Inclusion and Special Educational Needs

Overview

The Inclusion and Special Educational Needs (ISEN) programme will enable in-service teachers, school leaders, policy leaders, and others working directly or indirectly with children with disabilities in the UK, Europe, and around the world to study across a broad spectrum of inclusion and special educational needs.

There are three core modules within the ISEN programme which you will need to complete in the first year. The aims of these modules are as follows:

• an overarching understanding of educational inclusion and SEND and associated policies;
• frameworks for evaluating policies and practice; and
• introductions to different SEND groupings (as conceptualised in many educational systems).
• an exploration of the socio-cultural conceptualisations of disability and SEND practice in a global context 

Careers

This Inclusion and Special Educational Needs programme from the University of Birmingham is designed to supplement professionals already working in the field, or those seeking a general introduction to topics within inclusion and special educational needs. In general, this includes teachers, education advisors, special educational needs coordinators, head teachers in schools, managers of community and charitable organisations, support workers in places such as a university or workplace disability service unit, social workers or nurses providing care for persons with disabilities, or a staff member of a Ministry of Education or Ministry of Health, amongst other things.