What is the Certificate in Teaching Inclusively?
It is so important for us to include everyone in our community in healthy voice use, and so we have included 10 hours of specialised, expertly delivered content for you in this course. There are a wide range of special needs and disabilities covered, providing useful resources and tips to inform your teaching. Learn what to consider when taking on a new student, how to optimise your learning environment for their needs, communication skills, learning theories, incorporating creative technology, and more!
Course Curriculum
- An Introduction to Inclusive Practice and SEND - Jenna Brown (25:23)
- Meeting a New Client - Jenna Brown (38:26)
- Learning Theories - Antonia Lythgoe (23:08)
- Learning From Our Clients: 1 (4:37)
- Communication - Dr Louise Copp (12:19)
- Reflection Slide 1
- Using Makaton - Sam Capindale, SaLT (20:58)
- Developmental Delay - Ellie Kelly (33:47)
- Down’s Sydrome Interview - Declan Costello ENT and Dr Jenevora Williams (14:14)
- Singing and Hearing Loss - Dr. Paul Whittaker, OBE (15:38)
- Reflection Slide 2
- Learning From Our Clients: 2 (13:31)
- Visual Impairment - Jenna Brown (28:51)
- Learning From Our Clients: 3 (14:57)
- Autism Spectrum Conditions - Caitlin Shaughnessy (15:18)
- Learning From Our Clients: 4 (6:45)
- Dyslexic Singers - Nick Duncombe (18:16)
- Learning From Our Clients: 5 (1:54)
- ADHD - Dr Louise Copp (14:33)
- Learning From Our Clients: 6 (5:13)
- Learning From Our Clients: 7 (4:01)
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- Emotional, Social and Behavioural Conditions - Jenna Brown and Jo Reader (25:24)
- Group Learning in the Classroom - Amelia Goodall (17:16)
- Hypermobility - Lucie Rayner (17:58)
- Using Alexander Technique to Support Mobility (2 videos) - Joanna Sleight (48:10)
- Alexander Technique with Lindsay Wagstaff and Dr Jenevora Williams (35:23)
- Working in the Parkinson's Studio - Elizabeth Drwal (15:13)
- Learning From Our Clients: 8 (4:44)
- Music & Dementia - Grace Meadows (33:42)
- Reflection Slide 3
- Inclusive Choirs - Jenna Brown and Katie Teage (43:44)
- Gender - With Dr Jenevora Williams and Liz Jackson Hearns (36:43)
- Creative Technology to Support SEND - Tara Baggott (13:56)
- Professional Networks and Communities of Practice - Jenna Brown (19:01)
- Vocal Health Reflections: Biopsychosocial needs of SEND Students - Dr Jenevora Williams and Jenna Brown (8:27)
- Course Feedback Form
Who is this course for?
This course is for singing teachers and choral leaders who want to learn about teaching inclusively, working with neurodiversity and disabilities. The information is applicable whether you work in mainstream education settings, community groups, or the 1-2-1 studio. There are a wide range of special needs and disabilities covered by experts in the field, providing useful resources and tips to inform your teaching. Learn what to consider when taking on a new student, how to optimise your learning environment for their needs, communication skills, learning theories, incorporating creative technology, and more! We also hear valuable contributions from people about their own experiences of a variety of additional needs.
How does the course work?
When you sign into our online learning platform, you will be guided through 35 films that make up this wonderful resource. There are moments for reflection throughout the content, which you can complete in your reflective journal as you progress through the videos. There are also practical suggestions and personal worksheets to record your progress.
There are approximately 10 hours of learning content to watch in total and these videos are able to be viewed as many times as needed over 365 days from purchase.
At the end of the course, you complete a multiple choice quiz. Your final written assignment involves submitting your reflective journal and a final overall written reflection (between 1,000 and 2,000 words).
