Special Educational Needs, Disabilities & Inclusion
University of Worcester
UCAS Code: X360 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
University of Worcester
UCAS Code: X360 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
About this course
**Overview**
Our Special Educational Needs, Disabilities, and Inclusion (SENDI) degree will prepare you for a rewarding career across services that support children, young people and families. The course will enable you to pursue roles in a variety of sectors, including Education, Health, and Social Care. Graduates have successfully gone into roles such as: Autism specialist unit manager, SEND caseworker with the Local Authority, specialist support roles with Multi-Sensory Impairments, Autism, (Adult) Life skills. With further training they have also pursued roles in Speech and Language Therapy, Educational Psychology and Social work.
This SENDI course provides academic study and experience for those who seek to understand the importance of meeting the needs of children, young people, and families through an inclusive approach to education. This course enables students to undertake research in the field of inclusive education, to learn to think critically about policy and practice in special educational needs and to be advocates for equality and disabilities.
**Key features**
- Opportunity to explore SEN, disability and inclusion in a broad, imaginative and practical way, drawing on expertise across the university and beyond
- There is an array of diverse career opportunities that are enhanced from doing the SENDI degree at Worcester. These include SEND caseworker and specialist learning support assistant
- You can go on to complete a Master's degree upon successful completion of the course, which can lead to many opportunities in Higher Education
- Excellent teacher training progression opportunities: a 2.2 degree classification or above will enable you to be considered for an interview for one of our PGCE Primary courses, provided you meet the course prerequisites
- We also offer a PGCE in FE (SEND) for those interested in teaching at Further Education
- Opportunities to work with other professionals linked to supporting children, young people, and families such as occupational health, speech and language therapists, and social workers
**Why the University of Worcester?**
The University of Worcester is a campus university, meaning everything you need is on site. We’re based in a vibrant cathedral city just 40 mins south of Birmingham and an hour north of Bristol, and our beautiful green campuses have plenty of parking and quality on-site accommodation.
At Worcester small class sizes, supportive tutors and professionally focussed courses mean you’ll be prepared for your dream career. These are just some of the reasons why we’re first in the UK for both graduate employment and quality education.
- **First in the UK for sustained employment** and/or further study (excluding specialist institutions), 5 years after graduation – Longitudinal Education Outcomes data 2024.
- **First in the UK for quality education** – Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings 2024.
- **Ofsted Outstanding** in 2023 the University’s primary and secondary teacher training programmes were rated ‘Outstanding’.
Join us at one of our regular Open Days to see if the University is a good fit for you: www.worcester.ac.uk/opendays
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