This meeting will support Mathematics Subject Leaders to develop and strengthen their strategic role as middle leaders in their school. It will provide up-to-date information on current research, policy and practice.

It will support Subject Leaders to explore ways of continuing to improve the quality of teaching and learning in mathematics and provide opportunities to share effective practice. 

Pupils will: 

• benefit from improved teaching and learning and improved outcomes 
• have improved behaviours for learning

 Subject Leaders will: 

• be able to achieve outstanding or improved outcomes in their school 
• be able to plan for effective and personalised interventions 

 Settings will: 

• benefit from improved leadership and teaching, learning and assessment

Secondary and Special School Subject Leaders

This course is designed to offer participants an understanding of factors underpinning EBSA together with why autistic children and young people might be at particular risk. It has been developed by members of the Autism Outreach and Educational Psychology Services and includes the sharing of theoretical information together with discussion and hands-on activities.

The course will explore evidence-based approaches and interventions in relation to EBSA and how these can be used with a range of children and young people, including those who are autistic. In addition to sharing school-based strategies, an aim of the course is to equip participants with an understanding of how authentic, impactful home-school collaborations can be developed and how these can represent the platform for effective intervention. 

Those who have participated in the course found the following particularly helpful:

• Thinking about the wider context of EBSA and why autistic pupils might be at more risk
• Listening to professionals who have knowledge and experience of supporting pupils experiencing EBSA
• Understanding risk and resilience factors around EBSA
• The focus on transition points and how best to support pupils at these times 

Schools will:

• benefit from staff participating in the training so they are equipped to share knowledge and understanding, so facilitating a shared approach to supporting children and young people (CYP) who experience EBSA, particularly autistic CYP within the school.

Pupils will:

• benefit from staff supporting them at school gaining knowledge and understanding of EBSA, and why autistic CYP might be at particular risk.
• benefit from staff being more equipped to offer effective support and understand the importance of their voice and collaboration with key people in their lives informing this support. 

Anybody who is involved in supporting children and young people who experience EBSA. Together with members of staff based within education settings, this includes members of services supporting schools and/or children and young people (e.g., Outreach services, Attendance and Advisory service, Educational Psychology, School Counsellors etc.)