Course curriculum

  • 1

    Module I: : Signs and symptoms

    • Unit I - Topic I: Understanding Special Educational needs (SEN)

    • Unit I - Topic II: Facts about ADD/ADHD and risk factors

    • Unit I - Topic III: How the ADD/ADHD brain functions

    • Unit II - Topic I: History of the development of understanding

    • Unit II - Topic II: Key areas of difficulty

    • Unit II - Topic III: Terminology

    • Unit III - Topic I: Early signs of ADHD

    • Unit III - Topic II: ADHD strengths and weaknesses

    • Unit III - Topic III: Co-occurring conditions and the need for diagnosis

  • 2

    Module II: Informal assessment and diagnosis

    • Unit I - Topic I: The importance of a definition in education

    • Unit I - Topic II: The main components of a definition

    • Unit I - Topic III: Routes to identification and diagnosis of ADHD

    • Unit II - Topic I: Diagnosis of ADD/ADHD

    • Unit II - Topic II: Teacher’s understanding of assessments

    • Unit II - Topic III: Assessments to identify SPLD’s and co-occurring conditions

    • Unit III - Topic I: ADHD as a continuum & co-occurring conditions

    • Unit III - Topic II: Why teachers may fail to pick up signs of ADHD

    • Unit III - Topic III: How assessments can shape teaching strategies

  • 3

    Module III: Educational support and strategies

    • Unit I - Topic I: Why students with ADHD may not thrive in school

    • Unit I - Topic II: Learning difficulties and the impact thereof

    • Unit I - Topic III: Difficulties students with ADHD may experience

    • Unit II - Topic I: Main educational difficulties for students with ADHD

    • Unit II - Topic II: Specialist teaching programmes

    • Unit II - Topic III: Routes towards Inclusive Education

    • Unit III - Topic I: Strategies to develop

    • Unit III - Topic II: Practical strategies for teachers

    • Unit III - Topic III: Coping mechanisms for students and teachers

  • 4

    Module IV: Social support: Understanding self and others

    • Unit I - Topic I: The impact of a lack of diagnosis

    • Unit I - Topic II: ADHD and the socio emotional impact thereof

    • Unit I - Topic III: What is it like to have ADHD?

    • Unit II - Topic I: Do emotional disorders cause ADHD?

    • Unit II - Topic II: ADHD behaviours commonly seen in the classroom

    • Unit II - Topic III: Strategies to support behaviour

    • Unit III - Topic I: ADHD and Social understanding

    • Unit III - Topic II: ADHD and friendship skills

    • Unit III - Topic III: ADHD and emotional wellbeing

  • 5

    Module V: Inclusive education – best practice

    • Unit I - Topic I: What is Inclusive Education?

    • Unit I - Topic II: The SEN Code of Practice

    • Unit I - Topic III: Educators as catalysts for success

    • Unit II - Topic I: Factors that impact on inclusion

    • Unit II - Topic II: SEN provision

    • Unit II - Topic III: SEN teaching methods

    • Unit III - Topic I: Strengths and attributes of people with ADD and ADHD

    • Unit III - Topic II: Educational strategies to prepare students with ADHD for the future

    • Unit III - Topic III: The gifts of people with ADD & ADHD and role models