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Frequently Asked Questions:

• How many Teacher Of The Deaf jobs are available on Pertemps?

  There are 144 Teacher Of The Deaf jobs available on Pertemps right now.

• What does a Teacher Of The Deaf do?

  Teachers of the Deaf teach children with a hearing loss. They provide support to deaf children, their parents and family, and to other professionals who are involved with a child’s education.

  Tasks required include:

  • Creates a safe, stimulating and supportive learning environment for students.
  • Assesses student’s abilities, identifies student’s needs and devises curriculum and rota of teaching duties accordingly.
  • Gives instruction, using techniques appropriate to the student’s disability.
  • Develops and adapts conventional teaching methods to meet the individual student’s needs.
  • Encourages the student to develop self-help skills to circumvent the limitations imposed by their disability.
  • Prepares, assigns and corrects exercises to record and evaluate students’ progress.
  • Supervises students in classroom and maintains discipline.
  • Liaises with other professionals, such as social workers, speech and language therapists and educational psychologists.
  • Updates and maintains students’ records to monitor development and progress.
  • Discusses student’s progress with parents and other teaching professionals.

• What are the entry requirements for a Teacher Of The Deaf?

  Entry is with a first degree that provides QTS (qualified teacher status) or, in Scotland, TQ (teaching qualification); or other relevant degree followed by further postgraduate training (most commonly PGCE – Postgraduate Certificate in Secondary Education, or, in Scotland, PGDE – Professional Graduate Diploma in Education). Additionally, prior experience in mainstream teaching is usually required, and further training for special needs teaching may be mandatory. A DBS check is mandatory