School-based training and early professional experience

In this chapter SEN and related issues are considered in the context of school experience and preparation for qualified status.

The common threads for all trainee teachers are that:

it is in school that you will begin to work directly with learners with a wide range of needs, including SEN; and

regardless of the route or course you are embarking upon, you will be required to provide evidence that you have reached QTS standards because there are a number of practically-based standards that can only be demonstrated through actually working with children or young people.