Education and Training with Teaching Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)

Teesside University

United Kingdom, Middlesbrough

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Teesside University

United Kingdom , Middlesbrough

Key Facts

Program Level

Graduate Certificate

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Campuses

Main Site

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesSeptember-2024

Apply to this program

Go to the official application for the university

Duration 1 year(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 15,000 / year

Next Intake September-2024

Education and Training with Teaching Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)

About

Due to government changes, if you complete this award you may also be able to gain employment in a secondary school setting, particularly in the post-14 age range - subject to the completion of Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills (QTLS). It is ideal for graduates wishing to teach their degree subject across a range of settings in the education and training sector.

For students who are following the specialist SEND route you complete an additional subject knowledge enhancement module. This module will ensure that you are fully conversant with the expectations of teaching SEND within a range of education and training contexts. It will include enquiry-based learning tasks to ensure that you fully understand the assessment of students with SEND and the multi-agency working required in this area.
This course has been developed to embed The Professional Standards for Teachers and Trainers in Education and Training, and it combines academic study with substantial placement experience and observation of practice. The course is designed to develop your knowledge and skills and enable you to fully meet the professional standards of the sector. This one year full-time programme comprises five modules across four key strands (professional skills, research, theory and specialist knowledge). These are delivered across the year to allow understanding, skills and practical application to take place over time. The strands of the programme are delivered concurrently to ensure that you make explicit links between all aspects of your learning.

The course begins with a two week intensive block of teaching that quickly provides you with core strategies and a basic understanding of learning and teaching (L&T). This is included to ensure that you are supported to fully engage with your teaching practice placements from the outset. Following the intensive teaching block you normally attend your placement setting for three days per week (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday) and attend taught/ teaching related sessions over the remaining two days per week (Thursday and Friday). You also attend one CPD session per week and additional specialist subject teaching days during the course.

The exception to this pattern is when you undertake two, four-week block placements during which time you are expected to be in your placement setting for the standard working week and engage with all work related activities expected within the teaching practice setting. You also attend two full day conferences alongside trainees from across the partnership.

This course specifically trains teachers wanting to specialise in SEND in education and training sector educational settings, such as further education colleges, and adult and community settings.

Core modules

Developing Learning and Teaching

You gain a detailed overview of the core concepts underpinning learning, teaching and assessment, which is the starting point for becoming a professional teacher in the education and training sector. The module considers the roles, responsibilities and professional standards for teachers and focuses on the development of a range of practice skills, providing opportunities for trainees to engage with a variety of creative and innovative approaches to teaching and learning. It also focuses on the general principles and processes underpinning: the creation of positive, inclusive and effective learning environments; the development of critical reflective practice skills; the ability to manage data to support the progress of students; and, making evidence informed decisions in practice.

Enhancing Learning and Teaching

You are supported to enhance and extend approaches to learning, teaching and assessment in a variety of complex and challenging ways. You will be encouraged to underpin your learning and teaching with evidence-informed strategies and will develop the skills required to rigorously and consistently evaluate your own practice. You look beyond your own direct experience and consider a breadth and range of educational settings, and to reflect on the broader context of education for your students. You will be supported to demonstrate a depth of understanding in relation to your subject specialism and its delivery. You comprehensively and fully evidence your progression against the professional standards for the sector and develop the skills required to contribute in a meaningful way to development and CPD within educational contexts.

Evidence Informed Learning and Teaching

You research an aspect of your practice to develop pedagogic knowledge, and to explicitly link theory to practice in professional educational contexts. This module will also support the development of professional confidence and contribute to the creation of high quality student learning experiences. You develop your understanding of planning, implementing and evaluating an ethical, rigorous and credible piece of practitioner research. You are supported in becoming effective, professional and research informed practitioners, and to confidently execute and disseminate a piece of research.

Subject Specialist Knowledge in SEND

You develop your special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) subject specialist knowledge, and enhance your understanding of the ways SEND is organised, managed and taught within schools, colleges, and the education and training sector. You gain specific knowledge and skills required to work with a variety of SEND, and develop a strong understanding of the educational theories and concepts that underpin the learning and teaching of students with SEND. You will consider policy changes in SEND education, and their impact on the curriculum, teaching and assessment.

Thinking in Learning and Teaching

You critically explore a variety of traditional and contemporary theories in learning, teaching and assessment. You analyse the impact of government policy, curriculum theory, and professional standards on the sector, and consider quality processes and their impact. You also explore wider perceptions of education and training, and trends within your individual teaching specialism.

Modules offered may vary.

Learning and teaching are central to all aspects of this course. You are a student completing a higher education qualification but you are also a trainee teacher who is expected to apply the knowledge and skills you acquire to your own classrooms. All aspects of this course are therefore designed to support you to develop academically whilst also supporting the development of practical, professional expertise across a range of contexts.

This course is built around a clear focus on developing resilient, autonomous, reflective practitioners who will become outstanding teachers within the education and training sector. The learning and teaching strategy of this course supports that goal and aims to ensure that you:

are introduced to a wide variety of innovative, inspiring and creative approaches to learning, teaching and assessment;
take every opportunity to engage with research informed practice and to feel confident in evaluating educational research;
experience the active modelling of L&T strategies within your taught sessions and that you consistently engage in the collaborative evaluation of modelled practice;
develop a wide-ranging, independent and flexible approach to reflection, reflective practice and the linking of theory to practice;
acquire the skills and knowledge required to meet the professional standards of the sector, understand the changes taking place within the sector and independently pursue your own continued personal and professional development; and,
are made aware of current issues and changes within the education and training sector and contextualise these within education as a whole.

You are assessed on your knowledge, professional skills and ability to integrate the theoretical and the practical aspects of your experience. Approaches to assessment have been designed to align with professional standards for the sector.

The overall assessment load has been carefully considered to prevent overload or the bunching of assessments whilst also ensuring that all aspects of the course remain fully integrated and your experience is a fully holistic one. Throughout the course approaches to assessment are actively modelled for and discussed with you as an essential aspect of the teacher training process

Specific assessment tasks include completing a Professional Standards Portfolio, an academic poster, observations of teaching practice, and written assessments such as writing a critical evaluation and a journal-style article. Assessments in these all modules will require anyone following the SEND specialist route to focus assessments in the area of their specialist subject

Disciplines

Education & Youth

Requirements

Entry Requirements

A bachelor degree with a minimum of 65%, 2.5/4.0 or good

Career

Appropriate careers are in the full teaching role in learning and skills sector educational contexts. Graduates go on to work in a variety of professions including further education colleges and training organisations. Some students gain employment in secondary schools or higher education. Other students have taken the opportunity to further their studies on relevant continuing professional development or postgraduate study at Teesside.

You will undertake a significant teaching practice placement that will form an integral part of your training as a teacher. During placement you will receive support from a designated mentor who will provide formative feedback verbally and in writing.

Mentors receive detailed information about the course and their role and are required to undertake mentor training (this is available via face-to-face sessions, on a 1-2-1 basis or via completion of a distance training package). There is regular communication between mentors and the University-based teaching team.

During placement you will continue to be supported by tutors.

Fee Information

Tuition Fee

GBP 15,000 / year

How to Apply

Applying Online - Information Required to Complete Your Application

Personal Details

- Full Name, including title
- Sex
- Date of Birth
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- Type of applicant - choose from UK/EU or Overseas
- Who is entering the application - choose from Applicant, University Staff/Overseas Office or Other Third Party
- Disability
- Whether your parents/guardians have Higher Education qualifications
- Details of any previous study or application to this University

Payment of Fees

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- Date of entry to UK/EU
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Qualifications

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- Year and month awarded
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- Year and month of exam
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- Date grade expected
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Highest qualification

Portfolio Details

Foreign Language Courses Only

- Qualifications and experience in chosen language
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Professional Qualifications

- Professional/Statutory Body and Registration PIN
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- Social Work Registration Number

Erasmus Applications

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Higher and Degree Apprenticeships

- Unique Learner Number
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- *Number of employees at this postcode
- Highest level qualifications in English language and mathematics

*Your employer should be able to supply this information

Last Two Education Establishments Attended
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- Name and address
- Dates from and to
- Full or Part time
- Level of study

English Language Ability
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Whether English is your first language

If not

- IELTS - score, date of exam and Test Report Form Number
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Work Experience (maximum of 2)
(For certain courses e.g. Summer University courses & other short courses, a reduced set of employment information is requested)

- Employers name
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Summer & Winter University Courses Only

- Whether you are enrolled or due to enrol on a college or university course
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Personal Statement
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Enrolment

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- Reference
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- CV
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- Passport
- Previous Visas
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For Research courses, the following additional uploads are mandatory

- Research Proposal
- Research Training Document
- Research Personal Statement
- Research Sponsorship/funding letter