Special Educational Needs, Disability and Inclusive Practice, BA (Hons)

Overview

This degree will develop your knowledge and understanding of the needs, approaches and requirements of organisations and practitioners working with Children and Young People with SEND and their families. Within the degree you will develop a reflective practice approach that will enable you to articulate and justify a robust personal and professional ethos regarding inclusion.

The ethos of this degree is centred around discovery, growth and professionalisation of your practice in supporting children, young people with SEND and their families across the broad spectrum of educational provision. You will have the opportunity to investigate process, best practice and context to develop your personal ethos, practical skills and knowledge. This combined will, enable you to support progress and positive outcomes for children and young people with SEND and enhance inclusive practices within organisations. Each level of study has been designed to allow you to explore and develop your knowledge of SEND and inclusion and its application to practice, alongside the development of an awareness of self, systems thinking and organisational culture.

Course length:

3 years
4 years

Start date:

September 2022

Location:

Winter Gardens

Course codes:

Institution: W47
Course: SEND
Campus:

Awarding institution:

Bath Spa University

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Course detail

This degree will enable you to develop and take ownership of your own specialist knowledge and practice regarding supporting children with SEND and transfer it to enhance inclusion. There are excellent links to educational settings that will help you to realise and pursue a professional pathway. Throughout the programme, there is a focus on employability and linking theory to practice. This will enable you to develop the practical and theoretical skills at practitioner level and understand the potential to have wider influence on organisations and the sector as agents for change. Graduates will be equipped to pursue either a career within the sector or postgraduate study.

The degree will provide you with the opportunity to explore evidence based best practice and develop specialist knowledge of supporting children and young people in education in the following areas:

Autism Spectrum
Social and emotional (Trauma and attachment)
Positive Interactions
Mental Health
Specific Learning Difficulties
Speech, Language and Communication
Complex learning difficulties, disabilities, and additional communication needs

You will explore perspectives of education, disability and inclusion and the facilitation of effective partnership working, safeguarding, transitions and learner centred approaches.

Full-time year 1:

Childhood Development and Beyond
Counselling Approaches
Disability
Education and Inclusion
Psychology of Learning
Introduction to Issues of Social Justice
Equity and Thinking and Learning

Full-time year 2:

Attachment and Trauma
Contributing to Support of People on the Autism Spectrum
Mental and Emotional Health
Promoting Positive Interactions and SLCN
Literacy Difficulties and DpLD

Full-time year 3:

Contemporary Issues in Inclusive Practice
Innovative Curricula and Support
Professional Practice

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Special Educational Needs, Disability and Inclusive Practice

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Meet the Team

Sarah Leaney

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Lecturer in Animal Management

Sarah studied Marine Biology and Oceanography at the University of North Wales, Bangor. Following this she worked at Cadbury Garden and Leisure in the pets and aquatics section caring for a range of animals. She then transferred to Plymouth and studied for an MRes in Aquatic Ecotoxicology, whilst continuing to work for the Garden and Leisure Group. Her research project on using a range of starfish as biomarkers of environmental pollution was presented at the UK Environmental Mutagen conference in Aberdeen. Sarah then moved to Weymouth and started working at Weymouth Sealife Park and Marine Sanctuary. She and her team of aquarists were responsible for the health and welfare of a range of different aquatic animals including; seals, penguins, sharks, otters and seahorses. During her time there she was involved in the rescue and rehabilitation of a number of sea turtles, of which 2 were successfully released back into the wild. Sarah then made the move into teaching and has taught on a range of A-level, BTEC, adult access and undergraduate programmes over the last 12 years.
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Julie Way

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Lecturer in Animal Science

Julie studied at Hartpury College (UWE) and gained a BSc (Hons) in Animal Science. Her specialist areas of study are animal ethics and welfare as well as animal behaviour. Julie’s dissertation at UWE was based around educating people with regards to animal welfare so is more than equipped to deliver a wide range of modules on the Foundation Degree. Julie will be teaching on the Principles of Animal Behaviour module where she can showcase and share her wealth of knowledge regarding this are of study.
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Gill Cook

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Learning and Teaching Mentor / Module Leader: PG-Cert / Programme Coordinator for FdSc Animal Management

Gill studied at Hartpury University where she gained a BSc in Equine Science before going on to gain her BHS AI qualification and qualifying for the BHS Register of Instructors. After working for a welfare charity, which involved rescuing and rehabilitating horses as well as being head of staff training, Gill started at Weston College in 2007. Gill gained a Post Graduate Certificate in Education and has an MA in Education. Gill is responsible for managing the G95 Learning and Teaching Module on the PG-Cert and the Foundation Degree programmes in Equine and Animal Management as well as teaching Further and Higher Education and holding quality assurance roles within teaching observation and support. Gill is also a Higher Education Learning and Teaching Mentor and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.