Course Summary

The Inclusive and Special Education Foundation Degree has been designed for those working or wishing to work with children from birth to secondary within an Inclusive and Special Educational environment. The course is aimed at those who have a Level 3 qualification and/or sufficient employment experience who wish to develop their knowledge and understanding in the field of working with children.

Course Details - Modules

The course consists of three terms each year. The first term is focused on ensuring you develop the study and management skills necessary to be successful at degree level. It will ensure you know how to research material and extract relevant information, write an academic essay, a report, reference correctly, plan your time effectively and work in a team. The second term focuses on Supporting Access to Education and Learning. Assessment for this module will be via a reflective learning journal, group presentation and an essay. In term three, we will outline what work-based learning means and how it should be carried out to meet the needs of the course alongside a module in Teaching and Professionalism and Reflective Practice. Year 2 modules include: Work-Focused Project, Safeguarding, Inclusive Education, Social Pedagogy and Understanding and Managing Human Behaviour.

Course Details – Assessment Method

Assessment includes essays, reports, individual and group presentations and case studies. There are now exams. These strategies are also designed to enable the development of key transferable skills in the workplace.

Course Details – Professional Bodies

Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.

How to Apply

26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application Codes

Course code: X360

Institution code: P52

Campus Name: Peter Symonds College - Adult and Higher Education

Campus code:

Points of Entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

Year 1

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.

International applicants

Standard Qualification Requirements

All eligible applicants will be required to attend an interview. It is expected that they would have a Level 3 qualification in a relevant subject. Students under the age of 21 will be expected to have a BTEC National Diploma in Childcare, or similar, or 2 A Levels (minimum 64 UCAS points). Mature students, over the age of 21, without traditional qualifications may also be accepted following Recognition of Prior Experiential Learning (RPEL) providing they can show appropriate levels of relevant ability and experience. They would need to make a claim for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) as exemptions from parts of the degree programmes are possible. Claimants seeking RPL and RPEL must apply to the College and may be required to present a portfolio in support of their claims. requirement of the course is for students to be employed, or working in a voluntary capacity, in a relevant setting for a minimum of 100 hours throughout the course. All students will require a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check prior to the start of the course.

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Minimum Qualification Requirements

Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.

English language requirements

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English Language Entry Requirement Information are not listed for this Course.

Unistats information

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Fees and funding

England 5950.0 Year 1
Northern Ireland 5950.0 Year 1
Scotland 5950.0 Year 1
Wales 5950.0 Year 1

Additional Fee Information

Tuition fees are charged per annum. Students will have access to the Learning Resource Centre at our Owens Road campus and learning materials, books and journals will be available online and through our VLE (Moodle). Students are responsible for their own purchase of text books. Where travel to other sites is required, this will be payable by the student. Where students fail to return loaned items within the required time they will be responsible for the cost of any library fees and fines applicable. The cost of printing and photocopying undertaken by students to support their individual learning (beyond the allowance provided by the College) is payable by the student.

Provider information

Owens Road
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Winchester
SO22 6RX

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