A special education teacher works with children and young people with special educational needs or disabilities. You can become a special education teacher through: An apprenticeship, A university course, Working towards this role, Applying directly

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It stands to reason therefore that the need for SEND teachers is high. As a SEN teacher you will gain additional skills making you more marketable. Any additional certification or experience will only add to credentials. Teaching can be challenging but special needs education requires additional knowledge and personal skills, as apart from the usual planning and organisational skills and the ability to communicate effectively, you also need to be adaptable to changing circumstances and have strong behaviour management skills.

A child or young person has special educational needs if they have a learning difficulty or disability which calls for special educational provision to be made for him or her. Learning disability is often confused with learning difficulties such as dyslexia or ADHD. Mencap describes dyslexia as a learning difficulty, because unlike learning disability, it does not affect intellect.

What is SEND? Special Education Needs and Disabilities explainedAt Senploy, we thought, since it is still early in the year, it was a good opportunity to go back to basics, and explore the meaning of the acronym, SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities).

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