ADDITIONAL DIPLOMA IN TEACHING DISABLED LEARNERS

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS ENROLMENT AND TUITION FEES PART-TIME QUALIFICATION FOR Normally, applicants will need: For more details or how to enrol on • Level 2 qualifications in English and Maths; the course, please contact your nearest SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS • A minimum of a Level three vocational Consortium : qualification or a professional or • Amersham & Wycombe College: academic qualification (such as an A level Colm McConway degree or higher diploma); [email protected] • At least 50 hours of practice in learning and teaching environments • : Khorshed Bhote, with disabled learners. [email protected] • A pass in the pre-course assessments • Ealing, Hammersmith & West and group and individual interview College: Ben Beaumont, tasks, in order to ensure that applicants [email protected] have the skills to complete the course • College: Suzanne Levy, successfully. [email protected] • Newham College: Andrea McMahon, [email protected] HOW YOU WILL BE TAUGHT • : Marta Knill, [email protected] • : Tracy Jackson, The course will follow a blended learning [email protected] model where you will attend face to face teaching at your chosen college, supported by online or distance learning resources. Your teaching practice will also be supported by tutorials and feedback on observed teaching.

ASSESSMENT

The assessment consists of a number of assignments for each module which explore key issues and concepts around teaching disabled learners in the Lifelong Learning Sector. Assessments have been carefully planned across the modules to avoid duplication and tasks are comprehensive, varied, and are evidenced as much as possible through practical classroom planning and teaching as well as inquiry learning.

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TEACHERS, CO-ORDINATORS & SUPPORT STAFF IN THE LIFELONG LEARNING SECTOR

WHO IS THIS FOR? QUALITY AND REPUTATION – TRAIN • The Quality Assurance Agency praised RESOURCES WITH THE BEST the way that the University’s CertEd/ This course is for lecturers, learning support PGCE TE College Consortium facilitates • As a student of both the University of staff, teaching assistants, Family Learning •The University of Westminster is part of close collaboration as well as staff Westminster and its partner , tutors, adult and community tutors, or part- a Centre for Excellence in Teacher development amongst its partner colleges. you have access to a superb range of time teachers and trainers who want to Training in the Lifelong Learning Sector resources at your fingertips: undertake specialist training relating to – there are only ten of these in . • course materials disabled learners. This diploma can also be • Ofsted has highlighted key strengths in NEW ADDITIONAL DIPLOMA IN • latest research combined with a Certificate in Education the University of Westminster’s CertEd/ TEACHING DISABLED LEARNERS • library books and journals or Professional Graduate Certificate in PGCE provision: • You can participate and take part in an Education (Diploma in Education and – the outstanding leadership in the university The University of Westminster TE Consortium Training) for those who want to undertake a annual Research Conference led by and across the partnership that has led of seven colleges is offering staff in the Lifelong the University. CertEd or PGCE with a specialist qualification to the recent rapid improvements in the Learning sector a new qualification in Special in Special Educational Needs. outcomes for trainees Education Needs – the Additional Diploma Participants will need at least 50 hours of You can take the diploma as a 45-credit, – the extremely collaborative and effective in Teaching Disabled Learners [subject to stand-alone Additional Diploma in Teaching teaching practice in classroom environments partnership that enables new ways of validation]. with disabled learners. Disabled Learners or you can take the training to be tested, evaluated and If taken concurrently with a teaching course in conjunction with the Certificate in In 2014-15, this Additional Diploma in applied across the partnership and has led qualification, this would be called the Certificate Teaching Disabled Learners is being taught Education/Professional Graduate Certificate to significant improvements in the quality in Education/PGCE (Diploma in Education and in Education, through one of the University of at the University of Westminster by college of training Training) Teaching Disabled Learners pathway subject specialists on Wednesday evenings Westminster’s Teacher Education Consortium – the complementary nature of feedback from [subject to validation]. colleges. The modules are also pathway from 5pm to 8pm starting in September tutors and specialist mentors that supports This new diploma combines the best of current 2014. (Subject to validation) options that replace the generic option trainees’ progress very well practice in Special Educational Needs, within modules on the CertEd/PGCE. – trainees’ excellent relationships with their new government guidance. learners and the way that their teaching The course comprises the following modules: WHY INVEST IN A UNIVERSITY OF promotes good behaviour and attitudes This Additional Diploma would give participants • Planning Inclusive Learning and WESTMINSTER QUALIFICATION to learning the skills to: Teaching (level 5) FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS – trainees’ willingness to try out new • Plan and deliver programmes for • Theories and Frameworks for Teaching TEACHING? approaches to teaching and learning, and disabled learners. Disabled Learners (level 5) the way the training encourages and • Identify individual learning needs and • Researching a Specialist Area of This qualification will be an attractive supports them to do this strategies to support disabled learners. Disability (levels 5 and 6) – the professional credibility trainees have qualification for employers as it will prepare • Integrate appropriate theories and • Observation for Specialists with their learners because of their you for teaching disabled learners in the concepts of learning to teaching practice. Lifelong Learning Sector, which includes specialist knowledge, expertise and experience • Research an aspect of teaching further education, adult and community disabled learners. education, work-based learning and the – the responsiveness of the university and partnership in meeting the needs of further • Use research and feedback to evaluate voluntary sector. and improve own practice. We know you have choices – there are education and skills providers in the region for teachers with particular skills, such as in • Examine the effects of relevant current different routes to professional qualifications. legislation and initiatives on provision. We think there are good reasons for choosing the introduction of the specialist modules the University of Westminster Teacher and routes. Education Consortium – and we would like to share these with you.