Special Education Teacher

What the role involves

• Assess individual learning needs and design targeted provision
• Deliver adapted and personalised teaching alongside the class teacher
• Run and review individual education plans with families and professionals
• Build inclusive practice that benefits the whole class
• Track progress against outcomes and adjust provision accordingly

Core skills

• SEN Assessment & Provision Planning (level 5/5)
• Inclusive & Differentiated Teaching (level 4/5)
• Individual Education Plan Management (level 4/5)
• Behaviour Support & Classroom Management (level 4/5)
• Multi-Agency Working (level 4/5)
• Safeguarding & Pastoral Care (level 4/5)

Preferred skills

• Alternative Communication Methods
• Sensory and Occupational Strategies
• Educational Technology

Tools

Experience expected

Teaching qualification plus SEN specialism and registration

Projects that prove the role

• Provision that measurably improved outcomes for learners with SEN
• Training that raised inclusion practice across a school
• Sensory or communication environment redesign

Evidence to collect

• Teaching qualification and SEN specialism
• An anonymised case study of a learner’s progress
• Provision or assessment documents you authored

What the interview covers

• Adapting a lesson for a specific learner and measuring the effect
• Writing an individual education plan you are proud of
• Working with families and external professionals under pressure
• Behaviour that stems from unmet need rather than defiance

How the role progresses

• Teaching Assistant
• Special Education Teacher
• SENCO
• Inclusion Lead
• Head of Inclusion

Certifications that carry weight

• Teaching qualification (PGCE / B.Ed)
• SENCO or NASEN certification
• Safeguarding & Child Protection
• First Aid

Related roles

• Teacher
• secondary-school-teacher
• curriculum-designer

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