Children's Special Educational Needs Foundation Degree FdA

Why choose this course?

This is an innovative course for practitioners working with children at Foundation Stage, Key Stage 1 or Key Stage 2 who have additional learning needs. It will enable you to progress to Level 5 and develop an understanding of the special educational needs field by combining workplace learning with part-time study at a local college.

What will you study?

The programme includes theories of child development, current legislative frameworks governing practice, multi-professional perspectives and working with families and carers.

Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list. Those listed here may also be a mixture of core and optional modules.

Year 1

• Personal and Professional Learning and Practice
• The Developing Child 1
• Assessment of Children with SEN
• Inclusive Education and SEN
• Multi-Professional and Multi-agency Working
• Safeguarding Children
• Information to Support Decision Making
• Personal and Professional Development Review

Year 2

• The Developing Child 2
• ICT to Support Learning for Children with Additional Needs
• Resources to Support Change for Children with Additional Needs
• Planning for Learning
• Working with Parents to Support their Child's Learning
• Action Research Proposal
• Special Project