Cheshire East Autism Team (CEAT)
What is the Cheshire East Autism Team (CEAT)?
The main role of the CEAT team is to support schools to successfully include neurodivergent children and young people.CEAT are a small school-focused team of teaching and support staff with considerable experience and qualifications in the field of autism. They provide specialist support for school aged children and young people attending Cheshire East schools via the School Consultation model, offering advice and support for Autistic pupils (diagnosed or undiagnosed).
What we do
We provide training to schools to support the development of whole school knowledge, skills and confidence to successfully include and work with autistic children and young people. We advise on the use of structure and visuals in the classroom and on creating inclusive learning environments.
A diagnosis is not needed for the team to become involved with a pupil, however as it is a school based service request, the school has a procedure to follow.
The school will then attend scheduled half termly CEAT meetings where strategies will be discussed and an action plan will be agreed.
For more complex cases, we conduct visits to schools to provide support through observation/informal assessment/1:1 work.
We have a collection of resources on Padlet which can be used by parent/carers, young people and schools.
Autism related links
Page last reviewed: 08 May 2026
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