During the session you will receive training on Autism Awareness, helping to build your awareness of the day to day difficulties experienced by someone with ASD. We look at strategies that can help to reduce anxiety, maximise communication, promote independence and increase engagement in learning. You will visit a classroom at Freemantles and be able to see the ways that our specialist staff utilise the strategies that we have talked about. There will be the opportunity to talk to the Outreach Team about specific challenges you face, and think about some strategies to support the child you work with. You will receive a resource pack containing some visual strategies which can be tailored to the individual child.

Freemantles is a Surrey County Council school for children and young people with complex social communication needs, usually including a diagnosis of autism, with renowned understanding and specialism in this area. During the tour you will get to see classrooms throughout the school from Reception to Further Education. You will be able to see autism specific strategies in action and note how they change and progress through the school. From the Early Years structured play to FE vocational studies and everything in between. You will be shown around the school by a member of the Outreach Team and they will be able to answer any questions you may have.

We are committed to creating a school community where every family feels welcomed, valued and actively involved in their child’s education. Our new training programme supports schools to strengthen relationships with parents of children with SEND, recognising that the best outcomes happen when families and staff work together. The training helps schools develop approaches that encourage parents in, making it easier for them to share their expertise, experiences and aspirations. It supports staff to understand the barriers families may face, and to build confidence through open communication, practical support and genuine collaboration

During the session you will receive training on Autism Awareness in the Early Years, helping to build your understanding of the day to day difficulties experienced by someone with autism. We look at strategies tailored to pre-school and reception, including videos and sample resources. These are intended to reduce anxiety, maximise communication, promote independence, and increase engagement in learning. There will be the opportunity to talk to a member of the Outreach Team about specific challenges which you face, and think about some strategies to support the child you work with. You will receive a resource pack containing some visual strategies which can be tailored to the individual child.

Aimed at professionals, parents, and family members of children with autism and other interested parties. Join our Executive Headteacher, Justin Price, to learn more about sensory processing differences in children with autism, how this manifests, and how to support these needs. We will also be looking specifically at the conditions ARFID (acute restrictive food intake disorder) and Pica (a medical term for the consuming of non-edible items) which can occur in children with autism. Learn about these conditions and the strategies that can be used to help.

Aimed at staff working in Surrey maintained Primary Schools and academies ONLY as part of our universal outreach offer. A maximum of 4 staff members per school. Are there children with autism is your school who need significant support with their communication and attention skills? Would your staff benefit from watching our experienced Outreach staff demonstrate autism-specific interventions, with tips on how these can be adapted into a mainstream school? This new autism interventions workshop will provide information and demonstrations of the following interventions: Attention Autism TEACCH Small group / 1:1 communication activities

On-line only There are different presentations of autism, known as ‘internal’ and 'external’ which, in the past, may have been associated with girls and boys. Children and young people with an internal presentation can fall ‘under the radar’ and not receive help until much later. During this session we will explore the signs to look out for and how our strategies can subtly differ. Anxiety is often a huge barrier for our young people, and can lead to the need to mask, or shield; so we will also look at how anxiety can present for young people with autism and what we can do to help. There will be the opportunity to talk to a member of the Outreach Team about specific challenges which you face, and think about some strategies to support the child you work with.

On-line only During the session you will receive training on Autism Awareness, helping to build your understanding of the day to day difficulties experienced by someone with ASD both in Early Years and Primary classroom settings. We look at strategies which can help to reduce anxiety, maximise communication, promote independence and increase engagement in learning together with strategies that are tailored to younger children or those functioning at a lower level. You will also have the opportunity to think about specific challenges which you face with the child you work with or in your setting. There will then be the opportunity for questions to be asked about those specific challenges and to receive some guidance and suggested strategies

During the session you will receive information about Demand Avoidance, or PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance), helping to build your understanding of the day to day difficulties experienced by someone with this presentation of autism. The anxiety which affects these children often causes them to behave in ways which we perceive as negative or inappropriate. You will have the opportunity to think about the behaviours presented by the child you work with and to try to identify the communication behind them. We will then talk about adaptations which can be made to suit children who present with demand avoidant behaviour.