Managing staff with autism and hidden disabilities

A workshop for managers. Part of the Disability December 2018 programme of events.

Tags: autism, disability, Disability December, people and culture

Supporting young people with autism in mainstream schools

This event is being offered free by the School of Education to celebrate International Autism Month and to raise awareness of the needs of young people on the autism spectrum.

Tags: Anne Emerson, autism, Debra Costley, International Autism Month, School of Education

Understanding the sensory needs of your autistic pupils and how access to learning can be dependent on environment

A session supporting teachers both connecting empathetically with pupils on the autistic spectrum and developing a pupil centred approach to autism.

Tags: autism, Autistic, Jane Gurnett, teaching, Tessa Morton

Supporting children with autism in mainstream schools

Presented by Judith Morgan, Autism Team Lead, Nottingham City, as part of the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Seminar Series 2017/8.

Tags: autism, education, Judith Morgan, Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, teaching

Autism Friendly Schools: Strategies for Secondary Schools

A practical workshop to provide secondary school staff with insight into the main strengths and challenges for students on the autism spectrum in a school environment.

Tags: autism, CPD, Dr Anne Emerson, Dr Debra Costley, School of Education, Secondary schools, teaching

Supporting young people with Autism: Research into practice

To mark World Autism Awareness Week, the School of Education is hosting a free seminar to highlight findings from cutting edge research in the field of autism.

Tags: autism, research, School of Education, support, world autism awareness week

Spotlight

The best way to get a tan, China’s ‘sinking cities’ problem and sneezing on public transport are some of the highlights of the University’s media coverage over the past month.

Appears in Issue 45

Tags: autism, Director of the Health Protection Research Group, Dr Alastair Smith, Dr Andrew Sowter, Dr Ian Stephen, he University of Nottingham Ningbo, Health Protection Agency, Institute of Education, Jonathan Van Tam, Malaysia Campus, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Perception Lab, School of Community Health Science, School of Psychology, Shanghai, sinking cities, UNNC