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[jogr8]

Did my first day in an SEN school today and didn't want to go home. Everything about it was so nice.
It is such a different atmosphere than in most mainstream schools. The staff all work together and there are no clicky groups in the staffroom and people actually go out of their way to talk to you and make you feel welcome. I think perhaps its because you have to be a certain type of person to work in that sort of school. Everyone seemed happy, nobody was moaning or getting stressed.
The time just flew and it was so 'relaxed' (obviously there were behaviour issues and making sure children didn't escape, grab hold of things/people)
The children were the best thing though. 6 very different children with such characters. They are so affectionate and happy and
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e me
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and smile so much.
My agency said that the school thought I was fantastic and have put me on their favourite teachers list. I've also been asked to do supply with the same class for 3 days next week.
I'm so happy!
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[Footiegirl]

Excellent! Glad it went well!
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[NuttySupplier]

Wow!
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Can I come next time?!

Enjoy it!

[clarabelle]

Sounds absolutely lurvely! I have only worked in SLD schools before and found it really tough. What kind of special needs do the children have? How many kids are there per class/group?

There were 6 children in my class all with varying degrees of special needs, inc autism, cerebral palsy, learning disabilities, the majority could not speak but their smiles said 100 words!
I think most of the classes had around 8 children max and then 2 staff or 3 if the children were a handful. There was also a unit for children with severe autism.

[clarabelle]

I worked in a unit for severe autism for one day only about 4 years ago. There were about 10-15 kids in the group and only 3 adults (can't remember major details). The children ranged from 8 years to 10 years but they were unable to communicate and were at Nursery level. I just couldn't
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e! The boy I was with was getting really frustrated and kept on trying to hit me which really knocked my confidence. I think I would have been better in the physically disabled unit.