News & Events
Would you like to be part of something special?
We currently have two vacancies…
1. Administrator for our Appeal & Tribunal Team - 12 hours a week
Applications close at 5pm on Wednesday 12th March.
Based at our offices in Sittingbourne.
If you would like to know more please do email admin@autismapprentice.co.uk and ask for a job pack
2. Family Support Assistant - 8 hours a week
Applications close at 9am Monday 10th March
Based at our offices in Sittingbourne.
Please email admin@autismapprentice.co.uk for a job pack.
We are proud and delighted to announce that The Autism Apprentice CIC were chosen by the panel as a Winner at the Kent Mental Wellbeing Awards 2023. The team attended the awards ceremony were surprised to receive a second award as overall Champion in the category of Wellbeing Staff.
The Kent Mental Wellbeing Awards is an annual event to showcase the people, organisations and initiatives that help us cope with life. The event’s three themes are: mental health; wellbeing; kindness and compassion. Thank you to our amazing team, volunteers, supporters and funders. We couldn't do what we do without their support.
Our final coffee session in Sheppey is...
- Thursday 13th March 10 - 12
It is at the Sheppey Hall, Main Road, Queenborough ME11 5DL and are open to families living in Kent and Medway.
Come and have a coffee and a chat with the family support team who all care for at least one autistic young person and some are autistic themselves.
No booking required, just turn up. Children not in school are welcome to accompany but parents / carers are responsible for them at all times.
For further information please email admin@autismapprentice.co.uk.
These sessions are funded by the postcode community trust
We currently have two different age youth groups running. This is the 11-18 years old group.
Our last weekend session for this age group is
10am - 11:30am
- Saturday 29th March
We will have VR-Headsets, Board Games, LEGO, Crafts and Table Tennis, indoor football. Drinks and snacks will be available to purchase at a subsidised cost.
This is open to young people living in Kent and Medway.
Numbers are limited so booking is essential. Please email admin@autismapprentice.co.uk to book your place.
This is all possible thanks to a Kent & Medway Better Mental Health and Well-being Grant
We currently have two different age youth groups running. This is the 8 - 13 years old group. They are all held at EKC Sheppey Secondary, unless otherwise stated below.
- Wednesday 9th April 1 - 2.30pm to be held at Sheppey Hall, Main Road, Queenborough ME11 5D
- Wednesday 16th April 1 - 2.30pm to be held at Sheppey Hall, Main Road, Queenborough ME11 5D
- Saturday 17th May 10-11.30am
- Tuesday 27th May 10 - 11.30am
- Saturday 21st June 10 - 11.30am
- Saturday 28th June 10 - 11.30am
We will have VR-Headsets, Board Games, LEGO, Crafts and Table Tennis, indoor football. Drinks and snacks will be available to purchase at a subsidised cost.
This is open to young people living in Swale.
Numbers are limited so booking is essential. Please email admin@autismapprentice.co.uk to book your place.
These youth clubs are supported by BBC Children in Need
From September 2024 thanks to funding from The Kent & Medway Better Mental Health and Well-being Grant, we are able to provide weekday youth clubs for young people who are either home educated or out of school.
These sessions are for young people living in Kent & Medway who are aged 8 - 18 years old.
We will have VR-Headsets, Board Games, LEGO, Crafts and Table Tennis, indoor football. Drinks and snacks will be available to purchase at a subsidised cost.
These sessions are run by experts by experience, one of which is a qualified teacher.
Numbers are limited so booking is essential. Please email admin@autismapprentice.co.uk to book your place.
Please contact us for details of when our next round will begin.
This is a 6 week virtual course delivered via Zoom. £80 per family.
Each week the sessions will be geared around a different topic:
- week 1 - Introductions, What is autism and the co-occurring conditions
- week 2 - Sensory Processing
- week 3 - Anxiety, stimming and masking
- week 4 - Education
- week 5 - Communication and behaviour
- week 6 - Q & A- ask us
After this, our next round begins on the 24th April 2025.
Please email admin@autismapprentice.co.uk to book your place
