Short Course: Inclusive and Special Education: Developing and Analysing Practice
About
Enhance your knowledge of inclusive education within the NI education system and reflect upon current practice.
This course offers students a chance to develop their knowledge, skills and awareness of inclusive education which can be applied to classroom practice. The course is relevant as is offers a chance to reflect upon current practice and provision. If you are interested in developing your teaching in line with inclusive approaches and practice it will bring much to your teaching
Term dates
Start date: Tuesday 27 January 2026.
This course requires no campus attendance and is fully online, with course material released weekly.
Material is available for students to work through in their own time.
* Please note, dates and timetabling may be subject to change.
Attendance
All modules are offered fully online. There is no requirement for campus attendance as all content, activities and interactions are integrated and delivered online.
Location
This course is delivered fully online.
Assessment
100% coursework. The module has two equally weighted assignments.
Coursework 1 is worth 50% and Coursework 2 is worth 50% of the overall assessment.
Career Options
This course aims to upskill teaching staff and provide confidence in the area of inclusion, for enhanced classroom practice and potential career progression.
Academic Profile
This module is coordinated by Sammy Taggart.
Further Information
Modules
This is a 30 credit module short course - see the about section for details of content.
This module covers the context, challenges and strategies that SEND and students from marginalised groups may experience within NI education. The aim is to develop more informed, aware and sensitive future educators.
Eligibility
You must be a qualified teacher in primary, secondary or FE and be currently working in a teaching or training environment.
Places are limited and open to applicants who:
- are 18 or over at the point of enrolment;
- have a right to work and undertake training in the UK at the point of application and for the duration of the course and must not be disqualified from doing either by reason of their immigration status. Proof of this will be required to progress your application. Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK
- meet the course specific entry requirements. See course pages for requirements.
- meet the Ulster University general entry requirements including competency in English (as evidenced by GCSE Grade C in English or alternative). For English competency, a degree taught in UK or Ireland covers this requirement. If your degree is from outside the UK or Ireland, please see our list of acceptable qualifications or tests.
- are available to register in person at the campus as required.
Apply now - limited places available
There are a limited number of places for this course. Offers will be extended to those applicants who meet the entry requirements following successful completion of the application process, and have provided evidence of such, on a first come, first served basis. Applications will no longer be accepted or processed once all offers are extended. Applications will no longer be accepted or processed once all places are filled. Applications cannot be considered once a course has started.
Please note you can only be funded by DfE for a maximum of two courses at any one time across all institutions who offer courses as part of SkillUp. You will only be permitted to study one course at Ulster in each academic year or a maximum of two microcredentials up to 45 credits per semester.
When creating your application you will need to have the following documents saved electronically as they need to be uploaded as part of the application process:
- Passport
- Evidence of having right to work and undertake training in the UK*
- Degree Certificate
- English Competency (If you have a degree from UK/ROI, you don't need to provide anything else)
* Holders of UK or Irish passports automatically have this right. if you hold a passport from another nation, please provide evidence of UK immigration permissions to include a ShareCode and/or BRP.
To select the correct course, in the field called Please select the subject area, select Education from the drop down box. Then select Inclusive and special education: developing and analysing practice from the next drop down box.
