Learning Disabilities Online Training: How to Work with Special Needs Children
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Our Working with Learning Difficulties and Disabilities online training has been designed to support those who work with children and young people in this situation. The elearning course looks at definitions, laws, legislation and more to give a detailed overview into the topic. Learners will understand the different types of developmental disabilities, models of disabilities, communication, terminology and much more.
Course Level: Intermediate
6 Modules (Duration: 5 CPD Points)
Accreditation: CPD Certified
Certificate: Self-Printed Certificate
Last Updated: 31st October 2025
Description
For those working with children with learning difficulties or disabilities, there are a lot of increased considerations that need to take place in regards to their safeguarding and care.
This course gives an overview of information and guidance needed for those who work or care for children and young people in this situation.
This wide-ranging course covers the definitions, needs and laws relating to children with learning difficulties and disabilities, including legislation, communication and partnership.
This learning disabilities training course covers the following:
- Views on disabilities and disability awareness
- Working with disabled children
- Types of developmental disabilities
- Models of disabilities
- Barriers faced by disabled children and young people and their families
- Integration and inclusion
- Communication and terminology
- Working in partnership, participation, consultation, and person-centred planning
- Safeguarding in relation to disabled children and young people
- Recent research
- Legislation relating to disability issues
The course includes a range of scenarios to enable to learner to reflect on their own practice and engage in their learning; it also includes knowledge check challenges throughout.
This Working with Children with Disabilities online course has been designed for those who work with children in any setting.
How can I improve my safeguarding knowledge?
We offer a wide range of accredited online safeguarding courses, which include the latest legislation and guidance.
The training we offer includes:
What you'll learn
- Identify different models of disability as well as defined conditions and attitudes towards disability
- Identify barriers experienced by children, young people and their families: what does equality, diversity and inclusion mean for them?
- Working together with parents or carers and other professionals
- How to safeguard children with disabilities
- Understand significant legislation relating to disability issues
Suitable for
- Teachers
- Teaching assistants
- Pastoral care
- Nursery Staff
- Daycare workers
- Childcare workers
- Social workers
- Volunteers
Course Structure
SEND stands for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. The course starts by explaining what SEND is, the different types of SEND, what learning difficulties are, the different severity of learning disabilities, the different types of learning disabilities, autism verses learning disabilities, what may cause a learning disability, the definition of disability, how opinions and attitudes influence how disabled individuals are treated, two models of disability, social construction of disability, the medical model and there's interactive challenges along the way to check your understanding.
Certification
Self-Printed Certificate Option
Upon completion of the course, a digital certificate will be available to download instantly.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Once you have completed your purchase, you will be able to send the course(s) to other people using your system account with Enable by entering the learner’s email address so that they may access the training and set up their own system account with our Learning Management System.
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