2316- SPECIAL NEEDS EDUCATION TEACHING PROFESSIONALS

Job Title: 

SPECIAL NEEDS EDUCATION TEACHING PROFESSIONALS

Alternate Titles: 

Deputy head teacher (special school),Learning support teacher,Special needs coordinator,Special needs teacher

Job Description: 

Special needs education teaching professionals organise and provide instruction at a variety of different levels to children who have emotional, behavioural or learning difficulties or physical disabilities. These professionals may also work with exceptionally gifted pupils.

Education: 

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.
Refer The S/NVQ framework for more details

NS-SEC: 

The simplified NS-SEC analytic class for this code is 2
The simplified NS-SEC operational category for this code is 4.1
Refer The National Statistics Socio-economic Classification for more details

Tasks: 


  • creates a safe, stimulating and supportive learning environment for students;
  • assesses student?s abilities, identifies student?s needs and devises curriculum and rota of teaching duties accordingly;
  • gives instruction, using techniques appropriate to the student?s handicap;
  • develops and adapts conventional teaching methods to meet the individual student?s needs;
  • encourages the student to develop self-help skills to circumvent the limitations imposed by their disability;
  • prepares, assigns and corrects exercises to record and evaluate students progress;
  • supervises students in classroom and maintains discipline;
  • liaises with other professionals, such as social workers, speech and language therapists and educational psychologists;
  • updates and maintains students? records to monitor development and progress;
  • discusses student?s progress with parents and other teaching professionals.
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Source Of Info: 

Office of National Statistics UK