Table 1Transition record

special educational needs teachertolearning support teacher

A special educational needs teacher already meets 63% of what the learning support teacher role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From special educational needs teacher

63%

Overlap1

To learning support teacher

31 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

43.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 43.4

This move: 43.4 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the learning support teacher role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the special educational needs teacher profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 31 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A learning support teacher role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a special educational needs teacher background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held provide learning support communication, collaboration and creativity
already held use learning strategies information skills
already held assist children with special needs in education settings assisting and caring
already held learning needs analysis education
already held primary school procedures education
already held behavioural disorders social sciences, journalism and information

All 31 carried skills, including the 17 the learning support teacher role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 9 supplementary

required, not held adapt teaching to target group required
required, not held communicate with youth required
required, not held show consideration for student's situation required
required, not held tutor students required

optional, not held teach mathematics optional
optional, not held teach writing optional
optional, not held apply pre-teaching methods optional
optional, not held arrange parent teacher meeting optional
optional, not held counsel students optional
optional, not held provide teacher support optional
optional, not held support gifted students optional
optional, not held teach languages optional
optional, not held teach reading strategies optional

02 management skills 1 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held identify education needs required

optional, not held facilitate teamwork between students optional
optional, not held assist in the organisation of school events optional
optional, not held construct individual learning plans optional
optional, not held oversee extra-curricular activities optional
optional, not held recognise indicators of gifted student optional

03 arts and humanities 2 supplementary

optional, not held grammar optional
optional, not held spelling optional

04 information skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held identify learning disorders optional
optional, not held keep records of attendance optional

05 education 1 supplementary

optional, not held language teaching methods optional

06 generic programmes and qualifications 1 supplementary

optional, not held teamwork principles optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a learning support teacher role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 31 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held adapt teaching to student's capabilities skill
already held apply intercultural teaching strategies skill
already held apply teaching strategies skill
already held assess students skill
already held assessment processes knowledge
already held assist students in their learning skill
already held curriculum objectives knowledge
already held demonstrate when teaching skill
already held encourage students to acknowledge their achievements skill
already held give constructive feedback skill
already held guarantee students' safety skill
already held learning difficulties knowledge
already held liaise with educational staff skill
already held liaise with educational support staff skill
already held prepare lesson content skill
already held provide learning support skill
already held provide lesson materials skill
already held assess the development of youth skill
already held assist children with special needs in education settings skill
already held assist students with equipment skill
already held behavioural disorders knowledge
already held escort students on a field trip skill
already held learning needs analysis knowledge
already held maintain relations with children's parents skill
already held manage resources for educational purposes skill
already held perform playground surveillance skill
already held primary school procedures knowledge
already held secondary school procedures knowledge
already held special needs education knowledge
already held use learning strategies skill
already held work with virtual learning environments skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held mathematics optional

08 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary

optional, not held school psychology optional

22 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held facilitate teamwork between students optional
optional, not held teach mathematics optional
optional, not held teach writing optional
optional, not held apply pre-teaching methods optional
optional, not held arrange parent teacher meeting optional
optional, not held assist in the organisation of school events optional
optional, not held construct individual learning plans optional
optional, not held counsel students optional
optional, not held grammar optional
optional, not held identify learning disorders optional
optional, not held keep records of attendance optional
optional, not held language teaching methods optional
optional, not held mathematics optional
optional, not held oversee extra-curricular activities optional
optional, not held provide teacher support optional
optional, not held recognise indicators of gifted student optional
optional, not held school psychology optional
optional, not held spelling optional
optional, not held support gifted students optional
optional, not held teach languages optional
optional, not held teach reading strategies optional
optional, not held teamwork principles optional

38 held skills the learning support teacher role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on lesson plans skill
not needed by the target role assist children in developing personal skills skill
not needed by the target role attend to children's basic physical needs skill
not needed by the target role common children's diseases knowledge
not needed by the target role communication disorders knowledge
not needed by the target role communication related to hearing impairment knowledge
not needed by the target role consult students on learning content skill
not needed by the target role development delays knowledge
not needed by the target role disability care knowledge
not needed by the target role disability types knowledge
not needed by the target role facilitate motor skill activities skill
not needed by the target role handle children's problems skill
not needed by the target role hearing disability knowledge
not needed by the target role implement care programmes for children skill
not needed by the target role instructional strategies knowledge
not needed by the target role kindergarten school procedures knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain students' discipline skill
not needed by the target role manage student relationships skill
not needed by the target role mobility disability knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor children's physical development skill
not needed by the target role organise creative performance skill
not needed by the target role perform classroom management skill
not needed by the target role promote the safeguarding of young people skill
not needed by the target role provide specialised instruction for special needs students skill
not needed by the target role social development knowledge
not needed by the target role special needs learning equipment knowledge
not needed by the target role stimulate students' independence skill
not needed by the target role support children's wellbeing skill
not needed by the target role support people with hearing impairment skill
not needed by the target role support the positiveness of youths skill
not needed by the target role teach braille skill
not needed by the target role teach digital literacy skill
not needed by the target role teach kindergarten class content skill
not needed by the target role teach primary education class content skill
not needed by the target role teach secondary education class content skill
not needed by the target role teach sign language skill
not needed by the target role visual disability knowledge
not needed by the target role workplace sanitation knowledge

6 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held grammar optional
optional, not held language teaching methods optional
optional, not held mathematics optional
optional, not held school psychology optional
optional, not held spelling optional
optional, not held teamwork principles optional

Index

Other moves recorded from special educational needs teacher

Full index of moves from special educational needs teacher

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.