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University degree

Professional Practice In Special Educational Needs And Disability

Accent Language Limited
Qualification
Degree
Length
2 yrs
UK fees / yr
£9,535
Study
full-time
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About this course

Our FdA Professional Practice in Special Educational Needs and Disability is designed for people already working in this field, who want to develop their careers. If you are working or regularly volunteering in a school, nursery, residential care or another professional setting, supporting children, young people or adults with special educational needs and disabilities, this programme will enable you to study for a Foundation Degree whilst continuing the work role you love.

Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
<48 pts25%
112-127 pts10%
128-143 pts10%
160-175 pts15%
How they qualified
74% got in with A-levels. The rest came in a mix of ways:
A-levels74%
Other14%
an Access course5%
no formal qualifications3%
other higher education3%
Could I get in? Try your grades
120 UCAS pts
Pay & prospects
95%
In work or further study after
95%
Continue past first year
98%
Student satisfaction
What graduates earn over time
£23,000
After 15 months
£20,000
3 years on
£25,000
5 years on
What graduates actually go on to do % of leavers
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation50%
Teaching ProfessionalsHighly skilled20%
Administrative occupations5%
Teaching and Childcare Associate ProfessionalsHighly skilled20%
What students say National Student Survey
98%
of students are satisfied with the course overall
Teaching98%
Assessment & feedback99%
Academic support99%
Well organised99%
Learning resources96%
Student community96%
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Where this degree can lead
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When you're ready, the full entry requirements and application are on Accent Language Limited's own site.
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Career data: role, pay and progression profiles built for Careermash's careers engine; AI-impact estimates from Anthropic's observed AI-usage telemetry and OpenAI's AI Jobs Transition Framework. Course data: HESA / Discover Uni, including Graduate Outcomes, LEO and the National Student Survey. Apprenticeships: IfATE-published standards, approved only.

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