Special Educational Needs and Inclusive Practice Top-Up BA (Hons)

**Reasons to choose Kingston**<br/>- If you have a relevant foundation degree (or equivalent), you’ll gain a BA (Hons) in Special Educational Needs and Inclusive Practice in this one-year top-up course.<br/><br/><br/>- You’ll be able to combine your studies with work-based learning to gain a qualification valued by employers.<br/><br/><br/>- You’ll have the opportunity to create change or develop practice in the workplace through your SEND research dissertation.<br/><br/><br/>- Our commitment to high quality teaching has been recognised with a Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) Gold rating. The University has received an overall rating of Gold, as well as securing a Gold award in the frameworks two new student experience and student outcomes categories. <br/><br/><br/>**About this course**<br/>Do you want to build on your Level 4 and Level 5 qualifications and experience in the field of SEND to continue developing your career working with children and young up to the age of 25 years? <br/><br/>This course offers additional expertise for your practice and the award of a BA (Hons) degree. <br/><br/>You’ll study areas such as removing barriers to participation, enabling inclusion within settings and in the community, effective transition between places, people and phases of education, and research and theories of learning. You’ll have the opportunity to engage in collaborative working, sharing experiences with peers.<br/><br/>**Future Skills** <br/>Embedded within every course curriculum and throughout the whole Kingston experience, Future Skills will play a role in shaping you to become a future-proof graduate, providing you with the skills most valued by employers such as problem-solving, digital competency, and adaptability. <br/><br/>As you progress through your degree, youll learn to navigate, explore and apply these graduate skills, learning to demonstrate and articulate to employers how future skills give you the edge. <br/><br/>At Kingston University, were not just keeping up with change, were creating it. <br/><br/>**Career opportunities**<br/>This course provides postgraduate and professional development opportunities. These include the Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE), leading to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), and MA Education studies and PgCert Special Educational Needs and Inclusion.

Located just outside of London, you'll benefit from excellent transport links to central London and beyond. You'll have access to great employer connections, with Kingston being on the doorstep of hundreds of prestigious businesses.<br/><br/>Kingston's commitment to high-quality teaching has been recognised with a TEF Gold rating (TEF 2023). The University has also secured a Gold award in the framework's two new student experience and outcomes categories.<br/><br/>Kingston has invested heavily in dedicated study spaces, cutting-edge sports facilities and specialist equipment. You can hone your trading skills at the Bloomberg Trading Room or create your masterpiece in the modern art facilities. Whatever your chosen course, you'll be supported with modern facilities and passionate lecturers.<br/><br/>You can also get involved in over 100 sports clubs and societies and even start their own society. You can also learn a new language through the Kingston Language Scheme - there are ten languages on offer!