Inclusion and Special Needs

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Course Code	PD05
Lessons per Week	25 All lessons are 50 minutes
Times	Mon – Fri 9:00-12:00 13:00-15:00
Course Length	10 Days (with the possibility of joining the course for 1 week only)
Recommended Language Level	B1-C2
Language Level for Closed Groups	A2-C2
Maximum Class size	15
Centre	Duke’s Road

Price	£900 (10 days)
Price	£450 (5 days)

2018

January	29th – 2nd Feb
February	5th – 9th
March	5th – 9th 12th – 16th
May	14th – 18th 21st – 25th
July	2nd – 6th 9th – 13th
August	13th – 17th 20th – 24th
October	8th – 12th 15th – 19th
November	12th-16th

2019

January	28th Jan – 8th Feb
April	1st – 12th
June	3rd – 14th
July	1st – 12th
August	12th – 23rd
September	23rd Sep – 4th Oct
October	21st Oct- 1st November

*Courses are on a 2-week basis. However, participants are also able to join for one week only.

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Course description

The Inclusion and Special Needs course looks at innovative and student centred approaches to teaching special needs learners within a normal classroom environment.

Teachers will come to understand the issues facing these learners and ways to help involve them in a mainstream learning environment.

The programme includes the opportunity to visit a state school (during term-time only) with integrated special needs and observe lessons, followed by discussions with experienced teachers and school managers. Guest speakers will also be invited to help you gain insight into Special Education in the UK.

The course is aimed at teachers who want to know how to best include special needs learners in the classroom and share lesson ideas and activities with other teachers from around the world.

Please note, this course is for mainstream education teachers, not for SEN specialists.

Objectives

The Special Needs Programme is designed for teachers who want to know how to best work with special needs learners and share lesson ideas and activities with other teachers from around the world.

Being a methodology course, references will be made to most of the latest methodologies. The focus of this course will be innovative and student-centred approaches to teaching special needs learners.

After the course, participants will be able to design lessons and activities that are motivating, challenging and effective.

Methodology

The course is hands-on and interactive, enabling participants to be fully immersed in the subject matter. Trainer-led sessions use the techniques and approaches being discussed so that the practical application of methods can be experienced within the programme. This is supported by in-depth discussion group work.

Participants will build up a bank of ideas to take back to their countries. Throughout the course, participants will be encouraged to experiment and think “outside the box“.

Case studies of different education needs learners throughout the course will include Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, ADHD, Speech and Language Difficulties, Visual, Hearing and Physical Impairment, Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties, Gifted Learners.

PROGRAMME OF THE TRAINING ACTIVITIES (DAY BY DAY)

Please note the exact course content can vary depending on the needs and levels of the groups. We try our best to tailor our courses to offer the best benefit for other students.

Day 1: Inclusive Schooling- Raising awareness

Introduction to SEN –Raising awareness, Definition, Labelling; An overview of the area of SEN
Three models for understanding SEN
Reflecting on own teaching experiences of SEN and an overview of the education policy on SEN in Britain and participants’ countries
Preparation for state school visit
Anticipating problems with inclusion, both for learners and teachers

Day 2: State school visit

School visit and lesson observations
Post visit discussion and feedback session

Day 3: Different models for understanding SEN and SEN categories

Different types of SEN
Categories- different types of SEN. Identifying characteristics of different types of SEN learners
How to recognise SEN
Inclusive teaching strategies:
Differentiation- different ways and techniques to differentiate instructions, content, assessment, etc
Workshop- case studies and developing action plans
Including SEN students in the mainstream classroom

Day 4: Access to education vs real engagement in learning

SEN categories and how to help- support techniques
Preferred learning styles
Left and right brain learning
VAK- catering for all learning styles
Inclusive assessment approaches and student engagement
Workshop- Case study and developing action plan

Day 5: Approaches to whole school planning for SEN

Three approaches to whole school planning for SEN
Whole school planning for SEN – provision mapping, IEP/ILPs
Working with parents

Day 6: Case Study and Focus on Specific Education Needs

Case study of a learner with specific SEN
Participants will decide which categories of SEN specified below they would like to focus on
Input session followed by a workshop
Support strategies, assessment and material development to cater for specific education needs learners

Day 7: Case Study and Focus on Specific Education Needs

Case study of a learner with specific SEN
Participants will decide which categories of SEN specified below they would like to focus on
Input session followed by a workshop
Support strategies, assessment and material development to cater for specific education needs learners.

Day 8: British Culture and Social Programme or Guest Speaker

Negotiated and decided on arrival

Day 9: Needs Driven Session TBC on arrival

This session will be confirmed on arrival by the end of the first week

Depending on the level of English and the needs of the participants, the theme and the content of this session will be negotiated between the participants and the trainer

Day 10: End of Course Revision and SEN Glossary

Developing SEN glossary
End of course revision of the topics covered
What useful materials are available?
Presentation of certificates and end of course feedback

Follow Up

Participants will return to their home countries with a deeper insight and renewed enthusiasm for their profession.

They will also receive:

Contact details of tutors and colleagues to facilitate ongoing development and exchange of ideas
A Feedback Questionnaire evaluating the course and ideas collected during the programme
A Bibliography of suggested further reading matter