PG CERT ADVANCED PRACTICE IN SPEECH LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION NEEDS
Our Advanced Practice in Speech Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) programme has been designed to meet the needs of the education and applied sector workforce working with children, young people and families who have additional needs in Speech Language and Communication Needs.
Developed in partnership with the Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust Children’s Speech and Language Therapy Service, this programme aims to enable you to transform your setting’s response and develop provision to meet the ever-changing needs and the challenges of all in education who have SLCN.
Course overview
This programme is highly innovative and allows you to gain credit for work-based learning allowing professionals who work full-time in settings such as schools or NHS speech language assistants who work in settings in the community, to access a vocational, work-related and practice-based course.
You will also have a personal tutor who will support you in developing three work-based portfolios linked to your own setting’s needs.
You’ll develop expertise in developing early interventions in SLCN and will be able to progress in becoming a leader in this area of SEND. This may help you deliver high-quality interventions in your setting or lead on this aspect of SEND across your setting.
This would be useful for those wanting to progress in the SEND workforce in nurseries, schools, and colleges. For example, SENCo’s, SEN leads, aspirant SENCo’s, early years leads, key stage leads in primary schools, school leadership, Higher Level Teaching Assistants and teaching assistants and staff working in Alternative Provision or local authority educational services. Those wanting to develop a career in Speech and Language Therapy as aspirant therapists, or assistants would also find this course very useful in supporting their career progression.
Modules
You will study a variety of modules across your programme of study. The module details given below are subject to change and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.
Understanding the Speech Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) Needs in Learning
Assessment and Identification of Need
Evidenced Based Practice in meeting Needs and Developing Provision
Why study with us?
• Personalise your continued professional development in education via this 60-credit award while working full-time and gain credit for work-based practice.
• Develop highly desirable skills to develop your current work-based provision.
• Become highly employable in the education sector due to having highly sought skills, knowledge and understanding at the forefront of our sector linked to current sector needs
Entry requirements
Leeds Trinity University is committed to recruiting students with talent and potential and who we feel will benefit greatly from their academic and non-academic experiences here. We treat every application on its own merits; we value highly the experience you illustrate in your personal statement.
• An Honours degree (minimum 2.2)
Alternatively, we will consider applicants who have equivalent work-based experience/relevant CPD portfolio. This will include:
• A detailed reference from your employer giving information about your role in a setting.
• A detailed CV showing expertise in education and/or SEND.
• A letter of support from yourself explaining how your expertise would allow you to access the course.
You will need a letter of support from your workplace to agree to support the work in the work-based portfolios. An interview, if necessary, may take place.
This course is only open to students who already have the right to live and study in the UK.
Visit leedstrinity.ac.uk/postgraduate for the latest course information, including tuition fees, and to access the online application form.
Information correct at time of publication, June 2023. The information in this booklet is available in alternative formats. Please call 0113 283 7150 or email hello@leedstrinity.ac.uk - 06/06/23-1 230220NO1