Accepting Behaviour

LOCAL AUTHORITIES

Alternative Education Provider for Autistic children and young people

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We are a Remote Education Alternative Provider and Outreach Support Service for Worcestershire, Birmingham, Solihull, and Walsall, UK.


Accepting Behaviour is a remote education alternative provider supporting students in the home, community settings or online.

We specialise in interest-led learning for students who have disengaged or been excluded from other educational settings.

Our team builds trust first, then co-creates meaningful learning around each child’s passions, needs, and emotional capacity.

We create meaningful outcomes for neurodivergent students through a curriculum tailored to their needs.

What We Provide for Local Authorities

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1. Home Tuition


We teach in the home using acceptance-based support, removing pressure, agreeing on simple goals, and delivering English and maths, alongside interest-led and meaningful learning at the student’s pace.

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2. Teaching In The Community


We can meet in safe local spaces and teach through acceptance-based support, combining learning with interest-led projects.

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3. Online Learning Support


We run focused online sessions with acceptance based support, offer clear choices and help students learn without pressure from a familiar space.


  • Aaron is passionate about supporting the needs of autistic children and young people, and has guided our school into making better choices for all.”


    “A highly regarded professional who has worked in our shcool community for over 5 years “
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    Lawrence Collins
    Headmaster of heathfield knoll school


  • My 14 year old daughter loves his talks and said he is “the only professional she has met who actually gets it”.


    Your support reassured me wasnt going crazy or bad parenting in how my child reacted to situations.
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    feedback from training


“Your sessions have been a life line to me and the families we support”


“Thank you so much to all of the AB team, you are just amazing, it is priceless the amount of positivity and acceptance you have given to our child and our family, we feel very well supported by you, thanks without end”

SUCCESS RATE 24/25
Supported students since 2019
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We follow a Creative Curriculum alongside interest-led learning

Who we support

Autistic and neurodivergent students with demand avoidance issues, or high anxiety, Students outside or on the edge of education, Students who need one-to-one or two-to-one support.

What we teach

A balanced pathway built around acceptance-based support. We apply English and maths as a constant through functional skills. We also add subjects and projects led by interest and need through AQA and ASDAN-accredited courses. We document progress using small steps. clear aims, and regular reviews with families and professionals using a SEED plan for every student.

Why it works

Acceptance-based support works because students learn when they feel safe, so our team removes pressure and obvious triggers, agrees on predictable routines, and offers meaningful choice at each step to keep control with the student; anxiety reduces, working memory frees, attention holds, and teaching is effective. Planning and delivery follow the Accept Approach Foundations (Remove, Remind, Reassure, Reaffirm). We set clear, achievable goals in English and maths with student input, and teach in short, focused bursts with flexible breaks. At home, we create a quiet setup and build life skills such as cooking, planning a shop, and budgeting into reading, writing, and numbers. In the community, we use real tasks, such as directions, tickets, time, and money, so learning is immediately useful. Online, we run brief sessions with a small set of clear options and shared screen tasks. Progress is shown with plain language, small measured steps, and regular updates on attendance, engagement, and achievement

We also work together with LAs to support SEND children, young people and their families

Accepting Behaviour is a specialist advisory and outreach education service. We are a small group of specialist teachers working independently with local authorities, schools and families supporting autistic children and those with social communication/interaction differences. We support schools and families to help them achieve the best outcomes for their children and young people through delivering a specialised program of ‘acceptance-based strategies’.

How can we support you and your local offer

  • We have developed an affordable and sustainable service level agreement to help meet the needs of SEND children, young people and their families.
  • We help schools and education providers to establish a high-quality education and to ensure every child achieves their full educational potential.
  • We offer specialised training to families and schools to help them best support their young people.
  • Our work is specifically developed to support the four broad areas of need defined in the Special Educational Needs and Disability Code of Practice, January 2015: 0 to 25 years.
  • We support SENCO teams within schools to help engage children and young people struggling to engage with their learning.
  • We offer FREE resources to families and schools to better support their children and young people.
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We support the four broad areas of need.

1

COMMUNICATION & INTERACTION

We offer support for children/young people with communication difficulties

2

COGNITION & LEARNING

We work with schools to differentiate learning for children who need a different approach.

3

SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL & MENTAL HEALTH

We offer targeted mental health support for children and families by using acceptance-based support

4

SENSORY & PHYSICAL

We help to identify sensory issues and teach schools and families to understand them better.

Contact Us To Arrange A Consultation

Support

We offer ongoing support for families and educators who are looking for advice on how best to help their autistic children and young people. We offer the following support: Statutory reports, EHCP guidance, observations, Home support, online support.

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Consultation

We offer an education and family consultation service where you can gain specific and bespoke advice specific to your situation. Our consultations can be online or in person depending on areas.

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Training

We offer autism specific and neruodivergent training for both educators and families. Our training is embedded with acceptance-based strategies and evidence-based, up-to-date research.

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Resources

Here you can access support including video training, and free resource guides to help with situations specific to autism and supporting families and schools.

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