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Diploma in Learning Disabilities and Giftedness

Overview

The Diploma Program in Learning Disabilities & Giftedness is dedicated to helping applicants make a positive difference to outcomes for children whatever their needs; it delivers professional teaching credentials which provide prospective educators with the knowledge and expertise to educate and support pupils with special needs, covering the whole spectrum of special education from giftedness to learning disabilities.

The program is suited for students with a bachelor’s degree in a related field to help them acquire highly-valued theory and expertise in special needs education that can be used in schools. An array of topics including learning difficulties, disabilities, best practices in inclusive education and dyslexia, information processing in the brain, learning and memory, the triggers of social, emotional and behavioral difficulties, and the strategies most effective in supporting special needs pupils in the classroom.