SEN Teacher Jobs in Bristol

• Create and manage development plans for each pupil and ensuring they are up to date.
• Prepare lesson plans including the use of specialist learning equipment.
• Liaise with parents and carers by keeping them updated on your pupils’ development and progress.
• Have the ability to use Braille and sign language with pupils where needed.
• Be skilled in the proper methods of communication relating to your pupils' needs.
• Attend meetings with other staff members as well as take part in training days.
• Liaise and work well with other staff members, social workers, speech and language therapists, physiotherapists and educational psychologists.
• Organise and attend activities outside of the classroom for the pupils.

To become a strong candidate for the role of an SEN Teacher there are a few pathways you can take. First of all, you can get a degree, either a Bachelor of Education Degree or a Postgraduate Certificate in Education, if you don’t have a degree then you can start out as an SEN Teaching Assistant. There are plenty of different courses and programmes, such as the School Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) or the Graduate Teacher Programme – which is basically on the job training!