Autism Education Trust (AET) Autism and Anxious Non-attendance training session for education professionals, especially school leaders and SENDCos, working in Kingston.
Anxious Non-Attendance is a growing concern for autistic people, their families, and the professionals who work with them. By listening to the voices of those with lived experience, the AET were able to co-produce a module that helps others to understand how anxiety can lead to absence from school and its impact on an autistic pupil’s daily life. The module will help delegates to identify causes of Anxious Non-Attendance and consider reasonable adjustments that can be made to support autistic pupils to attend, as well as options to explore should attendance break down.
After completing this module, you will be able to understand:
•Understand the importance of meeting support needs to reduce Anxious Non-Attendance
•Understand the individual experience of Anxious Non-Attendance
•Be able to implement effective strategies, both at whole school and individual practitioner level, to support pupils experiencing, or at risk of, Anxious Non-Attendance.
