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UCAS Code: X4PW | Foundation Degree in Arts - FdA
Entry requirements
UCAS Tariff
32 UCAS Tariff Points in a relevant area(s) of study (eg. Level 3 Diploma in Childcare).
About this course
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2 Years full time or 4 years part time (online & Evening Live delivery). Must be in employment or have a placement to support studies.
This Level 5 Foundation Degree Programme is designed for students who are passionate about advancing their knowledge and skills in the field of Special Educational Needs, Disability, and Inclusion (SENDI). The programme aims to equip students with the competencies required to excel as professionals in an era defined by the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
The FdA in Special Educational Needs, Disability, and Inclusion is designed with the future in mind. The programme has been designed with a focus around ensuring our graduates are able to thrive within the sector, irrespective of inevitable changes that will occur within policy over the coming years. This programme aims to:
• Develop competencies which cover the requirements for effective practice, with regards supporting children and young people with SEND.
• Ensure a well balanced and comprehensive coverage of key themes (through modular focus).
• Utilise an assessment strategy which supports the systematic development of skills which are required within professional practice.
At the end of this Foundation Degree, you will hold a level 5 in supporting children with special educational needs, disability and inclusion.
The high-quality learning experiences within the FdA Special Educational Needs, Disability and Inclusion programme are designed to support students’ development, with a clear focus on preparation for the sector, through the development of key, transferable skills. Students will learn from the acquisition of knowledge through inquiry-based learning and collaboration with peers to inform discussion, practice and co-production of knowledge. This is achieved through a two-way process, where the learning through an academic environment is applied in the workplace. Therefore, academic study informs provision and supports the development of practice. Careers are varied within the SEND sector and students may take several routes depending on their specific aspirations. Many of our graduates wish to work with children and their families within education, health or care sectors, whereas others may progress into posts within local authorities which could involve the development of local strategy and policy.
The School of Health, Education, Well-being and Sport has developed distance learning BA Top Up programmes through TP that would suit the progression of the FdA SENDI. The programmes include:
● BA (Hons) Special Educational Needs, Disability and Inclusion Top Up
• BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies Top Up
This course provides a range of skills relevant across a variety of different professions. People who have completed this course have gone on to work in areas such as an Early Years SENCO, Inclusion Officer, Behaviour Support Manager, Specialist Support Assistant.
Modules
This course includes the following core modules that all students complete:
Level 4:
Personal and Professional Practice
Cultural, Historical and Contemporary Features of SEND Policy
Graduated Approach/ Response
Team Around the Family
The impact of SEND on Development
Safeguarding and Multi Agency
Level 5:
Empowering those with SEND - A Voice For All
Mental health and well-being with SEND
Identifying inclusive environments
Supporting behavioural needs
Transitions and preparation for adulthood
SEND research in modern society.
Occasional changes to modules and course content may take place. Students will be notified when applicable.
Assessment methods
This programme has been designed through the adoption of Transforming Programmes which is aligned to a competencies approach to learning ensuring graduates are fully equipped to enter a graduate workforce.
Distance learning students will access weekly recorded content via the virtual learning environment (CANVAS). Weekly online discussion forums will support the students’ developing knowledge and will encourage peer collaboration, developing a community of practice. Digital technologies can consequently provide both communication and experimental environments in support of the learning process. The exploration of key points and sharing ideas within the discussion forums will enable students to understand and evaluate different perspectives. Initially this will be led by the module leader but as students’ progress, they will take the lead in developing this collaboration, students will have opportunities to initiate the on-going discussion and construct new knowledge and can access this forum in a flexible way. The combination of asynchronous and synchronous learning facilitates students accessing learning around their busy schedules, though also ensuring opportunities for meaningful discussion and the sharing of good practice.
Live group tutorials will be held virtually through Microsoft Teams to support assessments. These will be delivered by the module leader and will allow all students to collaborate within their programme variant and explore ideas in greater depth, pursue their own research interests, and clarify ideas and access guidance. Live group tutorials will be recorded for online students, so they have an aide memoire to refer to.
Assessment strategies reflect the inclusive, innovative and creative approach to teaching and learning within the School of Health, Education and Sport. Assessment methods provide diversity in terms of modes of assessment and consider the diverse student body. Formative assessments, which occur throughout the programme, are aligned to summative assessments, and seek to improve student achievement of learning objectives through approaches that can support specific student needs. Formative assessments have been designed to support the development of key competencies and act as a building block of developing skills that will support in the production of a final submission. Summative assessment evaluates student learning at the end of each module, students will be provided with a range of feedback and feedforward to help improve academic writing.
Example of the wide variety of assessment methods include:
Portfolio
Essay
Professional discussion
Presentation
Report
Leaflet
Wiki
Poster presentation
Case study
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University Campus Doncaster
Health and Wellbeing
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