Primary Teacher - SEMH (Challenging Behaviour)

Teaching Personnel; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading education provider is seeking a compassionate Primary Teacher for a specialist SEMH school in Wandsworth. This full-time, permanent position offers a unique opportunity to support children with social, emotional, and mental health needs through engaging teaching and strong behavior management strategies. You will work with a multi-disciplinary team, ensuring a structured learning environment to transform the lives of vulnerable children.

Benefits

Supportive multi-disciplinary team including psychologists

Focus on staff wellbeing with manageable workload

Free child protection and prevent duty training

Qualifications

• QTS with primary teaching experience (ECTs with relevant experience considered).
• Experience with SEMH, ASD, ADHD or trauma-affected learners.

Responsibilities

• Deliver engaging, trauma-informed lessons across the primary curriculum.
• Create a safe, structured, and predictable learning environment.
• Implement bespoke behaviour management strategies.

Skills

Exceptional behaviour management skills

Emotional resilience

Ability to adapt teaching for complex needs

Passion for helping vulnerable children

Education

QTS with primary teaching experience

Job description

Job Title: Primary Teacher – SEMH School (Challenging Behaviour)
Location:Wandsworth, London
Start Date:September 2025
Contract Type:Full-time, Permanent
Salary:Competitive, dependent on experience + SEN allowance

Are you a nurturing Primary Teacher with resilience and creativity?

Teaching Personnel is seeking a compassionatePrimary Teacherto join this specialist SEMH school in Wandsworth, supporting children with social, emotional and mental health needs who exhibit challenging behaviours. This is a unique opportunity to make a profound difference in young lives.

• Deliver engaging, trauma-informed lessons across the primary curriculum to small classes

• Create a safe, structured and predictable learning environment

• Implement bespoke behaviour management strategies with support from therapists

• Use therapeutic approaches to build trust and emotional regulation skills

• Collaborate closely with TA's, SENCO and pastoral teams

• Monitor progress through EHCP targets and personalised learning plans

• QTS with primary teaching experience (ECTs with relevant experience considered)

• Experience with SEMH, ASD, ADHD or trauma-affected learners

• Exceptional behaviour management skills and emotional resilience

• Ability to adapt teaching for complex needs

• Passion for helping vulnerable children re-engage with learning

• Specialist training in therapeutic teaching approaches

• Supportive multi-disciplinary team including psychologists

• Focus on staff wellbeing with manageable workload

• Opportunity to truly transform life outcomes

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All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
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We offer all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.
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