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A Lived Experience: Practical Advice for Educators Supporting Autistic Children and Young People
2024-11-12 16:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London)
Join us on 12th November from 4-5pm for a fascinating webinar titled ‘A Lived Experience: Practical Advice for Educators Supporting Autistic Children and Young People’.
Join us for the webinar “A Lived Experience: Practical Advice for Educators Supporting Autistic Children and Young People,” led by Joe Fautley from the National Children’s Bureau. Joe, an advocate for neurodiversity and an autistic individual himself, brings a unique and invaluable perspective to the challenges faced by autistic students in educational settings. This session offers practical, experience-based advice tailored for educators striving to create inclusive environments that truly support autistic children and young people.

Through his personal insights and professional expertise, Joe will guide attendees in understanding the nuanced experiences of autistic students. The key learning outcomes of this webinar include strategies for effective communication, understanding sensory sensitivities, and creating supportive classroom environments. Educators will also gain a deeper awareness of how to recognise and accommodate the diverse learning needs of autistic students, fostering their academic and emotional wellbeing.
This webinar is designed to equip educators with the tools and knowledge necessary to enhance their practice, ensuring that autistic students are not only included but are able to thrive within mainstream and specialist educational settings. Whether you are a teacher, SENCO, or school leader, this session offers a valuable opportunity to learn from someone who has lived the experience, providing insights that are both practical and deeply empathetic. Don’t miss this chance to deepen your understanding and make a meaningful difference in the lives of autistic children and young people.

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PANS & PANDAS: The Health Condition You Need to Understand
2024-11-26 16:00 - 17:00
Join us on Tuesday 26 November at 4.00pm – 5.00pm for the LEARN LIVE webinar ‘PANS & PANDAS: The Health Condition You Need to Understand’
PANS and PANDAS are conditions that often appear very suddenly and affect the physical and mental health of CYP. They develop in the wake of common infections (such as Covid-19, chicken pox, influenza, or strep A in PANDAS cases), when the infection subsequently causes a misdirected immune and/or neuroinflammatory response.
Why is the teacher training needed?
PANS and PANDAS diagnoses are on the rise thanks to recent progress in the medical field. Both PANS and PANDAS have been recognised as discrete diseases by the NHS. Multi-disciplinary professionals are currently working nationally to advance clinical care, and to raise awareness across the board of education, social care and health professionals.
Both PANS and PANDAS can have a crippling impact on a CYPs education, due both to their sudden onset and the wide range of areas they can affect. Unlike other conditions that show gradual signs, these conditions can cause abrupt and severe unexpected learning difficulties. Limited awareness amongst professionals, coupled with symptom overlap with Autism, ADHD, and anxiety disorders for example is causing low levels of wellbeing and poor educational outcomes for CYP living with these conditions.
Who should attend the training?
All relevant education and related professionals. PANS PANDAS UK supports a whole school and community approach for supporting CYP with PANS or PANDAS.

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