Professional Practice Programme
Please note all courses are now closed for 2024/2025. Details for 2025/2026 will be available in due course.
An Introduction to Special Educational Needs.
| Week | Date | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13th January 2025 | Intro: SEN, Inclusion and Code of Practice | Dr Noel Purdy and Lois Totton |
| 2 | 20th January 2025 | Autism | Claire Smyton -Middletown Centre for Autism |
| 3 | 27th January 2025 | Downs Syndrome | Downs Syndrome Association |
| 4 | 3rd February 2025 | Social Behavioural and Emotional Well-being (SBEW) | Maria Stewart (EA) |
| 5 | 10th February 2025 | Hearing & Visual Impairment | Stephen Porter/ Lauren Millar (EA Peripatetic Support Service) |
| 6 | 17th February 2025 | Dyslexia | Maria Stewart (EA) |
| 7 | 24th February 2025 | Speech Language and Communication Needs | Sharon Brownlee and Ruth McDowell (RISE NI SLT) |
| 8 | 3rd March 2025 | Working as an LSC (Learning Support Co-ordinator) | Lorraine Hamill (Templepatrick PS) |
| 9 | 10th March 2025 | Plans and Targets for children with SEN | Lorraine Hamill (Templepatrick PS) |
| 10 | 24th March 2025 | Conclusions, Assignment Preparation & Evaluation | Lois Totton |
This course is an exciting opportunity for educational professionals and parents to come together to learn more about a range of
common special educational needs (SEN). The course is suited to a wide range of educational professionals, especially those in
mainstream education, who would benefit from acquiring a basic overview of and introduction to SEN. This is a practical, professional
development course rather than an in-depth Master’s module. It may therefore be ideal for those whose initial training did not include
SEN in detail, or those who feel they need a refresher course. It is open to all education professionals. Students from previous
years have included teachers (nursery, primary and post primary), classrooms assistants, parents, voluntary sector workers, museum
assistants, early year’s professionals and youth workers.
The course is 10 weeks in duration with a reflective essay at the end, to gain a Certificate of Attainment.