Liverpool City Council has teamed up with partners the Liverpool Parent Carer Forum and Alder Hey to create the National ‘Autism in Schools’ Project. The initiative encourages pupils with autism to share their experiences with teachers in order to increase knowledge, understanding, and inclusion within schools. The council, together with young autistic people from several secondary schools in the city, has produced a video to show what it is like to be an autistic student in mainstream education. The resource is designed to educate staff and peers in schools and health services across Merseyside.
A celebration event will launch the Pupil Voice Video, which will include inspirational speeches from Special Olympics GB Athlete Kiera Byland, who has autism and dyspraxia, and neurodiverse student Kieran O’Connor. North Liverpool Academy is one of the first schools in Liverpool to achieve the National Autistic Society’s Inclusion Award.
Jenny Turnross, Director of Children and Young People’s Services, said, “Listening to the lived experience of pupils and their families is crucial when increasing awareness and understanding of autism. Work like this allows professionals to gain invaluable insight to support all students more effectively and promote inclusive classrooms where every child can thrive.”
The new approach seeks to improve the inclusion of students with autism in Liverpool’s schools, as well as help teachers understand the challenges these students can face and adjust accordingly
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