Bachelor of Education (Honours) (Special Needs)

• The first add-on specialist degree in Hong Kong on special needs and inclusive education
• Professional upgrading
• Autonomy of study 
• Interactive learning approach

Serving teachers in special education and inclusive settings who aim to enhance their capacity for more effective practice, teaching and leadership in developing inclusive school communities.

*Participants without initial teacher training are required to take 6 additional cps related to teaching & learning and classroom management.

The medium of instruction is mainly Chinese. English is adopted as the language of instruction for relevant courses, as appropriate.

• Serving teachers holding a Certificate in Education or a Certificate of the Teachers of Children with Special Educational Needs (TCSEN) or equivalent
• Applicants without the above qualifications but possess other post-secondary qualification at QF level 4 or above (such as Associate Degree/ Higher Diploma) and with experience in teaching or working with students with learning difficulties or special needs are welcome to apply
• Interview may be required

During the course of study in the programme, participants are responsible for making their own arrangement to have relevant teaching in whole-day secondary / primary / kindergarten / special / international school or in relevant pre-school learning center (for SEN children) to fulfill the following FE requirements:

1. For participants having a full-time teaching post in schools:
   to have a minimum of 4 teaching periods ^{note 1} per week / cycle in the serving schools throughout the period of study in the programme.
2. For participants without a full-time teaching post in schools:
   to make own arrangement to conduct a full-time block practice in schools to teach 4 to 8 teaching periods ^{note 1} for consecutive 6 to 12 weeks during the specified supervision period in Year 2 and Year 3 respectively (i.e. at least 48 teaching periods ^{note 1} in each academic year).
3. Participants should teach lesson(s) which is/are able to demonstrate their abilities in teaching and catering for students with special needs. Each class should have not less than 10 students ^{note 2}.
4. Participants without obtaining the qualifications (Qualified Teacher Status, QTS) to teach Physical Education are not allowed to conduct FE in Physical Education lessons.

Note 1:  Each period normally refers to a 30-40 minutes duration

Note 2: For special schools or relevant pre-school learning centers (for SEN children), the minimum number of students in a class is 8 according to the actual class size.

The tuition fee for the programme is HK$28,100 per annum. This fee is provisional and subject to adjustment.