Thrive Program For Schools

Thrive is an online whole school training package from award winning trainers that allows you to deliver the training on days and at times that suit your busy school schedule.

Once purchased you have lifetime access to Thrive 22 which means you can use it and re-use it as a training resource for your school.

Thrive 22 whole school autism course is an invaluable resource for your school and will equip you and your staff to create a Neurodiversity-affirming approach to your Autistic pupils and a truly inclusive school environment.

As it has been designed and delivered by Autistic trainers you will get important insights into the Autistic experience as well as expertise, advice and strategies.

Embrace Neurodiversity and make your school Neurodiversity informed today

Thrive Program supports you to make a truly inclusive environment in your school so that your Autistic pupils can thrive.

The Thrive program is a whole school program which educates all school staff, peers and parents.

Outdated concepts of autism can unfortunately create environments where Autistic pupils struggle. Autistic children can have difficulty being accepted as they are, being understood and in having their needs met.

We can make some very simple changes that will make a massive difference to your school, peer to peer friendships and to the lives of Autistic children without costing you anything.

We are also very conscious of school budgets and so all of our solutions and strategies are realistic and very easily employed. It all starts with how you understand and interact with Autistic pupils in your school.

So let’s stop coping and surviving and let’s get thriving!

Thrive 22 Whole School Package

Thrive Online Program Includes:

5 x 1 hour training videos for staff
1 x 1 hour video for parents
Bonus content for primary schools: Include program for peers (5-12yrs)

Staff Training Course Content:

An introduction to Neurodiversity

What autism is and is not, a look at co-occuring mental health and medical conditions.

Sensory Processing

Stimming: Movement and Learning

Behaviour

Our Thrive Program aims to remove some of those challenges experienced by Autistic children

Here are just some of the benefits of THRIVE 22:

Holistic approach taken to whole school community
Autistic Perspective and experience given proper consideration
Cutting edge expertise, advice and strategies that really work
Create a truly inclusive environment for ALL pupils
Learn about Neurodiversity and become a neuro-affirming school
Learn what’s causing ‘behavioural issues’ and address appropriately

SCHOOL TRAINING PACKAGE

HOW TO USE THE THRIVE 22 PROGRAM

Below we outline the ideal training pathway for schools using the Thrive program

5 x 1hr Sessions For Staff

Ideally, staff should do the training together or in groups. This is because there are opportunities for group discussion throughout the training.

Staff should do the 5 x 1hr modules spread out over 5 sessions – 1hr for the training video and allow 30mins extra to discuss per session. Alternatively you can choose to do the staff training sessions over 2 days. For example: day 1 cover modules 1-3 plus time for group discussion (4.5hrs), day 2 cover modules 4-5 plus time for group discussion (3hrs).

Another possibility, if gathering staff for training is an issue, is to send the training to individual staff members to do in their own time. You can then arrange 2 x 1hr sessions for group discussion once everyone has completed the training sessions, this could be done in-person or online. If the discussion sessions are difficult to organise, then you can ask each attendee to submit a feedback form covering what they have learned in each session.

Parents Talk

Again, it’s preferable to invite parents to watch the parents video as a group at school, or arrange a Zoom viewing. Allow time for discussion afterwards.

Slides

You can share the slides with your staff prior to training commencing.

Slides can also be used and shared as a separate useful visual resource.

BONUS CONTENT: INCLUDE Program (for primary schools only)

Our Include program is also part of your Thrive Program. Instructions are included in the book.

Include covers 10 x 1hr lesson plans which should be delivered over 10 weeks.

Read more about our Include Primary School program here.

WHY CHOOSE THRIVE?

1. We’re Autistic-led

2. We’re neuro-affirming

3. We celebrate Neurodiversity

4. Rights-based approach

5. Most up to date course available

6. Strength’s based approach

7. Award-winning trainers

8. Trauma-informed

AUTISM TRAINING FOR TEACHERS

WHAT OTHERS SAY ABOUT
AUSOME TRAINING

“Evaleen is going to make you think! She’ll challenge your assumptions and take your understanding of autism to a whole new level. As a trainer, an author, and as an autistic advocate, Evaleen has added both to my professional knowledge and my self-knowledge. I am also using her Konnect workbooks for my child clients . I finally feel like my support of autistic children is affirming and strengths-based, fostering self-respect and self-advocacy skills in my young clients while helping them to make sense of the social rules of the world in which we live. I wish I had had these books when I was a child!”

“The best training ever. Very real, clear & informative. It completely opened my mind”

From the first day of the course with Evaleen the relationship between me and the child I work with improved dramatically