Key Facts
Qualification Summary
The Diploma allows learners to undertake study related to understanding special educational needs and disabilities. Learners will have the opportunity to develop skills which will enable progression to a range of degree level programmes including a focus on special educational needs, care and supporting learning topics. Many learners join these types of degrees after following A level study, so the Diploma will place the Access to HE learners on a level with those who have followed A level studies.
Learners will complete mandatory units which support an introduction to special educational needs, disability, child development and safeguarding, but then they will be able to research an area of interest to them in more depth. They will study a range of optional units including methods of learning, behavioural difficulties, producing teaching resources, supporting individuals to access healthcare, mental health and inclusive learning.
Ungraded units include units which will support access to higher education whilst supporting study and personal skills.
Learners who have followed these routes may need to develop their skills in specific areas as well as learning more about subjects in which they have an interest. If the learner has gone straight into employment, they may not have studied at Level 3 and so this Access to HE Diploma will help them to build on existing skills and provide a good grounding for further academic study.
Why choose this qualification?
The Diploma allows learners to undertake study related to understanding special educational needs and disabilities. Learners will have the opportunity to develop skills which will enable progression to a range of degree level programmes including a focus on special educational needs, care and supporting learning topics. Many learners join these types of degrees after following A level study, so the diploma will place the Access to HE learners on a level with those who have followed A level studies.
Learners will complete mandatory units which support an introduction to special educational needs, disability, child development and safeguarding, but then they will be able to research an area of interest to them in more depth. They will study a range of optional units including methods of learning, behavioural difficulties, producing teaching resources, supporting individuals to access healthcare, mental health and inclusive learning.
Ungraded units include units which will support access to higher education whilst supporting study and personal skills.
Learners who have followed these routes may need to develop their skills in specific areas as well as learning more about subjects in which they have an interest. If the learner has gone straight into employment, they may not have studied at Level 3 and so this Access Diploma will help them to build on existing skills and provide a good grounding for further academic study.