This course offers a comprehensive focus on contemporary debates within special and inclusive education including local, national and international policies and approaches. The MA Special and Inclusive Education focuses on the specific needs of children with learning difficulties and disabilities, communication impairments, literacy difficulties/dyslexia, autism and ADHD to illustrate the challenges encountered in professional practice. This course supports students who are not currently based in a teaching establishment to secure placements in local schools, offering the opportunity to experience local practice and the potential to conduct small scale research projects. Assessment methods include both formative assessment within each module and summative assessments. Graduates of the MA Special and Inclusive Education have been successful in finding employment in a diversity of areas including classroom/learning support, special education, coordinating provision for children with special needs, leadership within special education, policy/administration.