Venues

Langside Campus

Content

Working together with people with additional support needs with their day-to-day learning can be a rewarding career. This course gives you the knowledge, understanding and skills to work with children, young people or adults in an early years, school, college or additional needs educational setting. You’ll do a professional practice placement as well as learn theoretical principles, such as learning approaches and effects on development, as you work towards a Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) accreditation.

You will learn:

Principles of practice, Theoretical approaches to learning, The effects on human development, Graded unit, Learning approaches, Practical placement with children or adults who have additional support needs.

During your professional placement, you’ll apply your learning in an additional support needs education setting, supporting individuals with a range of needs.

This will help you develop your professional role while working with children, young people or adults, using educational practice, relevant legislation, national guidance and social policy, such as Curriculum for Excellence, National Guidance for Child Protection in Scotland 2021, Health and Social Care Standards, My Support My Life, SSSC Codes of Practice, etc.

Entry Requirements

2 Highers preferably including English, or Foundation Apprenticeship Social Services (Children and Young People) or Social Services and Healthcare, or relevant national qualifications at SCQF Level 6. Entry subject to interview.

You will require a satisfactory criminal record check from Disclosure Scotland to show that you are suitable for this type of course. Contact Disclosure Scotland for details on the type you would need.

Progression Routes

Relevant HND course