Special Educational Needs and Disability

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the values and principles behind special needs provision and processes and their historical evolution.
• Analyse the concepts, theories and issues of policy related to special educational needs in a systematic way.
• Articulate your own approaches about special educational needs, social justice and inclusion.
• Use your knowledge and understanding critically to develop your position personally about policies, practices and processes related to special needs provision.

• An introduction to SEND
• Where do children with SEND go to school? A general look at Education for children with SEND.
• Where do children with SEND go to school? A look at Mainstream provision for SEND pupils.
• Where do children with SEND go to school? A look at Special Education provision for SEND pupils.
• Pupil Voice - sharing views of Pupils with SEND.
• Parent Voice - the views of Parents of Children with SENDs
• Professional Voice - the views of Teachers and other Professionals who work with children with SENDs
• Becoming more familiar with specific SENDs through personal research
• Sharing of knowledge of a particular SEND

Teaching and learning methods

Typically, the module is taught in double lecture/seminars sessions. Normally, two sessions are set aside for you to present to your peers about information you have researched on a particular SEND to your peers.

Teaching comprises seminars, lectures, student presentations, group and class discussions, posing and responding to questions and further reading/research around a variety of topics.

Resources & Reading list

General Resources

General. A general reading list is provided for the module. You will also be given additional resources (such as links to videos and texts) on a weekly basis to support the individual lectures and seminars. All texts are either provided for you on Blackboard, or are readily available in the library.

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal & External