Free learning resources for your school - National Autistic Society

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Due to the lockdown in March last year, many schools were unable to take part in World Autism Awareness Week 2020. We're making our learning resources available again this year, for World Autism Awareness Week 2021. If the week falls within your school's holidays, you can use the packs at any time, whether you're in school or teaching remotely.

We hope that you and your students will enjoy using them.

Early years resources

Our brilliant friends at Daisy & Ollie created a special episode featuring Theo, who is autistic for World Autism Awareness Week. It stars the voices of Jason Manford, Paddy McGuinness and Christine McGuinness who is one of our charity's ambassadors. You can watch it on My5.TV from 29 March. The film and our accompanying resources are a great way for your little ones to learn about how we are all different and we are all the same.

Teachers' pack

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Listening cards

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Primary school resources

The Trummies are a colourful bunch of characters and are the stars of our primary learning resources for World Autism Awareness Week. The Trummies are on the autism spectrum and can help your pupils learn how we are all different and all the same. All that matters is to be kind to one another.

Primary assembly (PowerPoint - very large file)

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Teachers' pack

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Pupil activities

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Trummies' five rules poster

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Five rules for autism-friendly schools animation

This film is for use with the primary assembly and your teachers' pack and pupil activities.

Meet the Trummies animation

This film introduces each Trummies character and how we should all be kind to each other. You can also show it as part of your assembly.

Secondary school resources

Our secondary resources include an assembly, tutor-time activities and two videos featuring a young autistic boy called Alex, and Talia Grant from Hollyoaks. They will help your students understand what autism is, what the key characteristics are and what they can do to support autistic people in their school. Share the films and activities in your tutor group and and engage your students in a wider discussion about autism.

Secondary assembly (PowerPoint - very large file)

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Teachers' pack

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Student activities

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'What is autism?' poster

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Talia Grant introduces 'Can you make it to the end?'

A film about a young autistic boy called Alex who has difficulty with lights and noise and the way society judges him.

Talia Grant's Q and A

Talia talks about what it was like to be a young autistic person in school and gives advice on how students can help their autistic school mates.

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