird Plus
A support programme for parents/carers of autistic children aged between 4-9 years (and a supporting professional). Courses offer practical guidance on supporting autistic children at home and in the school environment.
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NAS Teen Life
Support programme for parents/carers of autistic teenagers (and a supporting professional. Courses offer strategies and approaches to support an autistic person through their teen years.
Triple P
Parenting support programme for parents/carers of children (aged 0-12) with developmental disabilities. Courses offer training in parenting skills to promote your child's and development potential.
Parenting Workshops at the St Quintin & Tresham Centres
There are regular parenting workshops at both the St Quintin's and Tresham Centres for Disabled Children and Young People. These cover a wide range of topics and include frequent guest speakers.
For more information and dates please contact Sophie on [email protected].