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Overview
Special educational needs teachers at secondary school design and deliver adapted instruction for students with disabilities, learning difficulties or support needs so each student can progress toward learning goals.
In job descriptions, look for adapted curriculum, student assessment, learning difficulties, autism or intellectual disability support, literacy work, life skills, assistive equipment, parent meetings and coordination with support networks.
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Work is built around individual learning needs in secondary school. Teachers adapt lessons, assess progress, support literacy, life skills and social skills, coordinate with families and other support staff, and adjust materials or equipment.
Skills and specializations
Useful strengths include special needs education, learning difficulties, instructional strategies, curriculum objectives, student assessment, youth development, assistive equipment and communication with support networks.
Salary context
Salary context depends on teaching responsibility, class or caseload size, support needs, curriculum adaptation, assessment duties, coordination with families and whether the role includes mentoring other teachers. This guide does not provide salary amounts.
Career paths
Career paths can move from classroom teaching or assistant roles into specialist teaching, coordination of support plans, curriculum adaptation, mentoring colleagues, department responsibility or broader inclusion work.
Good to know
Read adverts for age group, disability profiles, subject links, assessment responsibility, classroom support, parent meetings, assistive technology, behaviour support and cooperation with psychologists, counsellors or other specialists.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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Alternative labels
secondary school special education teacher
special educational needs teacher in high school
high school special educational needs teacher
secondary school SEN teacher
high school special education teacher
high school special needs teacher
secondary school special educational needs teacher
special educational needs teacher high school
teacher in special educational needs in secondary schools
high school SEN teacher
Occupation group
special educational needs teacher (2352.1)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/034cad59-e666-4770-a7ef-a337257f8072 |
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| ESCO code | 2352.1.6 |
| ISCO group | 2352 |
| Concept type | Occupation |