SEND: Curriculum and Context - DMQ1235

Assessment 1: Oral presentation/assessment

Presentations with peer and tutor feedback.

Oral presentation/assessment 

Assessment 2: Written draft

Discussion of first drafts of assignments; face to face tutorials; electronic or other distance tutorial or discussion facility; group discussions and tutorials with peer and tutor feedback.

Written draft

Assessment 1: Presentation

A presentation in which trainees will locate the SEN/D curriculum in the present policy context. This will critically explore how educational policy in the specialist area relates to the values and beliefs that underpin the trainee&#39;s professional practice.

Presentation

Assessment 2: Written Assignment

A project that critically evaluates the relevance and effectiveness of a curriculum in the specialist area of SEN/D provision and suggests improvements to its design. It will show an understanding of the planning and decision-making process that underpins the organisation of the curriculum and identify the characteristics that are integral to its successful implementation. The submission may involve either empirical or conceptual enquiry. It must demonstrate significant engagement with relevant research literature and a critical understanding of key principles of curriculum design.

Written Assignment

<p>This module will develop your understanding of special educational provision in the lifelong learning sector and disability equality in the lifelong learning curriculum. You will critically analyse ways of working effectively with and supporting the achievement of learners with SEN/D in mainstream and specialist contexts within lifelong learning. You will examine education reform and UK policy on post-16 SEN/D provision along with the ways in which national, local and organisational policy influence the SEN/D curriculum. You will draw on appropriate evidence to critically evaluate – and enact improvements to – professional practice. </p>

School of Education and Professional Development

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Initial Teacher Training Life Long Learning

DMQ1235 - SEND: Curriculum and Context

SEND: Curriculum and Context

Critically reflect upon the development of own values and beliefs in relation to SEN/D curriculum practice.

Investigate the role that SEN/D provision in lifelong learning plays in enabling social mobility and advancing equality and diversity.

Engage critically with academic literature on curriculum, professionalism and subject specialism.

Critically discuss the professional values and beliefs shaping lifelong learning.

Critically appraise the development of own values and professional practice in relation to SEN/D education.

Identify links between research-informed practice and curriculum development.

Engage critically in curriculum development that is informed by evidence-based theories and practices in the field of SEN/D.

Critically evaluate the impact of policy approaches to SEN/D teaching on curriculum design.

Interrogate SEN/D-specific practices that have the potential to improve student achievement in own context.

Critically appraise the development of own values and professional standards in relation to current practice.