Education, SEN and Mental Health with Foundation Year

The BA (Hons) programmes with Foundation Year are open to a wide range of students who do not yet have the qualifications to apply for an undergraduate degree programme. Successful completion of the Foundation Year will allow progression onto our Education and Inclusion course:

Investigate concepts that are central to inclusive education, such as disability, difference, wellbeing, labelling and inclusion. Immerse yourself in the history, theories and policies surrounding these concepts. Consider different philosophical perspectives, value positions and educational ideologies that have been used to explain approaches to education and childhood. Challenge your preconceptions and consider the meaning and implications of these ideas for individuals, education and society as a whole.

This course will provide you with both a comprehensive understanding of education and inclusion and valuable practical experience in this field. You will gain at least 105 hours of work experience through your placement modules.

You will benefit from studying alongside students on related courses. Together you will learn about:
How children and young people develop
Child protection and safeguarding requirements
How specific groups of learners may be labelled and stereotyped, leading to marginalisation and exclusion
Mental health in children and young people
The impact of disability, socio-economic status, trauma and abuse on development and education.

The specialist knowledge you will gain by choosing Education and Inclusion BA (Hons) includes:

The psychology of learning and education, considering how children create develop, understand, retain and retrieve knowledge
Neurodiversity and its implications for inclusive practice, investigating some of the cognitive, social and communication differences experienced by autistic learners and those with specific learning difficulties (SpLD)
Critical debates in SEN and disability, such as prenatal screening and diagnosis, sexual relationships, and employment discrimination.
Contemporary issues surrounding the role of technology in educational contexts.