Course summary

You’ll train to teach across the National Curriculum, with a particular focus on Special Educational Needs, Disability and Inclusion (SENDI). This provides a distinct route to train as a teacher in the primary phase with a specialism in SENDI. Overview Later Years (ages 5 to 11) – you’ll cover the National Curriculum for Key Stage 1 and 2, with school experience taking place in KS1 and KS2 settings. You’ll gain experience through multiple placements in a variety of school environments throughout the year, preparing you for a successful transition into teaching. This pathway offers an extended placement opportunity in a special educational provision setting - such as a special school, Alternative Provision or a specially resourced unit attached to a mainstream school - in addition to your mainstream school placements. Our PGCE Primary with Special Educational Needs, Disability and Inclusion (SENDI) is for those aspiring to become a skilled primary teacher with particular expertise in teaching children with SEND and learning differences. In addition to your interactive subject sessions, you’ll take part in bespoke taught SENDI sessions while on campus. These sessions will help you begin to specialise in person-centred, needs-driven teaching and learning to best meet the needs of pupils with SEND. Our Ofsted Outstanding course offers you the opportunity to gain a postgraduate qualification alongside Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). With 60 credits at Masters level, our PGCE Primary with SENDI can open doors to further study and other employment opportunities. When not on placement, you’ll be taught through a mixture of lectures, workshops and interactive subject sessions covering the full spectrum of National Curriculum subjects. In these interactive sessions, our tutors will model effective teaching and classroom management strategies. Specialist facilities, such as our DT rooms, gymnasium, dance studio, music room and art studio, are designed to replicate the school environments you’ll be teaching in, allowing you to learn in authentic settings. There are no exams on this course. Instead, you’ll be assessed through two written assignments and a digital portfolio that you’ll complete during your school experience placements. This portfolio contains several tasks linked to the Department for Education’s Teachers’ Standards, which you must meet to qualify as a teacher. Placements School placements are a key element of the course. Two of your placements will be completed in mainstream schools, while one placement will take place in a special educational provision setting - such as a special school, Alternative Provision or a specially resourced unit attached to a mainstream school. This will allow you to develop your knowledge, skills and understanding of SENDI best practice. We work hard to maintain strong relationships with over 260 schools across 25 local authorities and will organise placements for you in supportive environments. While on placement you’ll be supported by your class teacher and lead mentor, in addition to your university tutors. They will regularly observe you teach and give live feedback, so you can continually reflect on and improve your classroom practice.