Course Overview
Intro
This Bachelor’s Degree is perfect for those who want to work as Learning Support Educators, helping children with diverse needs and apply for the posts for LSE 1, LSE 2, and LSE 3 in government, church, and independent schools in Malta.
Thanks to this qualification, you will learn the necessary skills and competencies needed to work in this particular sector.
Our course covers topics such as children’s development, pedagogical strategies and different challenges that children face. This knowledge leads to more comprehensive, inclusive and accessible education plans that will help neurodiverse children excel.
Overall Competences
During this module, our students will:
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- Have the opportunity to assess issues related to child development.
- Learn best practices in regards to educating children with learning difficulties.
- Develop the ability to assess the child’s literacy and numeracy level.
- Develop a mindset of inclusion, equality, multiculturism, and diversity.
- Become fully proficient and professional LSEs, working with other professionals in and out of class to provide the most effective educational environment for children with diverse needs.
- Develop the ability to conduct research relating to children with diverse needs in the educational field.
- Develop the ability to use AAC devices to teach children with diverse needs.
Accreditation by MFHEA
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Mode of Delivery
The Bachelor in Education (Hons) (Facilitating and Adapting Education for Students with Diverse Needs) will be delivered through blended learning, with 448 contact hours delivered online and 447 contact hours delivered face-to-face.
Location
Malta Leadership Institute
Valley Towers, Suite 9
Valley Road
Birkirkara BKR9022
Malta
Curriculum
- 3 Sections
- 47 Lessons
- 136 week_part
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- 1st Year18
- 1.1Introduction to Child Development (0-11 years) (3 ECTS)42 minutes
- 1.2Psychology of Learning I (3 ECTS)42 minutes
- 1.3Development as Professional Learning Support Educator I (2 ECTS)28 minutes
- 1.4Equal Opportunities, Inclusion and Diversity in the classroom (4 ECTS)55 minutes
- 1.5Understanding Various Difficulties in Children with Diverse Needs (2 ECTS)37 minutes
- 1.6Introduction to Literacy and Numeracy (3 ECTS)42 minutes
- 1.7Understanding Provisional Mapping & IEPs (4 ECTS)56 minutes
- 1.8Practical in Supportive Work in the Classroom I (9 ECTS)180 minutes
- 1.9Introduction to Adolescent Development (11-18 years) (2 ECTS)34 minutes
- 1.10Psychology of Learning II (2 ECTS)25 minutes
- 1.11Development as Professional Learning Support Educator II (2 ECTS)28 minutes
- 1.12Introducing Health Psychology and Health Education (2 ECTS)25 minutes
- 1.13Inclusive communities beyond schooling (2 ECTS)25 minutes
- 1.14Supporting Learners with Autism Spectrum Disorder (3 ECTS)42 minutes
- 1.15Supporting Learners with ADHD/ADD (3 ECTS)42 minutes
- 1.16Supporting Learners with Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD) (3 ECTS)42 minutes
- 1.17(Introducing) Educational Technology for the Inclusive Classroom I (2 ECTS)25 minutes
- 1.18Practical in Supportive Work in the Classroom II (8 ECTS)180 minutes
- 2nd Year19
- 2.1Networking with other Professions in relation to Learning Support Educator (LSE) work (2 ECTS)28 minutes
- 2.2Supporting Learners with Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities (PMLD) (4 ECTS)56 minutes
- 2.3Supporting Learners with Communication Difficulties and Language Disorders (4 ECTS)56 minutes
- 2.4Supporting Learners with Physical and Sensory Impairment (6 ECTS)89 minutes
- 2.5Supporting Learners with Challenging Behaviour (6 ECTS)89 minutes
- 2.6Supporting Learners with Intellectual Disability (4 ECTS)56 minutes
- 2.7Gifted Education (3 ECTS)39 minutes
- 2.8Multicultural Education (3 ECTS)39 minutes
- 2.9Historical Development and Philosophy of Education (1 ECTS)14 minutes
- 2.10Inclusive Learning and Critical Pedagogy (4 ECTS)56 minutes
- 2.11Contemporary Issues in Education (1 ECTS)14 minutes
- 2.12Ethical Principles for Educators (1 ECTS)14 minutes
- 2.13Strategies in working with children with diverse needs – Early Years (4 ECTS)56 minutes
- 2.14Strategies in working with children with diverse needs – Primary Years (4 ECTS)56 minutes
- 2.15Strategies in working with children with diverse needs – Secondary Years (4 ECTS)56 minutes
- 2.16Adaptations & Modifications of English language (3 ECTS)42 minutes
- 2.17Adaptations & Modifications of Maltese language (3 ECTS)42 minutes
- 2.18Practical in Supportive Work in the Classroom III (9 ECTS)180 minutes
- 2.19Dissertation (25 ECTS)406 minutes
- 3rd Year10
- 3.1Adaptations & Modifications of Mathematical Abilities for children with diverse needs (4 ECTS)56 minutes
- 3.2Creative Expression as a means towards Inclusive education (3 ECTS)42 minutes
- 3.3Collaboration in Classroom Management (6 ECTS)94 minutes
- 3.4Educational Technology for the Inclusive Classroom II (4 ECTS)56 minutes
- 3.5Introduction to Research Methods (4 ECTS)56 minutes
- 3.6Designing and Implementing MAPS and IEPS in Primary Education (2 ECTS)56 minutes
- 3.7Designing and Implementing MAPS and IEPS in Secondary Education (2 ECTS)28 minutes
- 3.8Supporting Learners with Mental Health Conditions (2 ECTS)28 minutes
- 3.9Optional 1: Mindfulness for Educators (2 ECTS)28 minutes
- 3.10Optional 2: Coaching and Mentoring Students towards Inclusion and Success (2 ECTS)28 minutes
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