Communication and Autism Team (CAT)
The Communication and Autism Team provides support for autistic children and young people and children and young people with social communication needs, their parents/carers and educational settings.
The Communication and Autism Team provides support for autistic children and young people and children and young people with social communication needs, their parents/carers and educational settings.
The Communication and Autism Team is made up of Teachers and Autism Advisory Practitioners who support children, young people and their families, schools and SENCo’s to develop positive outcomes for pupils.
All Birmingham maintained schools and academies have an allocated Communication and Autism Team Professional.
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Autism Education Trust (AET) – Relaunch of Early Years and Schools Programmes of Training and Support Materials for Schools
The Autism Education Trust (AET) has relaunched its Early Years and Schools programmes of training and support materials for schools. The new material is excellent and the Communication and Autism Team, which is largest licensed training hub for the AET, is strongly advocating the training programmes which have been developed with the focus on co-production, in collaboration with young autistic people, parents of autistic children, academics, researchers and education professionals. https://accesstoeducation.birmingham.gov.uk/cat/
This is not just a programme of training but a ‘Culture change programme’, with a multi-layered approach to providing schools with the knowledge, understanding and resources to enable autistic young people in schools and beyond into their adult lives to make progress and succeed.
You can explore fully redeveloped Early Years and Schools programme, including essential resources such as the AET Standards and Competency Frameworks here – www.autismeducationtrust.org.uk
If you would like any further information please contact – CATLeadershipTeam@birmingham.gov.uk