Like most websites we use cookies. In order to deliver a personalised, responsive service and to improve the site, we remember and store information about how you use it. This is done using simple text files called cookies that sit on your computer. These cookies are completely safe and secure and will never contain any sensitive information. They are used only by us.
AET - Good Autism Practice
Part of the Inclusion Training Programme
This training will support practitioners working directly with children on the autism spectrum or on the pathway to a diagnosis in early years settings. By attending this training it will:
- enable practitioners to develop their knowledge and understanding of good autism practice.
- provide guidelines and activities to help practitioners to improve their practice when caring for or working with autistic children.
- introduce practitioners to the early years autism competency framework to evaluate and develop how they work.
By attending you will receive a free code to book your setting onto one of our Autism and Play Webinars.

AET - Leading The Way In Good Autism Practice Webinar
Part of the Inclusion Training Programme
This training is aimed at Early Years Heads/SENCOs /Managers and Senior leaders, who are able to impact practice across their whole Early Years Setting and are ideally in a leadership role
- support leaders/SENCOs and senior practitioners to create culture change across their provision.
- support them to have the skills, tools and confidence to lead change in their setting.
- signpost participants to associated resources to support them to fully embed the 8 principles of good autism practice and audit their current provision.
- help participants to have a good understanding of educational legislation related to inclusion.
- help practitioners to reflect on and plan next steps for what is required to lead change and fully embed an inclusive culture.

AET - Making Sense of Autism Webinar
Fully Funded Course
Part of the Inclusion Training Programme
We are pleased to be able to offer this fully funded Making Sense of Autism training. This is an Autism awareness raising course
Attending this training will:
- provide a basic understanding of Autism, including hints and tips to support autistic children.
- demonstrate the importance of getting to know the child as an individual.
- approach autism as a difference rather than as a disorder or impairment.
- help participants understand how autism can affect an autistic child.
- help participants reflect on your practice and implement reasonable adjustments to support autistic children.

AET Making Sense of Autism, Planning for Transitions Webinar
Fully Funded
Part of the Inclusion Training Programme
This course is aimed at Reception Class Practitioners who will be having will have an autistic child (with or without a diagnosis) in their class in September 2026.
Attending this training will:
- provide a basic understanding of Autism, including hints and tips to support autistic children transition into a setting or school.
- demonstrate the importance of getting to know the child as an individual.
- approach autism as a difference rather than as a disorder or impairment.
- help participants understand how autism can affect an autistic child.
- help participants reflect on their transition practice and implement reasonable adjustments to support autistic children transition.

AET – Autism and Play Webinar
Good Autism Practice on 11th February 2026 or 22nd April 2026
- Help participants understand that autism is a DIFFERENCE not a DEFICIT.
- demonstrate how the three areas of difference in autism impact on the development of play skills.
- show the importance of all adults working together to support the child to develop play skills.
- Develop knowledge of how to support autistic children to develop play skills.
- enable participants to create and deliver a plan to ensure progress in play skills, which includes consideration of how to remove barriers and make reasonable adjustments.