Functional Skill Teacher

TipTopJob; Dover; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Quality professional development

Supportive environment

Purposeful learning

Job summary

TLTP Group is recruiting a Special Needs Teacher for a Newham-based secondary school in East London, with September 2026 start. The role focuses on delivering Functional Skills to GCSE and lower level learners, supporting pupils with SEBD/ASD/SEMH, and coordinating a team of Learning Mentors.

You will adapt lessons to pupil needs, ensure progress for all students in your specialism, and work within a multidisciplinary team to safeguard and promote well-being.

Qualifications

• Qualified Teacher with QTS or QTLS.
• Experience delivering Functional Skills to GCSE and low level learners.
• Experience in SEN environments (SEBD/ASD/SEMH) and ability to differentiate the National Curriculum.

Responsibilities

• Deliver Functional Skills to GCSE and lower level learners in a secondary setting.
• Coordinate and work with Therapeutic Education Practitioners (Learning Mentors) to support pupil progress.
• Plan and adapt lessons to meet the needs of ASC/SEMH pupils and develop IEBIPs with SMART targets.
• Differentiate the curriculum to engage and raise attainment across KS2–KS3.
• Maintain safeguarding and promote pupil safety and well-being.

Skills

Functional Skills delivery

SEN experience

Behaviour management

Education

QTS or QTLS

Job description

TLTP are recruiting for Special needs Teacher who has extensive experience in teaching Functional Skills to GCSE and low level learners. This school is based in Newham, East London. September 2026

This is a secondary school which caters for children with SEBD, ASD and SEMH. If you have some SEN experience then please do apply. Special needs Teachers will need to have secondary or Primary Experience.

Teachers are required to deliver Functional Skills to secondary and low level learners.

The teacher will be responsible for the progress of all pupils in their specialism.

The teacher will be responsible for coordinating the work of a team of Therapeutic Education Practitioners (Learning Mentors) as well as providing required direct teaching time to meet the needs of the class groups and pupils.

To look at our pupils holistically and to draw on a wide range of social care and teaching strategies to meet pupil needs whilst promoting interest and sure the safety and well:being of pupils.

Delivering lessons that are pupil:focused and creative, according to an agreed timetable, including cover lessons when necessary.

Support class teachers with the delivery of Functional Skills to KS2:KS3.

Provide opportunities for pupils to experience/understand English subjects in a range of contexts.

Differentiating the National Curriculum to meet the needs of ASC /SEMH pupils and devising Individual Education Behaviour and Integration Plans (IEBIP) to reflect their development needs with appropriate SMART targets and actions.

Helping to identify pupils in need of specific intervention and support, in consultation with the SLT, PCC, Clinical team and Therapeutic Education Practitioners (Learning Mentors) and supporting the provision and monitoring of one to one and small group programmes to address the defined need.

Teachers must have

• Functional Skill Teachers will be required to be committed to the development of both yourself and the pupils in your class.


• Special needs Teachers must have QTS or QTLS


• You must be able to deliver outstanding teaching and learning alongside a multi:disciplinary classroom team.


• Functional Skill Teachers will need experience of taking the lead in your subject area and have clear ideas of how to achieve exceptional progress for students.


• Functional Skill Teachers require the ability to ensure that your pupils fulfil their potential and that you are ambitious in your expectations of them.


• Functional Skill Teacher are required to possess the elements of a calm demeanour to be able to maintain a sense of humour under pressure


• You must understand and be committed to safeguarding children.

The School Offers

• A committed and enthusiastic staff and governors


• Quality professional development


• An exciting opportunity to shape the future of the school and to set the culture for achievement and progress for all of our pupils


• Purposeful, happy and supportive environment with learning for all at its centre.

Please only apply if you have the following

• Qualified Teacher QTS


• Special needs Teachers must have SEN/SEBD/ASD/ SEMH experience


• Strong behaviour management (SEMH/ASD/EBD)


• Special needs Teacher must have Secondary or Primary experience


• Special needs Teachers Passionate , fun and vibrant


• Available September 2026

TLTP Group is an Equal Opportunities employer. Subject to observance of all UK and EU current legislation we shall not discriminate to exclude individuals on the grounds of age, race, colour, gender (birth or reassigned), sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief, marital status, ethnic or national origin, health, pregnancy, childcare responsibilities or criminal records. Candidates from such groups are actively encouraged .