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Come and join us for A-Fest 2025. A day to celebrate autism and autistic individuals, hear lived experiences, engage with research and share effective practice. #autism #edutwitter #neurodiversity #senco #inclusion app.goodhub.com/afestearlybird

I'm really looking forward to representing @ACoRNSoton and speaking at A-Fest 2025 on 25th February! If you're interested in autism research, practice, and understanding autistic lived experiences, this is a must attend event. Check out @SpringfieldsAcd for tickets.

I’m speaking at @SpringfieldsAcd A-Fest in February and I’m really grateful for this opportunity. My session, Adaptive Expertise in a Classroom for Autistic Learners, focuses on how we use our mental models to respond to situations as they arise. Come and check it out 😃

Today, we have been drafting Josh's A-Fest 2025 programme page @Teacherjosh51.

It's the last day to get your A-Fest ticket at the early bird price! Is your Senco or Inclusion Lead attending? app.goodhub.com/afestearlybird #autism #education #send #inclusion #senco

Have you read our new SAS blog post by one of our Springfields Autism Support Advisory Teachers, Jessica Coulson? Entitled 'Understanding Sensory Processing in Autism Education', you can read it here: springfieldsautismsupport.co.uk/cpd/sas-blog

Delighted that @UniofReading's very own Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Diversity & Inclusion @ProfALaville is our November Wellbeing Hub speaker 14th Nov, 7-8.30pm, online "Make you own kind of music: being autistic and navigating life" All welcome eventbrite.co.uk/e/make-your-ow…

Calne Business Meet up - Networking Event Join Calne Springs Forward for a fun and productive networking event at Spice Of Bengal. Sign up here: shorturl.at/aRkRN #networking #businessgrowth #ConnectingPeople #supportlocal

@tes We'd love to welcome you all to A-Fest 2025, a festival celebrating autism and autistic individuals. Come and see the expertise and passion in the specialist sector to support mainstream schools.

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson has announced the appointment of two new SEND advisers, as part of plans to make mainstream schools more inclusive tes.com/magazine/news/…

@SchoolsWeek @bphillipsonMP @OrmistonAcads @TomRees_77 We'd love to welcome you all to A-Fest 2025, a festival celebrating autism and autistic individuals. Come and see the expertise and passion in the specialist sector to support mainstream schools.

Breaking: @bphillipsonMP has appointed @OrmistonAcads' CEO @TomRees_77 to lead a new school inclusion expert panel as part of their push to make mainstream schools more inclusive Dame Christine Lenehan also appointed as a SEND 'strategic adviser' schoolsweek.co.uk/academy-trust-…

This sounds wonderful! Our Christmas fair takes place on Tuesday 10th December and we're looking for stallholders. Get in touch if you would like a stall. Come and support your local special school!

@CalneTC This sounds wonderful! Our Christmas fair takes place on Tuesday 10th December and we're looking for stallholders. Get in touch if you would like a stall. Come and support your local special school!

Today marks the first of our fabulous Christmas Markets at the Town Hall! Come join us from 10am until 2pm at Calne Town Hall to explore 30 amazing craft and independent business stalls. Suggested £1 entry donation to the Calne Town Charity #CalneChristmasMarket #ShopLocal

@PaulIsaacs22 Thanks Paul- what an amazing thread!

@deanbeadleuk @AmandaHindASC @SpringfieldsAcd @WiltAutismForum

Next year I will presenting a workshop on autism as a fruit salad at the A-Fest, I am looking forward to it. A-Fest 2025- Early bird tickets on sale soon! Come and join us for A-Fest 2025, a festival celebrating autism and autistic individuals!

Not sure if you should be attending A-Fest 2025? This hugely helpful thread from Paul tells you why you, or a Senco you know, should! #education #send #inclusion #autism #edutwitter

What a thread Paul- thank you! If you're unsure what A-Fest is all about and whether you should attend then don't take our word for us- listen to Paul!

Whether you’re an autist, a researcher, a professional, therapist or parent, we’d love for you to join us at this neuro-affirming event! For more information or to submit an interest in a speaker slot, please contact: autismsupport@springfieldsacademy.org

strategies and practice, and researchers sharing findings from the field. A-Fest enables participants to design their own professional learning programme, selecting the sessions that best reflect their personal interests and/or professional role.

Early bird tickets are available until 1st December 2024 and cost just £70. This includes a day of brilliant CPD, lunch and refreshments and A-Fest goody bag. Each programme contains a blend of autistic voices sharing their lived experience, practitioners sharing

It’s the South West’s best event for those interested in championing and enabling the autistic community. A-Fest takes place on Tuesday 25th February 2025 with early bird tickets on sale now!