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University of Worcester: PGCE - Primary with Special Educational Needs, Disability and Inclusion (SENDI)
| Institution | University of Worcester |
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| Department | Institute of Education |
| Web | http://www.worcester.ac.uk |
| admissions@worc.ac.uk | |
| Telephone | 01905 855111 |
| Study type | Taught |
Postgraduate Certificate in Education - PGCE
Summary
You’ll train to teach across the National Curriculum, with a particular focus on Special Educational Needs, Disability and Inclusion (SENDI). This provides a distinct route to train as a teacher in the primary phase with a specialism in SENDI.
Overview Later Years (ages 5 to 11) – you’ll cover the National Curriculum for Key Stage 1 and 2, with school experience taking place in KS1 and KS2 settings. You’ll gain experience through multiple placements in a variety of school environments throughout the year, preparing you for a successful transition into teaching. This pathway offers an extended placement opportunity in a special educational provision setting - such as a special school, Alternative Provision or a specially resourced unit attached to a mainstream school - in addition to your mainstream school placements.
Our PGCE Primary with Special Educational Needs, Disability and Inclusion (SENDI) is for those aspiring to become a skilled primary teacher with particular expertise in teaching children with SEND and learning differences.
In addition to your interactive subject sessions, you’ll take part in bespoke taught SENDI sessions while on campus. These sessions will help you begin to specialise in person-centred, needs-driven teaching and learning to best meet the needs of pupils with SEND.
Our Ofsted Outstanding course offers you the opportunity to gain a postgraduate qualification alongside Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). With 60 credits at Masters level, our PGCE Primary with SENDI can open doors to further study and other employment opportunities.
When not on placement, you’ll be taught through a mixture of lectures, workshops and interactive subject sessions covering the full spectrum of National Curriculum subjects. In these interactive sessions, our tutors will model effective teaching and classroom management strategies. Specialist facilities, such as our DT rooms, gymnasium, dance studio, music room and art studio, are designed to replicate the school environments you’ll be teaching in, allowing you to learn in authentic settings.
There are no exams on this course. Instead, you’ll be assessed through two written assignments and a digital portfolio that you’ll complete during your school experience placements. This portfolio contains several tasks linked to the Department for Education’s Teachers’ Standards, which you must meet to qualify as a teacher.
Placements School placements are a key element of the course. Two of your placements will be completed in mainstream schools, while one placement will take place in a special educational provision setting - such as a special school, Alternative Provision or a specially resourced unit attached to a mainstream school. This will allow you to develop your knowledge, skills and understanding of SENDI best practice.
We work hard to maintain strong relationships with over 260 schools across 25 local authorities and will organise placements for you in supportive environments. While on placement you’ll be supported by your class teacher and lead mentor, in addition to your university tutors. They will regularly observe you teach and give live feedback, so you can continually reflect on and improve your classroom practice.
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
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| Entry requirements | Please see the University website for up-to-date information |
| Location | Main Site Henwick Grove Worcester WR2 6AJ |
Summary
What makes PGCE Primary with Special Educational Needs, Disability and Inclusion (SENDI) at the University of Worcester special?
This course is the start of a journey like no other and will give you insight and training in becoming a specialist teacher. The PGCE explores pedagogy, practice and wider issues of education and society, enhancing your prospects as a SENDI practitioner and potentially a future leader in the profession through engagement with a course that explores, critiques and expands knowledge and understanding of SENDI.
Worcester has a large and vibrant primary teacher education department and our PGCE in Primary Education with SENDI is led by experienced academic staff with extensive research profiles, meaning your learning is shaped by those helping to shape education itself. Our programmes are ambitious in their design and we work with a strong school partnership to ensure our trainees access expertise. We pride ourselves on the support that we offer and aim to give personalised support to give every trainee the opportunity to become the best teacher they can be.
The intention of this course is to shape practitioners who:
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Are thoughtful, knowledgeable, creative and competent in the field of SENDI
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Have an educational philosophy grounded in inclusive practice and want to achieve the best for learners with SEND
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Feel prepared to meet the needs of all learners, particularly those with SEND and learning differences
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Are better equipped to recognise signs of SEND and apply this knowledge to adaptive teaching to meet the needs of all learners
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Have an increased awareness of national priorities and a greater understanding of current SENDI developments
Key features
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Dynamic, exciting and vibrant course designed to support all students
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Professional, research-active, supportive tutors
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A wide breadth of partnership schools, geographically and demographically
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Excellent employability
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Combination of research, theory and criticality within sessions
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Personalised support
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Online and face-to-face delivery
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Face-to-face sessions with some enhanced online learning opportunities
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
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| Entry requirements | Please see the University website for up-to-date information |
| Location | Main Site Henwick Grove Worcester WR2 6AJ |
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