Welcome and priorities from the Head
DEPARTMENTDepartment of Special Education and Counselling
Meet the Department
Faculty of Education and Human Development
Department of Special Education and Counselling
Inclusive teaching and counselling that help every learner belong, taught alongside the schools and services that use it.
Study with the Department
Inside the Department
Programmes & Curriculum
Degrees and short courses in inclusive education and counselling
Find your area of practice
Area of practice
Inclusive Education
Inclusive Education
Teaching so that pupils with different needs learn together.
Area of practice
Special Educational Needs
Special Educational Needs
Assessment, support and planning for pupils with additional needs.
Area of practice
School Counselling
School Counselling
Guidance and counselling that fit the rhythm of school life.
Area of practice
Family and Community Support
Family and Community Support
Working with families and services around each learner.
Message from the Head
Every classroom holds learners with different strengths and needs. The Department prepares teachers, counsellors and researchers to include all of them, and to work with the families and services around them.
“Inclusion is something a school does every day, not a policy it holds.”
Head of DepartmentDepartment of Special Education and Counselling
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The Department in numbers
4areas of practice, each with its own teaching and research
4levels of study, from undergraduate degrees to professional development
5departments in the Faculty, together on the Tai Po campus
3languages on this website: English, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese
Study with the Department
Sub-degree to doctoral study, full-time and part-time. Each level prepares you to teach, counsel or support learners with different needs.
Taught postgraduate
Master of Arts in Special Educational Needs and Inclusive Education
Professional development
Short courses and school-based support for serving staff
What's on this term
Open Day — Department of Special Education and Counselling
Tai Po campus · drop-in
Counselling Practicum Briefing
Tai Po campus
Inclusive Education Network — Annual Forum
Tai Po campus
Public Lecture — Learning Together
Tai Po campus · registration opens in January
Meet our people
No staff match that search. Try a different name or area of expertise.
Inclusion in practice
Working with families: three short conversations
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Who we work with
Special educational needs policy
Placement and research partners
Inclusive practice partners
Community partners
