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• How many Teacher (Special Needs) jobs are available on Pertemps?

  There are 135 Teacher (Special Needs) jobs available on Pertemps right now.

• What does a Teacher (Special Needs) do?

  Special educational needs teachers and coordinators work with and teach children, young people, and adults with an intellectual or physical disability. They use a range of specialised concepts, strategies and tools to optimise learners' communication, mobility, autonomy, and social integration. They select teaching methods and support resources to enable individual learners to maximise their potential for independent living.

  Tasks required include:

  • Assesses student’s abilities, identifies student’s needs and devises curriculum and rota of teaching duties accordingly.
  • Creates a safe, stimulating and supportive learning environment for students.
  • Develops and adapts conventional teaching methods to meet the individual student’s needs.
  • Discusses student’s progress with parents and other teaching professionals.
  • Encourages the student to develop self-help skills to circumvent the limitations imposed by their disability.
  • Gives instruction, using techniques appropriate to the student’s disability.
  • Liaises with other professionals, such as social workers, speech and language therapists and educational psychologists.
  • Prepares, assigns and corrects exercises to record and evaluate students’ progress.
  • Supervises students in classroom and maintains discipline.
  • Updates and maintains students’ records to monitor development and progress.

• What are the entry requirements for a Teacher (Special Needs)?

  Entry is with a first degree that provides QTS (qualified teacher status) or, in Scotland, TQ (teaching qualification); or other relevant degree followed by further postgraduate training (most commonly PGCE – Postgraduate Certificate in Secondary Education, or, in Scotland, PGDE – Professional Graduate Diploma in Education). Additionally, prior experience in mainstream teaching is usually required, and further training for special needs teaching may be mandatory. A DBS check is mandatory