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Postgraduate Certificate - PGCert
Distance Learning Campus
Part Time
Sep 2027
9 Month
This programme will enable you to grow as a strategic leader, education practitioner, and researcher. As part of this course, you’ll:Study entirely online in our virtual learning environmentJoin a global professional learning community to interact with a diverse range of perspectives on special educational needs and disabilitiesDevelop strategies for evaluating the quality of special education provision and identifying priorities for improvementInteract with key questions for policymakers around special educational needs and disabilitiesGain enhanced insight into barriers to learning, and into how cultural and contextual factors can shape experiences of themAccess opportunities to develop as a leader in education, to maximise your contribution and impact
This module explores the ways in which barriers to learning can intersect with one another to shape the uniqueness of each young person or child. You’ll think about the role of assessment and professional dialogue in effective collaborative problem-solving around individual learners. You’ll study how assessment and dialogue can challenge stereotypes, reach valid interpretations of behaviours and support the formulation of appropriate support strategies.
On this module, you’ll consider the global context of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). You’ll interact with related policies, trends, and the International Classification of Functioning Framework (ICF-CY). The social model of disability, as well as cultural and historical perspectives on SEND will be used. The model will support dialogue throughout the module and your thinking around the contextual factors that impact on inclusion and exclusion in education.
The module is an opportunity to interact with research findings on the effective leadership of SEND. You’ll consider approaches to developing others, engaging in challenging conversations, strategic collaboration, supporting families, and evaluating the quality of provision. Through self-evaluation exercises and a selection of models for professional reflection, you’ll be provided with a safe space to reflect on your overall capacity to lead SEND, identify areas for development and give clearer definition to your aspirations. This module will also enable you to engage with considerations for shifting between roles in different cultural contexts, leadership of SEND within the international schools and international development sector. In addition, you’ll explore possibilities for your career progression.
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