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Leeds Trinity University: Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCo)
| Institution | Leeds Trinity University |
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| Department | Childhood and Education |
| Web | http://www.leedstrinity.ac.uk |
| admissions@leedstrinity.ac.uk | |
| Telephone | 0113 283 7123 |
| Study type | Taught |
Summary
How can outstanding provision be developed in schools for children and young people with SEN using evidenced-based best practice?
The field of SEND is complex and constantly changing. This part-time course will give aspiring and practicing SENCo’s an in-depth understanding of effective policy, provision and practice to meet the diverse needs of children with SEND. You may be working as a SEND practitioner in a school, early years setting, college or alternative provision. You may or may not be a teacher, but you will be working with children and or young people who have additional needs.
The course will address all the needs of a professional who is or wishes to develop a career in supporting and developing SEND provision. You will meet colleagues and develop professional networks with both practitioners and leaders in the field of SEN.
Leeds Trinity University provides postgraduate training to professionalise the SENCo role, improve pupil outcomes and to invest in and retain current SENCos or those working with in SEND provision.
This course is taught over a period of a year or across an academic year on four Saturdays and online between 3.30pm and 6.30pm on Thursdays approximately monthly between September and July. You will focus on both SENCo as a practitioner and SENCo as a leader across two modules.
You will be asked to explore the reasons why a child cannot access learning and will develop innovative ways to remove barriers to progression for children and young people with SEND. You will develop skills to critically evaluate policy and provision to develop outstanding inclusive practice with children and care givers.
You will also develop skills to understand each child’s needs and start the journey to becoming an expert in identification and assessment to allow personalised planning and support to be developed so no child is left behind in their educational journey.
Celebrating strengths in children and planning for teaching methods that incorporate these will be explored in detail.
You will develop: - Professional knowledge and understanding that you as a SENCo will need.
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Expertise and capabilities that a SENCo needs to lead and coordinate effective provision.
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Personal and professional qualities that are specific to your role, and will be key in you making a positive impact on the ethos and culture in your setting will also be explored and developed.
You will evaluate evidence-based practice on learning, teaching and assessing students with SEND, such as the impact of research evidence on different literacy schemes or the impact of CPD on support staff effectiveness in schools.
The course is delivered as blended learning with on-campus days, online sessions, work-based tasks and activities on the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). The course will be led by national and international experts in the field, with the support of our on-campus support services such as the library and Learning Hub. You will have a personal tutor who will support you in developing your own setting -based practice and in submitting your final work-based portfolio.
Postgraduate Certificate - PgCert
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
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| Entry requirements | This course is open to anyone who works in an educational setting with children and young people with additional needs. Usually, applicants have an undergraduate degree. However, we do accept applicants who have extensive experience in the sector and can evidence this with a letter of support from their setting and a CV for experience and qualifications without a degree. These applicants will need to access additional support outside of our taught sessions. The letter of support from your employer needs to agree to support you in undertaking the work-based tasks as the tasks will be linked to evaluating a setting and documenting ways to improve it. Applicants with PRL will be considered. This course is only open to students who already have the right to live and study in the UK. For more information on entry requirements, email admissions@leedstrinity.ac.uk |
| Location | Horsforth Campus Brownberrie Lane Leeds LS18 5HD |
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