BA Learning and Teaching with SEND
About this course
BA in Learning and Teaching with SEND, an education and primary education with QTS - BA (Hons) degree focusing on special educational needs and disability provision across educational settings. Core topics include Research Methods, Ethics & Professional Practice. The four-year undergraduate curriculum includes a self-directed project in the final year. The first year covers developmental foundations and inclusion through modules such as Introduction to Typical and Atypical Child Development, How Do Learners Learn, Inclusion and Special Educational Needs and Disability, and Developing Teaching Skills to Meet Learners' Needs. The second year examines educational research and perspectives via compulsory modules like Understanding Education Research and Education Perspectives and Approaches, alongside optional modules covering topics such as dyslexia, counselling skills, and mental health. The third year advances professional practice with compulsory studies in Curriculum and Assessment, and Creativity and Innovation in Professional Practice. The final year concludes with Contemporary Issues and Debates and the self-directed project.
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Entry requirements
A level: 3 A-level passes or equivalent eg CACHE level 3. Alternative Entry routes available.
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Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 10 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 10%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 20 graduates, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 100%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 25%
- Access course: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 60%
- No formal qualifications: 15%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Introduction to Typical and Atypical Child Development
- How Do Learners Learn
- Inclusion and Special Educational Needs and Disability
- Your Development: Introduction
- Developing Teaching Skills to Meet Learners' Needs
- Understanding Education Research
- Education Perspectives and Approaches
- Your Development: Intermediate
- Introduction to Dyslexia
- Using Stories to Develop Learning
- Working with others in Children’s Services
- Young people, Families and Mental Health
- Application of Counselling Skills
- Coaching and Mentoring
- Writing for children and young adults
- Adolescent and middle years development
- Research Methods in Context
- Curriculum and Assessment
- Creativity and Innovation in Professional Practice
- Your Development: Advanced
- Contemporary Issues and Debates
- Your Development: Futures
- Self-directed project
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Learning and Teaching with SEND at University of Leeds earn?
The median salary is £21,000 after 3 years, £25,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £19,500 and £28,000. The £25,500 median after five years is £1,500 more than the UK median for Education.
How many students continue on BA Learning and Teaching with SEND at University of Leeds?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.