Course details

Degree objectives

In the contemporary social context, educational institutions are faced with a growing need to manage new knowledge and new practices in order to question their practices according to the characteristics of students, teachers and the surrounding communities.
In this context, teachers/educators need to acquire a new set of professional skills to deal with these new problems and to help transform traditional models of intervention and the construction of educational practices and policies.
To this end, specialised and continuous training that is appropriate to the professional challenges and, more broadly, to the collective challenges, is essential. School organisation and educational practices must ensure the management of diversity, enabling the educational needs of students to be met.
The course is geared towards specialised training in which educators, teachers, trainers and different technicians who work (or expect to work) with children and young people with cognitive and motor deficits, deepen their knowledge and develop skills and attitudes that enable them to reflect on the most appropriate practices for children and young people with special educational needs in the cognitive and motor field and to base their intervention on achieving inclusion.

School

ESE - Escola Superior de Educação

Study mode

presencial_pos_laboral - Full time

Learning objectives and skills to be developed

The course is aimed at the professional and/or training needs of special education teachers and technicians from a lifelong education perspective.
To achieve these objectives, the course is organised around the following components:
- General Training: development of skills for critical analysis and reflection in the area of special and inclusive education;
- Specific Training: development of assessment skills, intervention with children and young people in the area of Special Education in the Cognitive and Motor Domain, along with training, supervision and consultancy skills;
- Research: mastering technical skills and methodologies for developing research and project work.
The different curricular units also emphasise the arts, the role of technology, physical activity and adapted sport.
The teaching/learning methodologies are organised on the basis of a participatory pedagogical model, promoting student autonomy and valuing their professional knowledge and experience, which will support the effective deepening of theoretical and practical knowledge and the relationship between the two. This course runs on a face-to-face basis.

Career opportunities

The course is aimed at kindergarten teachers, primary and secondary school teachers and other technicians linked to other areas of education and teaching.

Course coordinator

Gina Cláudia Enguiça Marques Pereira de Lemos

Luísa Manuela da Costa Ramos de Carvalho

Recognition of prior learning

Recognition of prior learning is carried out in accordance with the Academic Regulations of the Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal.

Admission requirements

The course is aimed at kindergarten teachers, primary and secondary school teachers and other technicians linked to other areas of education and teaching. Applications will be accepted from
- Holders of a bachelor's degree (Bologna or pre-Bologna) or equivalent qualification, in the areas of Teaching, Education and other related areas;
- Non-graduates who have a relevant professional curriculum vitae and who work or intend to work in the above-mentioned areas and whose ability is recognised by the Technical-Scientific Council.
Only those who have a minimum of 5 years' teaching service at the time of enrolment will have access to the specialist degree, which allows them to apply for recruitment group 910.
Candidates for enrolment on the Postgraduate course in Special Education - Cognitive and Motor Domain will be selected by a jury made up of teachers in the field, taking into account the following criteria:
- Final classification obtained in the degree course (50%).
- Professional CV analysed on the basis of the evidence provided (score 50%)
- For candidates who do not have a degree, the criterion will only be the analysis of the professional curriculum, based on the evidence provided (100%).
If the jury deems it necessary, individual interviews may be held to clarify aspects of the candidates' academic, scientific and professional CVs.
In the event of a tie, date of birth will be used as a criterion, with the oldest candidate being prioritised.
Candidates will be ranked on the basis of a final classification expressed on a numerical scale of 0 to 20.
The result of applying the criteria and the list of candidates will be submitted for approval by the Technical-Scientific Council of ESE/IPS and approved by the President of IPS.

The information provided does not replace consultation of the Directorate-General for Higher Education (DGES) website and/or the application page.

Qualification requirements

The course confers a postgraduate diploma in ‘Special Education - Cognitive and Motor Domain’, from the School of Education of the Setúbal Polytechnic Institute, equivalent to 60 ECTS.
For educators and primary and secondary school teachers with five years' teaching service at the time of entry to the postgraduate course, it also confers a diploma in Specialised Training to qualify for teaching in special education.

Legal framework and accreditation

Regulations for the creation and operation of non-degree courses at the Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal.