Additional
Support for Learning (ASL)
Our suite of Additional Support
for Learning programmes is carefully designed to meet the professional
needs of teachers and other professionals who are involved in supporting
learners with additional support needs."...
All our programmes have been recently revised and are delivered by staff
who are experts and practitioners in their field."
Certificate / Diploma / Masters in Additional Support for Learning
Each of our programmes can be taken as a three-course certificate, a
six-course diploma or can be continued to Masters level.
Non Award Bearing CPD
Participants may also choose to select a number of independent courses, as
either assessed or non-assessed, for inclusion in their CPD portfolio.
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Modes
of Delivery / Fees / Entry |
Modes
of Delivery
Traditional:
The majority of courses are delivered in traditional format. This means that
the taught element of the course (24 hours) is delivered in contact mode on campus.
Blended Learning:
We are pleased to be able to offer the following courses by Blended Learning:
- Education for All
- Specific Learning Difficulties/Dyslexia
- Specific Learning Difficulties/ Dyspraxia, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder and Specific Language Impairment
- Inclusive Curriculum for Pupils with Visual Impairment
- Assessing Pupils / Students with Visual impairment
A blended learning course involves part of the 24 hour taught element
delivered on campus and part accessed online from home or school. Dates
given under 'Course Dates' indicate which days are delivered on campus
and which are online. It is important that participants plan to undertake
the online study on or around the days indicated as online discussion will
be required with fellow participants. Please note the above courses are
only available by blended learning.
Technical requirements for blended learning:
To complete a course by blended learning participants require access to a computer
with broadband and a web browser such as Internet Explorer, Firefox or Safari.
A PC should be Pentium 4 with Windows XP or above and a Mac should be G4 or
later with OSX 10.4 or above.
Fees / Funding
Applicants may be eligible for funding/part-funding from their local
education authorities or schools. Tuition
fee levels for 2009/10 can be found here. Please note that some courses
carry an additional fee.
Entry Requirements
The normal entry requirements for an Additional Support for Learning programme,
are: - a first degree or equivalent professional qualification - recent and
relevant professional experience - GTC registration.
Where an applicant does not meet these requirements, consideration may be given
to other equivalent academic qualifications and/or professional experience.
However, please check the individual award for specific entry requirements
if applicable.
Further information is available from: Lorraine Denholm, Programme Secretary.
E-mail: Lorraine.Denholm@ed.ac.uk or
Pamela Deponio, Academic Co-ordinator for Additional Support for Learning.
Email: Pamela.Deponio@ed.ac.uk
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Option Courses
2009-2010 |
The following courses within the Additional Support for Learning programmes
are available as Option courses within the Inclusive and Special Education and
Specific Learning Difficulties programmes. Please contact your Programme Organiser
before registering for an Option Course.
- Assessing Pupils with Visual Impairment
- Bilingual
Learners and Other Additional Support Needs
- Deaf Studies
- Disruption and Disaffection
- Inclusive Curriculum for Pupils with Visual
Impairment
- Bilingualism and Literacy Development
- Helping Troubled Children
- Issues and Strategies for Teaching snd Learning
(Visual Impairment)
- Specific Learning Difficulties/Dyslexia
- Specific Learning Difficulties/ Dyspraxia, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder and Specific Language Impairment
- The Developing Bilingual Learner
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