We are aiming to empower schools to be training an ND Advocate in each setting, who will be provided with:
- High quality resource material to deliver training in their own setting
- Regular network meetings to share good practice and receive further Continued Professional Development (CPD)
- Regular newsletters and resources to develop good practice to support their neurodivergent community in school.
If you would like to become an ND Advocate, please view the flyer in the related documents section of this page and email ND.Advocates@derbyshire.gov.uk to receive more information and an application form.
Schools with Trained Autism Advocates
You will automatically become ND Advocates. For each course delivered in a school by the school's ND Advocate, please complete the Derbyshire County Council - ND Advocates AET Booking Form and an evaluation link will be sent to you so that your participants are able to complete their evaluation, receive a certificate for the module and a 10% discount in the AET online shop.
You will need to apply for a separate evaluation link depending on whether you are delivering 'Making Sense of Autism' and 'Good Autism Practice'.
ND Advocates Network Meetings:
These are being merged with our ISAS Webinars offer. Please see the ISAS Webinars page for information regarding content, dates, times and links to access the webinar.
A link to the network meeting will be sent to the named contact on the ND Advocate / PINS mailing lists during the preceding week.
ND Advocates Delivery Plan:
There will normally be a gap of 1 year between your first and second face-to-face training days. You are expected to deliver your training in school within 12 months of your face-to-face training day.
To learn about the national Partnership for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools Project (PINS), please visit: Derbyshire Local Offer - Partnerships for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools project (PINS)