Special Educational Needs, Disability and Inclusive Practice
Entry requirements
GCSE/National 4/National 5
GCSE 9 - 4 or A*C or above in English and Mathematics or equivalent will be required.
HND (BTEC)
A minimum of 240 credits at Merit profile or above and must be in Early Years or Special Educational Needs related disciplines.
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About this course
The course is designed for students who want to specialise in a career working with Children, Young People and Adults with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. The top up will also meet a government priority to help deliver the strategies and policies of the 2014/5 Children and Families Act which identifies the need for teachers, classroom assistants, support workers and others working in various settings to specialise in SEN to ensure change can happen.
Modules
Working and supporting children and young people with SEND and their families, in a variety of settings.
Creating inclusive learning environments and resources.
Safeguarding and Advocacy in the context of SEND.
Leadership and Management.
Dissertation.
Assessment methods
The course is delivered through lectures, seminars, presentations, tutorials and group work. There are no exams; all assessment is via assignments which will include essays, presentations, practical activities, reflective diary, SEND and Inclusive practice and a dissertation.
Teaching and Learning strategies will encourage students to:
Engage in new areas of knowledge;
Broaden and deepen their existing knowledge, understanding and skills;
Engage in critical analysis of texts, theories and practices and to test students’ analysis against received understandings and practices;
Question concepts, theories, policies and practice encountered during their studies;
Interrogate the assumptions underpinning theory and research in order to come to an understanding of the significance and limitations of theory and research;
Engage in critical reflection of their own and others’ value systems, development and practices
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Extra funding
Solihull College & University Centre offer a Higher Education Bursary Programme.
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