The SEN Teacher's primary function is to act as the lead educator and coordinator for their student group, ensuring all educational and therapeutic needs are met.
Curriculum Design and Delivery:
Develop and deliver tailored schemes of work focused on functional skills, vocational training, life skills, and independent living.
Adapt teaching methods, resources, and assessment strategies to effectively cater to diverse and complex learning needs (e.g., severe learning difficulties, autism, profound and multiple learning disabilities).
Integrate the use of Assistive Technology (AT) and specialist communication aids (like Makaton, PECS, or high-tech communication devices) into daily lessons.
Individualised Planning:
Author, implement, and review goals specified in students' Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plans or equivalent individual learning plans.
Track and record student progress meticulously, using data to inform future planning and interventions.
Team Leadership and Collaboration:
Line-manage and direct the work of a team of SEN Teaching Assistants (TAs), providing clear guidance on implementing individual support strategies and managing behaviour.
Work closely with a multidisciplinary team including Speech and Language Therapists (SALT), Occupational Therapists (OT), Physiotherapists, and social workers, integrating therapeutic goals into the curriculum.
Environment and Safety:
Create a safe, supportive, and stimulating learning environment that fosters communication, well-being, and positive behaviour.
Implement Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) strategies and manage challenging behaviour effectively and safely.
Essential Skills and Attributes
Success in this role requires specialist expertise, leadership skills, and a deep commitment to student potential.
Specialist Expertise: A relevant teaching qualification (e.g., QTS or QTLS) and significant experience teaching students with complex, profound, or multiple learning difficulties at the post-16 level.
Communication: Excellent skills in communicating complex information to parents, support staff, and external agencies, advocating strongly for student needs.
Leadership: The ability to motivate, guide, and delegate tasks to the support team effectively, ensuring high-quality, consistent provision.
Adaptability and Resilience: High levels of patience, creativity, and the ability to remain calm and responsive in complex or challenging situations.
The SEN Teacher is a key professional in a specialist college, driving educational outcomes and empowerment for young adults with the most significant learning challenges.…The SEN Teacher's primary function is to act as the lead educator and coordinator for their student group, ensuring all educational and therapeutic needs are met.
Curriculum Design and Delivery:
Develop and deliver tailored schemes of work focused on functional skills, vocational training, life skills, and independent living.
Adapt teaching methods, resources, and assessment strategies to effectively cater to diverse and complex learning needs (e.g., severe learning difficulties, autism, profound and multiple learning disabilities).
Integrate the use of Assistive Technology (AT) and specialist communication aids (like Makaton, PECS, or high-tech communication devices) into daily lessons.
Individualised Planning:
Author, implement, and review goals specified in students' Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plans or equivalent individual learning plans.
Track and record student progress meticulously, using data to inform future planning and interventions.
Team Leadership and Collaboration:
Line-manage and direct the work of a team of SEN Teaching Assistants (TAs), providing clear guidance on implementing individual support strategies and managing behaviour.
Work closely with a multidisciplinary team including Speech and Language Therapists (SALT), Occupational Therapists (OT), Physiotherapists, and social workers, integrating therapeutic goals into the curriculum.
Environment and Safety:
Create a safe, supportive, and stimulating learning environment that fosters communication, well-being, and positive behaviour.
Implement Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) strategies and manage challenging behaviour effectively and safely.
Essential Skills and Attributes
Success in this role requires specialist expertise, leadership skills, and a deep commitment to student potential.
Specialist Expertise: A relevant teaching qualification (e.g., QTS or QTLS) and significant experience teaching students with complex, profound, or multiple learning difficulties at the post-16 level.
Communication: Excellent skills in communicating complex information to parents, support staff, and external agencies, advocating strongly for student needs.
Leadership: The ability to motivate, guide, and delegate tasks to the support team effectively, ensuring high-quality, consistent provision.
Adaptability and Resilience: High levels of patience, creativity, and the ability to remain calm and responsive in complex or challenging situations.
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