BA in Special Educational Needs and Inclusive Practice
- Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom
- London, United Kingdom
BA
DURATION
1 year
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
GBP 9,535 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
Through a blend of theoretical and practical learning experiences, you’ll study everything from removing participation barriers to enabling inclusion.
Topping up your Special Educational Needs & Inclusive Practice qualification at Kingston University will open doors to opportunities including further education and rewarding professional roles.
You’ll earn while you learn, combining academic study with work-based learning to develop your critical thinking and understanding of this essential field. You’ll also cover effective transitions between places, people and phases of education, as well as key research and theories of learning.
When you graduate, you’ll have a highly-valued, work-based BA in Special Educational Needs and Inclusive Practice.
During the course, you’ll cover transitions, enabling environments and critical issues, all while researching and developing your own area of interest. You’ll work collaboratively, share experiences with your peers and create change or develop workplace practice through your SEND research dissertation.
Why choose this course?
While you study, you’ll benefit from top quality teaching at Kingston University. We’re ranked Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework, and our teachers are specialists with active connections to over 200 partner colleges and schools in the region.
Throughout the course, you’ll be taught by experienced professionals at our Kingston Hill campus. Facilities here include an outdoor learning environment with a cubby house, pond, beehive and nature trail – great for simulating teaching with natural materials.
There are a number of teaching rooms set up to replicate actual classrooms. Each classroom is subject based and equipped with all the facilities you need to practise your lessons before taking them into school.
You can also access a wide range of teaching resources – from children’s books and music to artefacts and kits – from our library at the Nightingale Centre.
We want to ensure anyone with potential and drive has the opportunity to study with us, no matter their background or financial situation. That's why each year, we provide a number of bursaries to help our undergraduate students gain their degree.
- The Kingston bursary
- Bursaries for care leavers
- Bursaries for estranged students
- Bursaries for young adult carers
- Bursaries for Sanctuary Scholars
- Chancerygate Foundation bursary
- Salutem scholarships
- AVSH scholarship
What you will study
You will study key areas such as removing barriers to participation, enabling inclusion within settings and the community, effective and smooth transition between places, people and phases of education, research and theories of learning, development and assessment, regulation and legislation around good practice in the curriculum, pedagogy and the learning environment, ethics in inter-professional relationships and collaborative working, critical and reflective approaches to managing challenges and leading informed change in the field.
Modules
You will learn about critical issues that affect children and young people (0 - 25 years) with special educational needs and disabilities, supporting them through life transitions and creating enabling environments. You will also choose an area of special interest to researchers.
Core modules
- Transitions
- Enabling Environments
- Critical Issues in the Context of Inclusive Education
- Dissertation in an aspect of Professional Practice
Please note
Optional modules only run if there is enough demand. If we have an insufficient number of students interested in an optional module, that module will not be offered for this course.
Boost your employability
Every course at Kingston University teaches a range of Future Skills. From problem-solving and adaptability to digital competency, these are the attributes you’ll need to get the edge in the job market and a head start on your career.
After you graduate
You’ll complete this course with robust practical knowledge and a highly sought after qualification. Previous graduates have also gone on to further their studies, with opportunities including a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE), leading to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), MA Education studies and PGCert Special Educational Needs and Inclusion.