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Supporting Children with Special Needs and Disability (SEND)

Our distinctive degrees allow you to develop a career into some of the most rewarding, inspiring and satisfying roles of all – working in special educational needs and disability support.

Ideally suited to existing practitioners supporting children and young adults aged 0-25 with special educational needs or disabilities, we will help you build an in-depth understanding of theories, factors and contexts for special educational needs and disability (SEND) and prepare you for roles that can make a genuine difference.

You’ll study key themes in working with children including safeguarding vulnerable children, working in a multiagency context, global perspectives and theories of development and learning, along with exploring the challenges of supporting and working with families of children with SEND.

Everything you learn on a degree will be underpinned by outstanding professional practice to help you develop knowledge and how this can be applied in real world scenarios.

Our Supporting Children with Special Needs & Disability (SEND) courses

Our Staff

Jim Phillips – MA, BDes(Hons), PGCE

Deputy Head: School of Education and Arts

I am proud to teach across undergraduate and postgraduate courses within the School of Education and Arts and am passionate about supporting the development of an effective workforce, that can meet the needs of the diverse range of children and young people. As such, I am keen to ensure all our students feel well supported as they develop into the professionals of the future. With over 15 years experience within the education sector, I love being actively involved in teaching and learning, lecturing across a range of programmes and supporting the strategic leadership of the School of Education and Arts as Deputy Head of School.

Kelly Severn – MA, BA(Hons), Forest School Trainer

HE Lecturer and Programme Leader, Forest School QA Lead.

I teach on a range of undergraduate programmes focusing on supporting vulnerable children and young people and I Programme Lead the Foundation Degree in Supporting Children and Young People’s Mental Health and Wellbeing. I am also a Forest School Trainer and qualified practitioner.

Sarah Johnson MA, BA (Hons),PGCE, EYT, QTLS

Lecturer Initial Teacher Education for the Lifelong Learning sector

I teach and provide pastoral mentoring on the Initial Teacher Education for the Lifelong Learning sector. I have been involved in teacher education across FE and HE for over 2 years. I have experience teaching across a range of levels from level 2/3 all the way to level 7. I have sector experience as an Early Years SENCO and I am a Level 3 Forest School Practitioner working mainly with children and young people with SEND and Behaviour difficulties.

Sarah Roebuck – MA, BA (Hons), EYT

HE Lecturer and Programme Leader.

I am a programme leader and lecture on a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes within the School of Education and Arts. I have sector experience as an early years SENCO working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to ensure the correct support is offered to children and families to meet their needs.

Jordan Wilson FdA, BA (Hons)

Lecturer in Children’s Learning and Development.

In addition to my experience as a HE lecturer, I have significant sector experience working with children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, including setting up interventions for the local authority.