Educational Issues & Special Educational Needs

What are the current educational policies on 'special educational needs'?
And how well do the practices and provision of education relate to those needs?  This module will help you answer these questions, by examining the different means of developing learning for individuals with disabilities and/or learning difficulties.  What you learn will also help develop your critical awareness of 'special needs' discourses.

What does the module cover?

Gain critical awareness of current educational policy, practices and provision relating to 'special educational needs', and knowledge of different means of developing learning for individuals with disabilities and/or learning difficulties.  Learn to evaluate the impact of government legislation on provision for special educational needs.  With critical thinking you’ll evaluate competing arguments on the basis of evidence, and interpret and apply different theoretical models of inclusion.

More Information

Module Code:

ED3004

Key topics

• Historical development of special education provision in the UK
• Integration and inclusion
• Current legislation
• Working in partnerships
• Post 16 provision for pupils with special needs

Pre-requisites

None

Number of credits & study time

20 credits / 200 hours

Assessment

You’ll need to complete a number of assessments as part of your coursework that can be forward to your academic tutor for grading and comments.

The summative assessment for this module is a coursework essay of 3,500-4000 words.