School Avoidance Week 2024

School Avoidance Week 2024

How can we recognise and properly support children who are struggling to attend school? School avoidance – sometimes referred to as school ‘refusal’, which we’ll address further on – is a very complex and multifaceted issue where a child experiences intense difficulty attending school.

EOTIS vs. EOTAS: What is the Distinction?

EOTAS: Education Other Than At School. You may have heard of it; if you haven’t already, you should check out our blog post on EOTAS here. So, with everybody calling this bespoke provision ‘EOTAS’ (pronounced ‘ee-oh-tass), why are we hearing people increasingly referring to this provision as EOTIS? We wanted to address this change in […]

On The Double Rainbow – Ausome Charlie

Intersectional Diversity: The ‘Double Rainbow’ of Autism and LGBTQIA+ Charlie Hart, also known as ‘Ausome Charlie’ (she/they), is a popular keynote speaker, an experienced Human Resources Analyst, and an influential neurodiversity advocate. Charlie is multiple neurodivergent (Autistic, ADHD, Complex PTSD), bisexual/pansexual, and gender non-conforming. The ‘double rainbow’ Studies show that autistic people are far more […]