Our courses

Our course content is online, which means that you can start learning the minute you enrol. It also means that you can study anywhere and at any time. You’ll be assigned a personal tutor when you enrol on your course, so you receive human support and encouragement too. (More about tutor support)

Course overview

Our courses are designed to be user-friendly and engaging, with quizzes, animations and touches of humour. Their content is written, and updated regularly, by SEN specialists and educational psychologists.

They’re outcome-focused – helping you to gain an improved understanding of your learners, so that you can support your learners to achieve improved outcomes.

Resources help you to enhance your learning further, and support you as you develop your practice.

Forums give you an opportunity to take part in discussions and share experiences and best practice with others.

Course structure

Each course has four sections:

Understanding
Learn about the special need specific to the course
Assessment
Learn to assess student needs and set three SMART goals for a learner you support
Interventions
Learn about evidence-based strategies and choose those that will help you achieve your goals
Case studies
View real life videos of interventions in practice

Course completion

To complete the course, you need to meet the course requirements:

work through the whole of the course, including any activities and quizzes
write 3 SMART goals to achieve with a learner or learners you support
choose the interventions that you’ll make to achieve the goals you set
make contributions to forums

When you’ve met the course requirements, your tutor will issue you with a certificate of completion.

Tutored courses

These courses are supported by an in-house or OLT tutor – for more information see tutor support. Click on the schools and further education tabs for available courses.