diff --git a/app/views/content/is-teaching-right-for-me/teach-disabled-pupils-and-pupils-with-special-educational-needs.md b/app/views/content/is-teaching-right-for-me/teach-disabled-pupils-and-pupils-with-special-educational-needs.md index 1f48602381..7182a01bef 100644 --- a/app/views/content/is-teaching-right-for-me/teach-disabled-pupils-and-pupils-with-special-educational-needs.md +++ b/app/views/content/is-teaching-right-for-me/teach-disabled-pupils-and-pupils-with-special-educational-needs.md @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ image: "static/content/hero-images/0023.jpg" navigation: 5.40 navigation_title: How can I teach children with special educational needs? navigation_description: Find out more about teaching pupils with special educational needs and disabilities. -article_classes: ['longform'] +article_classes: ['longform', 'blog'] promo_content: - content/train-to-be-a-teacher/promos/adviser-promo-send keywords: @@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ As you train and teach you'll get the skills you need to work with disabled pupi This will enable you to work in a range of settings throughout your career. +> I specifically wanted to work with children identified with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). I was fortunate to find a teacher training course provider that was able to allow me to practice in a mainstream school that also hosted a hearing impairment unit. And another school that offered support for children with a variety of learning needs. +> +> They were great at teaching me and letting me practice my classroom management skills early on. I was able to research and understand ways to differentiate resources for children who were on the Autistic Spectrum. And I was able to create and implement a scheme of work to reflect on and evaluate for later use once qualified. +> +>_Jane Wilkinson, former teacher and teacher training adviser._ + ## Teach pupils with sensory impairments You need [specific qualifications to teach a class of pupils with hearing impairments, vision impairments or multi-sensory impairments](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/mandatory-qualifications-specialist-teachers).