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Improving professional opportunities for autistic people in the UK - Jobcentre plus

In October 2021, Jobcentre Plus offices introduced a pilot scheme across the UK which promised to improve the job chances of thousands of autistic...

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2021 at the Autism Education Trust

It's been an eventful year for us all. Discover how the AET responded to coronavirus and the changes which have impacted autism education across the...

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Why did NAS create the Autism Accreditation Inclusion Award?

We asked Christine Flintoft-Smith, Head of Autism Accreditation at The National Autistic Society, to tell us more about the project. Why has this...

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Unveiling changes at the Autism Education Trust

The world is changing - and so are we. Find out about all the exciting new developments we have been working on.

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The New AET Logo

Find out about the development of our brand-new logo, designed by Sam Chown-Ahern, artist and member of the Autistic Young Experts panel (AET Young...

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What education professionals need to know about the new autism strategy

In July 2021, The Department of Health and Social Care and The Department for Education published a National strategy for autistic children, young...

How to support Parents and Carers during a Pandemic

Home Learning and Autism

Our guest blogger is Rachel Walker, Deputy Head of Russet House School and Head of Enfield Advisory Service for Autism. Her blog post gives practical...

Impact on Marginalised Families with Autistic Children

Impact on Marginalised Families with Autistic Children – ACER

The University of Birmingham intends to gather the expertise of school staff and Local Authority Education (LEA) professionals, and use the research...

A Specialist Guide for Education Settings by Specialist Autism Support Service

A Specialist Guide for Education Settings by Specialist Autism Support Service, B&NES

We asked Rebecca Tranter, Lead for the Specialist Autism Support in Bath and North East Somerset to tell us a little about the Specialist Guide for...

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