Reception-Level SEND Teacher

Senploy; London Borough of Hackney; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Temp-to-perm pathway

Term-time only

Small-class specialist teaching

Job summary

Senploy is seeking a qualified SEND Teacher to lead a small specialist class in Hackney, focusing on early developmental learning for KS1/KS2 students. You will work within a multidisciplinary team with Teaching Assistants and therapists, delivering differentiated lessons aligned to each child’s developmental level.

The role offers a temp-to-perm pathway, term-time structure, and collaboration with SEND professionals to support meaningful progress for each pupil.

Qualifications

• QTS required and SEND experience essential.
• Strong understanding of early development and developmental learning.
• Ability to differentiate well below chronological age expectations.

Responsibilities

• Plan highly differentiated learning around individual starting points.
• Deliver engaging early literacy and numeracy activities.
• Develop pupils' communication and interaction skills.
• Use visual and sensory approaches to support learning.
• Plan around EHCP outcomes and individual goals.
• Break learning into achievable steps and establish routines.
• Support emotional regulation and positive engagement.
• Encourage choice and independence.
• Monitor progress against individual outcomes.
• Collaborate with classroom staff and therapists.

Skills

QTS

SEND experience

Differentiation

Team collaboration

Education

QTS

Job description

Pay: From £180 per day, dependent on experience

Contract: Full-Time | Term-Time Only | Temp-to-Perm

Teach at the Stage a Child Is Ready to Learn

A child's age doesn't always tell you where their learning needs to begin.

A pupil may be seven, nine or eleven years old but still be developing the communication, early literacy, numeracy and independence skills usually associated with much younger children.

That's where specialist teaching becomes so important.

A welcoming SEND provision in Hackney is looking for a nurturing and experienced Reception-Level SEND Teacher to lead a small class of KS1 and KS2 pupils working at early developmental stages.

This is a full-time, term-time opportunity with a temp-to-perm pathway, offering the chance to become an established member of a specialist team where progress is understood and celebrated differently.

Start With the Individual - Not Their Age

You'll teach pupils whose chronological age may be very different from their developmental learning level.

That means traditional age-related curriculum expectations won't always be the right starting point.

Instead, you'll consider:

What can this child currently do?

How do they communicate?

What helps them engage?

What is the next meaningful step for them?

Your teaching will focus heavily on areas including:

You'll create learning experiences that are accessible, purposeful and engaging while helping pupils gradually build the foundations for future progress.

What Will Teaching Look Like?

You'll lead a small specialist class with support from Teaching Assistants and the wider multidisciplinary team.

Your responsibilities will include:

• - Planning highly differentiated learning around individual developmental starting points.
• - Delivering engaging early literacy and numeracy activities.
• - Developing pupils' communication and interaction skills.
• - Using practical, visual and sensory approaches to support learning.
• - Planning around individual EHCP outcomes.
• - Breaking learning into achievable and meaningful steps.
• - Creating predictable routines that help pupils feel secure.
• - Supporting emotional regulation and positive engagement.
• - Encouraging choice-making and greater independence.
• - Monitoring progress against individual rather than purely age-related expectations.
• - Directing and working collaboratively with classroom support staff.
• - Working alongside therapists and other specialist professionals.
• - Building positive relationships with families and the wider school community.

Progress Might Look Different Here

Success isn't always completing a worksheet or reaching an age-related academic target. It could be a pupil independently making a choice. Recognising a familiar word or symbol. Counting objects accurately for the first time. Communicating a need without adult prompting. Remaining engaged in an activity for longer. Moving successfully between two parts of the school day. These achievements can be significant milestones - and you'll need to be a teacher who recognises their importance.

Bring Your SEND Experience - And Develop It Further

This role would particularly suit a teacher who already understands specialist education and enjoys finding different routes into learning.

You’ll need:

• - Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).
• - Previous experience within SEND, a special school or specialist provision.
• - A strong understanding of early development and developmental learning.
• - Confidence differentiating well below chronological age expectations.
• - Experience planning personalised learning around individual needs.
• - An understanding of EHCPs and individual outcomes.
• - Strong classroom leadership and organisation.
• - A patient, creative and adaptable approach.
• - Confidence working alongside Teaching Assistants and multidisciplinary professionals.
• - A genuine belief that meaningful progress should be measured around the individual child.

Become Part of the Provision

This isn't necessarily a short-term stop in your teaching career.

The role offers a clear temp-to-perm pathway, giving you the opportunity to get to know the pupils, develop relationships with the team and potentially move into a permanent position.

You’ll benefit from:

• - Pay from £180 per day, dependent on experience.
• - A clear route towards permanent employment.
• - Small-class specialist teaching.
• - Experienced classroom support.
• - Collaboration with therapists and SEND professionals.
• - Opportunities to deepen your specialist teaching expertise.
• - Ongoing support throughout the recruitment and placement process.

The provision operates in line with the Jewish academic calendar, so applicants should be comfortable working within the school's particular term structure.

Help a Child Take Their Next Step

In specialist education, the question isn't:

"Where should this child be for their age?"

It's:

"Where are they now - and what can we help them achieve next?"

If you're an experienced SEND Teacher looking for a specialist teaching opportunity in Hackney, and you understand the importance of teaching from a child's developmental starting point, we'd love to hear from you.

Safeguarding & Compliance

All successful applicants will be subject to safer recruitment procedures, including qualification verification, satisfactory references and an Enhanced DBS check. Candidates will be required to hold, or be willing to obtain, an Enhanced DBS and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.