Inclusive and Special Needs Education

Adapt teaching so every learner in the room can access it.

What the course covers

8 modules, 32 topics. Open any one to see what sits inside it.

1. 1.1 Integration and inclusion are not the same thing
2. 1.2 Models of disability, and what each implies for teaching
3. 1.3 Rights, legislation and entitlement in outline
4. 1.4 Inclusion as a whole-school matter
1. 2.1 Graduated approaches to identification
2. 2.2 Screening, observation and assessment
3. 2.3 Distinguishing need from disadvantage
4. 2.4 Over-identification, and under-identification
1. 3.1 Cognition and learning
2. 3.2 Communication and interaction
3. 3.3 Social, emotional and mental health
4. 3.4 Sensory and physical needs
1. 4.1 Individual plans and targets
2. 4.2 Universal, targeted and specialist provision
3. 4.3 Deploying support staff so it helps
4. 4.4 Assistive technology
1. 5.1 Universal design for learning
2. 5.2 Adapting explanation, task and outcome
3. 5.3 The learning environment itself
4. 5.4 High expectations alongside high support
1. 6.1 Parents and carers as partners
2. 6.2 Specialists, therapists and external agencies
3. 6.3 The pupil's own voice
4. 6.4 Managing disagreement about provision
1. 7.1 Moving between phases and settings
2. 7.2 Preparing for adulthood and employment
3. 7.3 Exclusion, attendance and vulnerable learners
4. 7.4 Measuring progress meaningfully
1. 8.1 Auditing inclusive practice
2. 8.2 Developing staff capability
3. 8.3 Budget, resources and genuinely difficult decisions
4. 8.4 Labels, ethics, and the low expectations that follow

By the end of this course you will be able to explain and apply:

Two hours, not two months Eight short modules. Finish in a day, or do one module a night for a week.

Depth beyond your coursework Pitched above taught content, for research, leadership and the work that follows the degree.

Built for a phone Watch on the bus, pause mid-module, pick up where you stopped. No download, no lab.

A certificate that can be checked Every certificate carries an ID your college or an employer can verify on our site.

About two hours in total — eight modules of roughly fifteen minutes. You can do it in one sitting or spread it across a week. Your place is saved either way.
No. There is no prerequisite course and no software to install. A phone, tablet or computer with an internet connection is enough.
Yes. This course is placed at Master's Degree for India, and the content is written for that level. If you are at a different stage, change your level at the top of the page and the courses will change with it.
A certificate for the course, carrying an ID that your college or an employer can check on our verification page. You keep access to the material afterwards.
Yes — ₹450 for this course on its own, or ₹1,450 for all five in this set, which works out cheaper if you want more than one.
There is a short quiz at the end of each module so you can check what stuck. It is not timed and you can retake it.
Change your country using the picker at the top. Level names, degree names and prices all switch to that country, and the courses adjust to its education system.

Wording shown for India. Pick a different country at the top and the terms, currency and programme names change with it.