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Accredited SEN Course for Teaching Assistants

Accredited SEN Course for Teaching Assistants

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Accredited by CPD UK Accredited by CPD UK
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Duration: 4 Hours Duration: 4 Hours
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This extensive online course will help you understand how special education needs and disabilities affect students’ participation and learning.  You will also learn various teaching strategies, approaches and regulations that are put in place for students with special educational needs.

This Course At A Glance

  • Get an introduction to special educational needs (SEN) teaching
  • Demonstrate the statutory and regulatory context for SEN
  • Understand how special educational needs & disabilities affect pupils’ participation and learning.
  • Know how to apply the teaching strategies and approaches for pupils with special educational needs.
  • Understand drawing up inclusive whole-school policies and procedures for SEN.
  • Know how to develop a whole-school policy on assessment.
  • Know the roles and functions of the board of management.
  • Understand how to become a school shadow support teacher.
  • Demonstrate the national minimum standards for residential special schools
  • Know how to provide personalised learning assistance for individuals

Accredited SEN Course for Teaching Assistants Course Overview

If you are willing to teach children with special education needs and want to kickstart your career in the same profession, you can opt for this Accredited SEN Course for Teaching Assistants. The Special Educational Needs and Disability Code of Practice outline the legal requirements and statutory guidelines that schools, local governments and teachers must follow in order to identify and address SEN in the students they support or teach. This online course will help you understand the different ways and techniques to teach children with physical impairment, speech difficulty or conditions such as autism and dyslexia. This course will provide you with the essential skills and basic teaching strategies required for assisting students with learning disabilities.

You will also learn and understand the roles and responsibilities of a school shadow support teacher and board of management, as well as how to develop a whole school policy on assessment. Finally, you will learn ways to provide learning assistance as per the requirement and needs of an individual, as well as gain a better understanding of the barriers to learning that each disorder imposes.

Upon successful completion of this Accredited SEN Course for Teaching Assistants, you will obtain the knowledge required to teach children with special educational needs, and develop the skills required to become a confident SEN teaching assistant.

Who should take this course? 

This Accredited SEN Course for Teaching Assistants is primarily aimed at:

  • SENco
  • SEN tutor
  • SEN teaching assistant
  • Aspiring SEN teaching assistant
  • Learning support assistant
  • Parents of children with learning disabilities
  • Anyone associated with the SEN teaching industry

This course is, however, not limited to a particular profession or line of work.  Anyone eager to understand how to support the learning and growth of children and teenagers with special educational needs may also find it helpful.

Entry Requirements

  • There are no academic entry requirements for this Accredited SEN Course for Teaching Assistants, and it is open to students of all academic backgrounds.
  • However, you are required to have a laptop/desktop/tablet or smartphone and a good internet connection.

Assessment Method

This Accredited SEN Course for Teaching Assistants assesses learners through multiple-choice questions (MCQs). Upon successful completion of the modules, learners must answer MCQs to complete the assessment procedure. Through the MCQs, it is measured how much a learner could grasp from each section. In the assessment pass mark is 60%.

Course Curriculum

Module 1: Introduction To Special Educational Needs (SEN) Teaching

Introduction fo Special Educational Needs (SEN) Teaching

Module 2: Statutory and Regulatory Context for SEN

Statutory and Regulatory Context for SEN

Module 3: Understanding How Special Educational Needs & Disabilities Affect Pupils’ Participation and Learning

Understanding How Special Educational Needs & Disabilities Affect Pupils’ Participation and Learning

Module 4: Teaching Strategies and Approaches for Pupils with Special Educational Needs

Teaching Strategies and Approaches for Pupils with Special Educational Needs

Module 5: Drawing Up Inclusive Whole-School Policies And Procedures for SEN

Drawing Up Inclusive Whole-School Policies And Procedures For SEN

Module 6: Developing A Whole-School Policy On Assessment

Developing A Whole-School Policy On Assessment

Module 7: Inclusive Education for Students With Special Educational Needs

Inclusive Education for Students With Special Educational Needs

Module 8: Leadership of Special Schools

Leadership of Special Schools

Module 9: National Minimum Standards for Residential Special Schools

National Minimum Standards for Residential Special Schools

Module 10: Role And Functions of The Board of Management

Role And Functions of The Board of Management

Module 11: Education Planning for Individual Students

Education Planning for Individual Students

Module 13: Benefits of Inclusive Education System and the Role of a School Shadow support

Benefits of Inclusive Education System and The Role of a School Shadow Support

Module 14: Educational and Behavioural Implications of Children with Autism Spectrum, ADHD

Educational and Behavioural Implications of Children with Autism Spectrum, ADHD

Module 15: Importance of Fading and Promoting Independence

Importance of Fading and Promoting Independence

Module 16: Intervention Strategies and Best Practices to Manage Behaviour

Intervention Strategies and Best Practices to Manage Behaviour

Assessment

Assessment – SEN – Primary Teaching Course at QLS Level 5

Recognised Accreditation

CPD Certification Service

This course is accredited by continuing professional development (CPD). CPD UK is globally recognised by employers, professional organisations, and academic institutions, thus a certificate from CPD Certification Service creates value towards your professional goal and achievement.
CPD certificates are accepted by thousands of professional bodies and government regulators here in the UK and around the world. Many organisations look for employees with CPD requirements, which means, that by doing this course, you would be a potential candidate in your respective field.

Quality Licence Scheme Endorsed

The Quality Licence Scheme is a brand of the Skills and Education Group, a leading national awarding organisation for providing high-quality vocational qualifications across a wide range of industries. It will give you a competitive advantage in your career, making you stand out from all other applicants and employees.

 

 

Certificate of Achievement

Endorsed Certificate from Quality Licence Scheme

After successfully passing the MCQ exam you will be eligible to order the Endorsed Certificate by Quality Licence Scheme. The Quality Licence Scheme is a brand of the Skills and Education Group, a leading national awarding organisation for providing high-quality vocational qualifications across a wide range of industries. It will give you a competitive advantage in your career, making you stand out from all other applicants and employees. There is a Quality Licence Scheme endorsement fee to obtain an endorsed certificate which is £65.

Certificate of Achievement from Lead Academy

After successfully passing the MCQ exam you will be eligible to order your certificate of achievement as proof of your new skill. The certificate of achievement is an official credential that confirms that you successfully finished a course with Lead Academy. Certificate can be obtained in PDF version at a cost of £12, and there is an additional fee to obtain a printed copy certificate which is £35.

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CPD is globally recognised by employers, professional organisations and academic intuitions, thus a certificate from CPD Certification Service creates value towards your professional goal and achievement. CPD-certified certificates are accepted by thousands of professional bodies and government regulators here in the UK and around the world.

Although QLS courses are not subject to Ofqual regulation, they must adhere to an extremely high level that is set and regulated independently across the globe. A course that has been approved by the Quality Licence Scheme simply indicates that it has been examined and evaluated in terms of quality and fulfils the predetermined quality standards.

For CPD accredited PDF certificate it will take 24 hours, however for the hardcopy CPD certificate takes 5-7 business days and for the Quality License Scheme certificate it will take 7-9 business days.

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