Local Government Council Opportunity: Special Educational Needs Teacher

Special educational needs teacher Current Vacancies

2006-11-25:

Special educational needs teachers work with children and young people who have learning difficulties or disabilities that make it harder for them to learn or access education than most children of the same age.

Teachers help pupils to develop their self-confidence, independence, abilities and attitudes.

In addition to actual teaching, teachers spend a lot of time preparing lessons and teaching materials, marking and assessing work and mounting displays in the classroom.

Teachers in state schools in England and Wales work 39 weeks a year in school.
Hours vary between schools but are usually 9am to 3.30pm or 4pm.

Teachers also work outside school hours, for example to prepare lessons, and go to meetings.

Most special educational needs teachers work in mainstream schools. However, over 22,000 teachers work in state special schools in England, Scotland and Wales.

There is a shortage of special educational needs teachers.
Teachers in special schools may be promoted to deputy headteacher or headteacher.

A number of areas of work related to teaching are also available, such as: teacher training; educational advisory work; education administration; schools inspection; and private tuition.

England, Wales, Northern Ireland
Advanced Skills Teachers earn between 31,263 and 49,872 37,509 to 56,115 in inner London.

Head teachers earn between 33,006 and 92,619 39,249 and 98,862 in inner London.

Teachers of special needs students may receive extra allowances.
ScotlandSalary scales for classroom teachers range from 19,059 to 30,399

Chartered teacher scales are from 31,341 to 37,269
Principal teacher scales are from 33,141 to 42,780 Head teacher scales are from 37,590 to 73,377. (Permalink)