This week’s topics
Special Needs and Learner Development
- Medical versus social models of disability
- Neurodiversity and cognitive processing
- Impact of socio-economic and environmental factors
- Physical and sensory impairments
- What if… we thought anew about how we support special educational needs and disability?
- Models of disability: the theory, practice and experience. Social Work Student Connect Webinar 16
- Understanding Neurodiversity: An introduction in the Higher Education context and beyond
What you will be able to do
- 2.1 Explain special needs.
- 2.2 Describe factors impacting on the development of learners and how they learn.
Activity
Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: explain special needs.
Study materials
Videos
- What if… we thought anew about how we support special educational needs and disability? · YouTube · UCL Institute of Education · 85 min · for registered students
- Models of disability: the theory, practice and experience. Social Work Student Connect Webinar 16 · YouTube · Siobhan Maclean · 76 min · for registered students
- Understanding Neurodiversity: An introduction in the Higher Education context and beyond · YouTube · King's College London · 97 min · for registered students
Further resources
- Special educational needs and disability code of practice: 0 to 25 years (DfE/DHSC, 2015) · PDF · GOV.UK, guidance; 292 pages · for registered students
- Educational Psychology (Seifert & Sutton), ch. 5: Students with special educational needs · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 85–108 · for registered students
- National Professional Qualification for Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators framework (DfE, 2024) · PDF · GOV.UK, framework; 48 pages · for registered students
Materials marked “for registered students” open in the student portal, which is set up as soon as you receive final acceptance.
