I am currently a teaching assistant working within Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) support, specialising in autism spectrum disorder and learning disabilities. I have learnt Makaton basics, positive reinforcement usage, and behavioural support techniques. I support teachers daily with coping mechanisms and have a strong understanding of child development and social emotional learning. Committed to enhancing educational experiences through resilience training techniques and play therapy, while ensuring SEND compliance. I am very passionate about working with children and young adults with additional needs and feel everybody deserves the right to learn and thrive. I have excellent communication and organisation skills and use innovative methods to help teach subjects with my team. Dedicated to motivating, encouraging and maximising full potential to achieve successful results.
I am excited to learn and train to achieve more knowledge within the sen field to allow me to support the children in their every day lives. I am very patient in handling challenging situations and behaviour and have taken many courses and training days to improve my skills and understanding of children and young adults with special needs. I Have built strong relationship's with many of the students and have gained their trust which allows me to teach them life skills and assist them in classroom activities and lessons.
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