Tasks
- Discusses student’s progress with parents and other teaching professionals.
- Updates and maintains students’ records to monitor development and progress.
- Liaises with other professionals, such as social workers, speech and language therapists and educational psychologists.
- Supervises students in classroom and maintains discipline.
- Prepares, assigns and corrects exercises to record and evaluate students’ progress.
- Encourages the student to develop self-help skills to circumvent the limitations imposed by their disability.
- Develops and adapts conventional teaching methods to meet the individual student’s needs.
- Gives instruction, using techniques appropriate to the student’s disability.
- 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.
Typical Education Level
Honours, Bachelor's degree
Will retirement created job openings
In the UK, 20% in this profession are aged 55 or above.* They will likely retire in the next 10 years, creating a demand for new workers
*This is based on national data
£28,083 Average wage
Average annual earnings
The current average wage for special needs education teaching professional is £28,083
2,371 positions
Current Employment
The number of jobs in the career for the current year is 2,371. Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs.
jobs
Job Postings
Over the past year, jobs have been posted for special needs education teaching professional roles.
How well does it pay?
Normal pay for this occupation is £28,083 per year. That is about £2,340 per month or £14.40 per hour. New workers generally start on £12,719, while highly experienced workers can earn as much as £42,441
Is it growing or declining?
This career has remained the same over the last 2 years, and is expected to remain the same over the next 4 years. Currently, 2,371 people are employed in the region.
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