Special Educational Needs (SEN) Teachers work with children and young people who need extra support and guidance and teach them in a way that helps them reach their full potential.
Part of their role is to provide general schooling to students who struggle with a range of emotional, physical, and mental difficulties, including dyslexia and autism, to sensory processing difficulties and speech and language problems. A SEN Teacher could also work with students who are talented or gifted.
A SEN Teacher may help in the following ways:
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- Teach national curriculum subjects
- Research and create lesson plans
- Develop appropriate learning activities
- Aid teaching with specialised learning equipment
- Asses students’ progress and providing feedback
- Coordinate treatment plan including other interventions (i.e speech and language therapy and occupational
therapy)
The SEN support can be in the form of:
– Parent and Teacher Consultation
– Individual classes
