Course Modules

This module develops your knowledge of atypical development in children and young people. You will focus on the medical, genetic and environmental influences on children’s development, and evaluate theories of child development to gain a deeper understanding of how individual […]

This module explores the sociological influences relating to our success as learners. You will use research on thinking, learning and development to consider how individuals can maximise learning opportunities for themselves and help others to learn. In addition, you will

This module will introduce you to the historical and social context of disability in society. You will consider different models of disability that influence society’s attitudes to people with developmental differences and develop your knowledge of how the disability discourse

You’ll begin to explore the key debates in philosophies of education with a particular focus on personal and institutional value systems and how educational contexts have developed over time. The module introduces a coherent historical framework, which helps you to

This module introduces you to the subject, theoretical and pedagogic knowledge, and attitudes related to the learning of science in schools and early years settings, so that it is possible to build a scientifically literate population. You will develop your

Compulsory module This module allows you to critically engage with some of the key global issues of our times and prepares you to think beyond your immediate locality about how you are connected with people and environments that you may

Compulsory module A forest school is a journey of self-discovery and awareness in the outdoors in which participants are given the freedom to explore their surroundings, themselves and others through their curiosity and imagination. The approach is heralded by some

Compulsory module This module will introduce you to a range of developmental, cognitive, social and emotional influences that affect children’s development in speech, language and communication. You will also learn how to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions that contribute to

This module consolidates the placement experience in Level 5 and will serve as a context for the Independent Project to be submitted after Easter in the final semester. The module provides you with an opportunity to work with children and

Optional module – SEND specialism This module will consider the historical and current legal and social perspectives on the care of people with disabilities across the life course. The notion of “care” and its impact on the lived experience of