Melanie Cunningham

Becoming an Autism-Affirming Primary School

How to Listen to Our Autistic Pupils to Create Meaningful Change

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This accessible guide explores what makes an autism-affirming primary school, introducing a tool to gather pupil voice and sharing a toolbox of practical strategies informed and requested by autistic children themselves. With quotes from autistic children woven throughout, it is a valuable read for teachers, SENCos and senior leaders.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 184
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. November 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 174mm x 246mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 372g
• ISBN-13: 9781032500089
• ISBN-10: 1032500085
• Artikelnr.: 70602315

Autorenporträt

Melanie Cunningham has enjoyed working with autistic children for many years. She is currently an Assistant Headteacher and has previously led a Specialist Resource Provision for autistic children. Her research findings on what an autism-affirming primary school should be like, from the perspective of autistic pupils, were published in the International Journal of Inclusive Education. She has spoken at national and international conferences and has a Masters in Special and Inclusive Education from University College, London.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: Introduction and aims of the book
Chapter 2: Why we must listen to autistic children and young people
Chapter 3: The three houses approach to gathering pupil voice
Chapter 4
Chapter 5: What the pupils said - help me to understand, understand myself
and understand others
Chapter 6: What the pupils said - hide support for me, or I won't use it
Chapter 7: Concluding thoughts and reflections on what an autism-affirming
school should be like, from our pupils' perspectives
Appendices
Index