PGCert NATIONAL AWARD FOR SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS COORDINATION (NASENCO)

University of East London

Postgraduate

In London

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Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    Flexible

The course is designed to critically engage with current thinking and ideas about inclusive and specialist education, and is designed to develop the skills, knowledge and understanding required to be a Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCo). The course fulfils all the requirements for achieving the National SENCo Award. The 2015 Special Educational Needs Code of Practice stipulates that for SENCos new to the role, it is mandatory to gain this award within three years of taking up the role.

The course covers inclusion and leadership within special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and it draws upon current legislation and national and international research.

The course will enable you to study and research current and relevant issues concerning a range of special educational needs and disabilities and to develop your knowledge of inclusive pedagogy and practice.

It will allow you to develop the skills to reflect critically on your own practice and current research. It will also enable you to contribute to school development and strategic vision concerning SEND and inclusion.

Facilities

Location

Start date

London
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Docklands Campus, University Way, E16 2RD

Start date

On request

About this course

The key aim of this course is to develop the skills and knowledge you need for the role of SENCo within schools. The Special Educational Needs Code of Practice (DfE / DoH, 2015) stipulates that all new SENCos must gain the National SENCo Award within three years of taking their post.
The skills and knowledge you develop on this course will give you expertise in the areas of inclusion, SEND and leadership, whether you are working as or aspiring to be a SENCo.

However, the course will also help you develop a range of transferrable skills that are desirable in a wide range of careers. These include knowledge of theories, legislation, policy and practice, computer literacy, planning and time management and written communication.

It will also demonstrate your ability to design and carry out small-scale research and to engage in critical thinking.

Minimum 2:2 Honours

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Subjects

  • Leadership
  • School
  • Inclusive Education
  • Education
  • SENCOs
  • Aspiring SENCOs
  • Knowledge
  • Develop
  • Issues in inclusion
  • Leadership Skills

Course programme

WHAT YOU'LL STUDY

We consistently review and develop our courses and modules to ensure they are up-to-date with sector and industry graduate skills demands. Course structure, modules and options are subject to change.

MODULES
  • Inclusive Education and SEND (core)
  • Leadership and SEND (core)
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

The aim of the course is to support SENCOs and aspiring SENCOs to develop their knowledge and understanding of key issues in inclusion, and how to respond effectively to the needs of pupils with a range of special educational needs and disabilities.

The course will also develop your leadership skills, allowing you to play a key role within your school. You will also explore the role of multi-agency working for pupils with SEND, linking this to current legislation and practice within your own context.

Throughout the course, you will be helped to develop a critical understanding of theory alongside practical knowledge. This is reflected in a work-based practice portfolio, which allows you to meet the learning outcomes for the National SENCo Award (NCTL, 2015).

You will be encouraged to make links between theory and your own practice, and become a reflective practitioner who is able to think proactively and strategically about provision for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.

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PGCert NATIONAL AWARD FOR SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS COORDINATION (NASENCO)

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