PGCE Primary Special Educational Needs, Disabilities and Inclusion (SENDI) Specialist with QTS

Program Overview

Primary Special Educational Needs, Disabilities and Inclusion (SENDI) Specialist with QTS PGCE

Overview

The Primary Special Educational Needs, Disabilities and Inclusion (SENDI) Specialist with QTS PGCE course is designed to equip students with the knowledge, skills, and expertise to become a champion for SEND and graduate with recommendation for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). The course focuses on multi-sensory teaching strategies and whole school approaches to SEND.

Course Features

• Ofsted outstanding provider for Initial Teacher Education
• Professional practice placements
• Professional accreditation
• International students can apply

What You'll Study

The course is made up of four key elements:

• Academic study at Masters level
• Development of professional curriculum subject knowledge
• Professional placements
• Special education needs, disabilities and inclusion element

Academic Study

The academic study element will teach you vital academic and professional skills for teaching and exploring the principles of learning and curriculum design. You will develop your knowledge of evidence-informed practice, which you will be able to apply to your development as a teacher.

Professional Curriculum Subject Knowledge

You will learn how to make sure children progress with, and enjoy, their learning, become familiar with the National Curriculum for England, and develop approaches for teaching each subject. Teaching workshops will boost your confidence in managing classrooms.

Professional Placements

You will develop subject and teaching knowledge through professional placements. This is essential for achieving qualified teacher status, and will allow you to spend a significant amount of time in schools and other educational settings.

Special Education Needs, Disabilities and Inclusion Element

You will begin by looking at the policy framework of SEND – critiquing both the labels of SEND and the ensuing responses within education and will consider varying definitions of inclusion and begin to analyse this as a complex term which has many interpretations. You will consider barriers to learning within education and investigate considered responses to those barriers through the use of intervention, adaptive teaching, additional resources and support offered by additional adults.

Modules

• Principles of Learning and Curriculum Design (SENDI)
• Evidence Informed Practice (SENDI)
• ITE curriculum and practice (primary)

How You'll Study

Your learning experience will include lectures, seminars, workshop sessions and tutorials delivered using a hybrid blend of on-campus and online teaching. Independent study will be supported by materials provided through the virtual learning environment using a range of online teaching tools and applications.

How You'll Be Assessed

Assessment strategies will include presentations to different audiences, academic essays individually tailored around your own professional interests, and ongoing task submission.

Who Will Be Teaching You

The Faculty of Education has been at the forefront of teacher education for 140 years and today enjoys the enviable position of being one of the country’s leading providers of education, training and research for the children’s workforce.

Entry Criteria

• A degree equivalent to UK first-class or second-class honours (2:2 or above). No specific subjects are required.
• GCSE English Language or English Literature at Grade C or Grade 4 or above, or equivalent
• GCSE Mathematics at Grade C or Grade 4 or above, or equivalent
• GCSE Science at Grade C or Grade 4 or above, or equivalent
• A commitment to, and understanding of, primary education, demonstrating the personal attributes, values and motivation required to train as a teacher.

How to Apply

Apply online through GOV.UK

Facilities

The Faculty of Education enjoys the enviable position of being one of the country’s leading providers of transformative education, training and research for the teaching and education workforce. Housed in a state-of-the-art £9m building, the Faculty of Education enjoys a stunning setting from both its lakeside and piazza buildings.

Finance

• 2025/26
• UK Full-Time: £9,535 a year
• International: £17,000 a year

Your Future Career

This specialist PGCE programme is perfect for anyone wanting to take their first steps towards becoming a Special Education Needs Coordinator (SENCO). If you are an aspiring teacher and want to become a specialist SEN lead in a school this course is for you.

Successful completion of the programme will enable you to gain recommendation for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). You will be well placed to progress into employment as an early career teacher within a primary school.