Postgraduate Module Descriptor

EFPM271: SEN: Provision and Practice

This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.

Module Aims

This module aims to enable you to:

develop a critical knowledge and understanding of the special needs and inclusive education system/s in England
critically examine legislation, policy and practice at various levels e.g. national, local, school, classroom
provide direct experience of schooling as a means of supporting your development of knowledge and skills in practice
support your further development as critically reflective and professional practitioners
relate your understandings of the English system to your own experiences (either in the UK or internationally)

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
This module's assessment will evaluate your achievement of the ILOs listed here - you will see reference to these ILO numbers in the details of the assessment for this module.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to:
Module-Specific Skills	1. Demonstrate critical understanding of socio-political processes in relation to organisation and management of special and inclusive education 2. Gather relevant practical data (e.g. field notes and observation data) and critically analyse it for purposes of reflection 3. Critically reflect on your practical experience of classroom processes, support systems in schools 4. Demonstrate ethical professional practices
Discipline-Specific Skills	5. Critically engage in the relationship between theory and practice 6. Problematise practice in terms of disability/difference/special educational needs/inclusion 7. Compare and contrast different perspectives 8. Handle relevant sources of literature and engage in current debates 9. Construct organised, structured, critically reflective and analytic writing
Personal and Key Skills	10. Demonstrate critical and analytic thinking 11. Demonstrate independent learning, self-management and organisation 12. Demonstrate oral and written communication skills 14. Demonstrate the ability to locate and use learning resources 15. Demonstrate information technology skills 16. Demonstrate the capacity to work in groups

Module Content

Syllabus Plan

Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following key areas:

Overview of systems and management of special educational needs in England (national, local authority, school and class levels, national agencies, voluntary groups)

Overview of legislation and policy in England with particular reference to SEN/disability (history, Code of Practice, Equality Act, National Curriculum, Ofsted)

Organisation of schooling and assessment practices in England

SEN assessment arrangements (e.g. stages, statutory assessment, Education Health and Care Plans, Individual Education Plans)

Categorisation and labelling

Models of provision (continuum of placement, role of local v central government)

Stakeholder perspectives and roles (e.g. SENCO, parents, classroom teachers)

Classroom observation

Practical school experience (including observations on practice, curriculum and pedagogy)

Learning and Teaching

This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:

Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	Guided independent study	Placement / study abroad
30	270	0

...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Scheduled learning and teaching activities	30	15 x 2 seminars
Guided independent study	10	Preparation for seminars reading, small tasks, developing questions as directed
Guided independent study	25	Directed formative activity: researching and writing written analytic account of SEN systems (based on students own experience and/or students own country)
Guided independent study	15	Directed formative activity: reflecting on school visit and preparing paired presentation
Placement	60	School visits and two week school placement
Guided independent study	160	Carrying out literature review, analysing observational data and reflecting on school placement experience, then writing summative assignment

Online Resources

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).

Department for Education resources and information. http://www.education.gov.uk/childrenandyoungpeople/send

nasen (formerly the National Association of Special Educational Needs) www.nasen.org.uk

Council for Disabled Children http://www.councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/

Other Learning Resources

British Journal of Special Education

Support for Learning

European Journal of Special Needs Education