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This course is taught at Brooklands College (Weybridge campus); Kingston College; Whitefield Schools and Centre

Children's Special Educational Needs Foundation Degree FdA

Facts about Children's Special Educational Needs Foundation Degree

Year of entry 2013
Qualification FdA
Application route 2 years full time (employment-based): apply through UCAS (code X360)
Please use the following UCAS institution codes: Brooklands College – Weybridge campus (L); Kingston College (K); Whitefield Schools and Centre (X)
This programme is subject to change following the Kingston University Revised Academic Framework. More information will follow shortly.
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About this course

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.

Module listing

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

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