Special needs teachers

Special needs teachers teach physically or mentally handicapped children, young persons, or adults, or those with learning difficulties or other special needs. They promote the social, emotional, intellectual and physical development of their students.

Skill level: Highly skilled

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  • The majority of Special needs teachers earn a salary between £1,165 and £2,812 per month in 2024.
  • A monthly wage for entry-level Special needs teachers ranges from £1,165 to £1,783.
  • After gaining 5 years of work experience, their income will be between £1,363 and £2,121 per month.

Job Responsibilities

  • Assessing students' abilities and limitations with regard to intellectual, physical, social and emotional impairments, exceptional intellectual gifts, or other special situations
  • Designing or modifying curricula and preparing and delivering programmes, lessons and activities adapted to students’ abilities and needs
  • Giving instruction on an individual or group basis using special techniques or aids appropriate to students’ needs
  • Employing special educational strategies and techniques during instruction to improve the development of sensory- and perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition, and memory
  • Establishing and enforcing rules for behaviour and policies and procedures to maintain order among students
  • Teaching academic subjects, and practical and self-help skills to students with hearing, sight and other impairments
  • Stimulating and developing students’ confidence, interests, abilities, manual skills and coordination
  • Conferring with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons for special needs students
  • Preparing and maintaining student data and other records and submitting reports
  • Administering various forms of assessment and evaluating progress of each student
  • Conferring with students, parents, head teachers and other relevant professionals involved in the students’ care to develop individual educational plans designed to promote students' development
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