learning support teacher

Learning support teachers assist students who have general learning difficulties. Learning support teachers focus on basic skills such as numeracy and literacy and thus teach basic subjects such as writing, reading, math and languages and they work for an educational institution such as a primary or secondary school. They support students in their school work, plan learning strategies, identify their learning needs and progress, and act accordingly.

The most in-demand skills for this role include assessment processes, learning difficulties, curriculum objectives, guarantee students' safety, prepare lesson content, liaise with educational support staff. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Our AI-durability model gives learning support teacher a score of 0.47 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.