Challenging the perceptions of employment 30th March 2021 By Emily Ross, Specialist Vocational Advisor We want all our learners and those who use our services to aspire to access some form of employment. When we talk abo… Read More
Left Stranded, my response to the NAS COVID-19 report 15th March 2021 By Alex, Intern Recently my colleague Martin and I (interns at BeyondAutism), have been creating a podcast series on a variety of topics related to autism and emp… Read More
“At every turn in the new building there is an opportunity for play” 9th March 2021 We had a great first week in our new Early Years' building. Bernadett Rankasz, Head of Early Years’, reflects on the difference the space will make. As well as gi… Read More
Behaviour and a ‘recovery curriculum’: returning back to school 4th March 2021 By David Anthony, Head of Research and Learning Our learners still need a recovery curriculum to tackle the loss of routines, structure, friendship, opportunity, … Read More
Early Years’ gets a new home 25th February 2021 We’re delighted to announce that Early Years’ now has a permanent home after moving into new premises in Bromley. The first children and parents came through the doo… Read More
Never More Needed 17th February 2021 We are supporting the #NeverMoreNeeded campaign asking the government for additional funding for the charity sector. Throughout the pandemic, we have ensured that le… Read More
Big Give Appeal raises £4,000 8th December 2020 We’re delighted to announce that, thanks to your generosity, our Big Give Christmas Appeal raised over £4,100! Thank you to everyone that took the time to share t… Read More
Plans for behaviour analysis UK accreditation 2nd December 2020 In November the UK Society of Behaviour Analysis applied to have its register accredited by the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (PSA). If… Read More
Our internship programme 8th October 2020 At the start of the academic year we launched the new BeyondAutism internship programme, for individuals with autism. In September we were delighted to welcome two i… Read More
First meeting of the Employment Advisory Committee 28th September 2020 Last week the Employment Advisory Committee held its first (virtual) meeting. This is an exciting step in our employability project which is focused on ensuring ever… Read More
Karen Sorab Awards 2020 30th July 2020 The Karen Sorab Awards, a highlight of the year at BeyondAutism, looked very different this year. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to have full service assemblies with… Read More
Sport England grant gets pupils on their bikes! 2nd July 2020 With so many other activities currently still not possible due to the coronavirus pandemic, taking exercise is more important than ever. Cycling for our pupils ca… Read More
Black Lives Matter 15th June 2020 The death of George Floyd in America, and the global Black Lives Matter movement, has rightly made us all stop and think. It is never enough to simply be outraged by… Read More
Vote for us in the National Diversity Awards 1st June 2020 Our Early Years’ service has recently been nominated for the Community Organisation award at the National Diversity Awards and we need your votes. We are proud as a … Read More
What do people think when you talk about inclusivity in the workplace? 29th May 2020 By Emily Ross, Specialist Vocational Advisor Inclusivity in the workplace does not just mean employing people regardless of gender, age, race & disability. Wh… Read More
Specialist Vocational Advisor joins the team at BeyondAutism 20th May 2020 Specialist Vocational Advisor joins the team at BeyondAutism to provide all its service users the opportunity to follow their aspirations for employment This wee… Read More
Approaching the transition back to school 11th May 2020 There must be an acknowledgement that our learners will be changed by the experiences they have had. Tools and guidance must reflect this as we take the first steps … Read More
EHCP relaxation – is this a contradiction to safeguarding? 11th May 2020 This is the time to step-up not to step-back The fundamental strands to a child’s Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) are an accurate description of need, comb… Read More
City Bridge Trust award grant for employment programme 2nd March 2020 BeyondAutism have received a grant for a sum of £178,400 over the next five years from City Bridge Trust. The funds will be used to establish an employment programme… Read More
“Behaviour is communication; we need to be receptive and willing to work out what it is telling us” 28th January 2020 CEO, Tracie Linehan, shares her thoughts after Alex Sobel MP calls for a ban on isolation booths in schools at the Lose the Booths conference. The 8 year old me l… Read More
BeyondAutism Post-19 opens second hub in Wandsworth 25th November 2019 We were delighted to open our second Post-19 hub to students today! Since the pilot in 2016-17, student numbers have been steadily increasing. From one student in th… Read More
Dennis Wise In The Community donate minibus to BeyondAutism 17th October 2019 Earlier this week Dennis Wise and fellow Trustees from Dennis Wise in the Community came to Park House School for the official handover of a minibus, kindly donated … Read More
Royal Parks Half 2019 14th October 2019 Congratulations to all of our runners who took part in the Royal Parks Half Marathon yesterday. Despite the mud and the rain it was a fantastic morning and the team … Read More
Staff Conference 2019 6th September 2019 We had a great day on Tuesday at the second annual conference in Brentford. With the staff team growing year on year, the chances to get the whole group together are… Read More
Karen Sorab Awards 2019 26th July 2019 Over the last week of term we held the annual Karen Sorab Awards. As we are expanding as an organisation, so do the awards. This year there were four pupil winners i… Read More
Early Years’ Summer Fun Day 25th July 2019 On Tuesday, the Early Years’ service held a summer fun day for the children and families who attend the provision. Held in King George’s Park, the event was a celebr… Read More
Early Years’ trip to Battersea Park Zoo 18th July 2019 Last week our Early Years’ children went on a group trip to Battersea Park Children’s Zoo. They had a great time seeing the different animals, from otters and meerka… Read More