Level 5 Certificate in Education - Teaching Post-16 and Further Education (SEND) at Lincoln Bishop University

Programme overview

The Certificate in Education - Teaching Post-16 and Further Education (SEND) offers education, training and development to those who are practising or aspiring teachers who wish to undertake the role of teacher of learners with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). If so this is the course for you.

Faculty: School of Teacher Education | Duration: 1 year (FT), 2 years (PT) | Study mode: full-time / part-time | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Lincoln, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules: Teaching my Specialist Subject, Learners and Learning, Teachers and Teaching, Effective Digital and Online Pedagogies, Responsive Teaching, Professional Practice in Further Education and Post-16 (SEND).

Career pathways

This course will ensure that you are prepared to teach in the Further Education and Skills sector. It has been written in direct consultation with further education colleges, considering their perspectives as employers.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Typically a minimum Level 3 qualification in the subject you intend to teach and a Level 2 qualification in Mathematics and English; access to at least 150 hours of teaching over the programme (no fewer than 75 hours in any one year on the part-time route), with suitable DBS documentation and an identified mentor. The part-time route is only available to those currently employed in the sector.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). Level 5 Certificate in Education full-time; part-time £6,855 (year 1) and £2,935 (year 2). Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 1 year (FT), 2 years (PT)

Apply through the official page: https://eu-quercus.elluciancloud.com/app/bgu/f?p=1301:101:::::APP_COURSE_INSTANCE:1165522980

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