PGCERT Special Educational Needs Co-Ordination (National Award for SEN Co-Ordination)
Sheffield Hallam University
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Course summaryCreate professional and personal development opportunities for Special Educational Needs Coordinators (SENCOs).Empower SENCOs to develop, influence and lead practice and policy in their current and/or future contexts.Establish an authoritative voice within your school or setting founded on a broad and deep knowledge base.Enable SENCOs to challenge their own and others values and assumptions through a critical evaluation of legislation, theory, policy and practice.This course has ...Read more

Course summary

  • Create professional and personal development opportunities for Special Educational Needs Coordinators (SENCOs).
  • Empower SENCOs to develop, influence and lead practice and policy in their current and/or future contexts.
  • Establish an authoritative voice within your school or setting founded on a broad and deep knowledge base.
  • Enable SENCOs to challenge their own and others' values and assumptions through a critical evaluation of legislation, theory, policy and practice.

This course has been developed for those currently working as, or aspiring to be, special educational needs coordinators (SENCOs) and is mandatory for all SENCOs appointed since 2008. It has been accredited by NASENCO and has been devised in order to address the professional learning outcomes required for the National Award.

How you learn

All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.

A large proportion of your studies will be undertaken at your current educational setting, and you'll spend up to ten teaching/tutorial/study days which are spread over the course duration. You'll study Special Educational Needs coordination in the role of both manager and leader; evaluating and developing policy, promoting sound person-centred planning and building professional partnerships. You'll be supported by Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) specialists throughout your study, and this course has been widely praised for its contribution to the provision with children with SEND.

You learn through

  • Practice-based learning
  • Written assignments
  • Teaching/tutorial/study days
  • Workplace evaluations

Future careers

This course prepares you for a career in

  • Special Educational Needs Coordination
  • Further studies at masters level

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CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2024
35th
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2024
63rd

Modules

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Entry requirements

To apply for this course you must have QTS, QTLS or EYTS and have completed a period of induction. You must be a qualified teacher who is: designated as the SENCO or an aspiring SENCO or an inclusion manager or in a position to undertake the duties of a SENCO

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£3,440 per year

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Sheffield Hallam University
Sheffield Hallam University , Sheffield

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