Program Overview

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Postgraduate Diploma in Inclusive Educational Leadership

Course Overview

This online, high-quality, and interactive Postgraduate Diploma is led by leadership experts and SEND specialists. The program is designed to be work-based, flexible, and practical, building upon the Postgraduate Certificate or for those with an existing NASENCO qualification.

About the Course

The diploma provides a fully online, high-quality, and interactive program, delivered by experts who have supported thousands of schools and SENCOs. The aim is to help SENCOs advance further, either within the world of SEND or to utilize what they have gained to develop within other fields.

The Diploma aims to enable teachers to develop their leadership competency and SEND knowledge through critical evaluation of research and scholarship and to integrate this with their own practice. Students will be able to analyze, engage in, and reflect on these educational issues and on the implications for their own educational setting.

Course Highlights

• This is a work-based, flexible, and practical program carefully crafted to support new and aspiring Inclusive SEND Leaders into developing critical, reflective, and effective practices in their role.
• We advocate inclusive practice and support SEND leaders in using critical reflection, research, and tasks to improve provision and outcomes for vulnerable pupils.
• You will be taught and supported by a highly skilled course leader and tutors who are experts in SEND provision.
• Those who successfully complete this Diploma will gain 120 Level 7 credits and may go on to complete the full Masters by completing the dissertation module.

Course Breakdown

The Diploma follows on from the Postgraduate Certificate and runs from the following September to May as you will cover two main units. Attendance is required at four online training sessions during the academic year.

• The first unit, ‘Improving the Practice of the SEND Department’, explores the methods of increasing knowledge of needs and appropriate teaching strategies that can be used throughout the department.
• The second unit, ‘Developing Leadership expertise’, provides further delivery on the role that SENCO has an educational leader.

Teaching and Assessment

All of our postgraduate courses are taught and delivered online, so no matter where you are in your teaching career, or the world, you can study with one of the most established teacher training providers in the UK.

Teaching Methods

The course is delivered through a combination of seminars and tutorials with input from SEND and Leadership experts.

Assessment Methods

An emphasis is put on students to be self-managed, completing work-based reflective tasks in relation to effectiveness in the role of a SEND Leader. Termly, online support is provided from an experienced tutor.

After Your Course

Upon course completion, you can put what you have learned into practice, benefiting not only your career prospects but also the generation of pupils that you are supporting. You may also wish to continue your study through to master’s level.

Career Opportunities

• Become an asset to any School Leadership team.
• Confidently lead a team of SEND specialists.
• Develop your SEND knowledge further still to specialize in this area.

Career Skills

• Leadership skills
• Independence
• Perseverance
• Resilience
• Commitment

Entry Requirements

See our general University entry requirements for information on flexible entry, mature students, and alternative qualifications.

UK Offers

To be eligible for this program, applicants must:

• Have a degree graded 2.2 or above
• Be employed in a school

International Offers

This course is open to international students.

Course Fees

The fees for this course are:

Start	Type	Total cost
Sep 2025	Part-time (37 Weeks)	UK: £6,000

The University reserves the right to increase course fees annually in line with inflation linked to the Retail Price Index (RPI).

How to Apply

Applicants must pay a £300 non-refundable Registration Fee.

When applying, you will need to supply:

• A copy of your degree certificate
• A copy of your passport photo page (and visa/work permit where necessary)
• A signed copy of the headteacher’s declaration
• A head and shoulder style photo for your University identity card.