Certificate of Achievement

Ricardo Pires

has completed the following course:

Autistic Students and Education: Creating an Inclusive Classroom

The University of Kent

This online course explored the experiences of autistic people in education. It examined potential obstacles to education, and how to create enabling learning envoronments. It also covered key legislation and policy and considered what may still need to change.

4 weeks, 3 hours per week

Jill Bradshaw

Co-Head of Tizard Centre & Reader in Intellectual and Developmental Disability

The University of Kent

Transcript

Learning outcomes

  • Create enabling learning environment for autistic students
  • Identify legislation relevent to autistic students
  • Reflect on what good practice looks like and the barriers to implementing it in practice
  • Describe the importance of autistic social identity
  • Apply your knowledge to improve the sensory environment for autistic students
  • Discuss the ethical issues around different approaches to support

Syllabus

  • Education policy and what should we be doing according to policy
  • Issues in Education
  • Creating enabling learning environments
  • Approaches to support in the classroom
  • Advocacy and autistic voice

Issued on 6th April 2025

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Free online course:

Autistic Students and Education: Creating an Inclusive Classroom

The University of Kent