SEN Primary Teacher - (Great Howarth School - Rochdale)

Horizon Care Ltd; Rochdale; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Horizon Care and Education in Rochdale is seeking an SEN Primary Teacher to join Great Howarth School. The post involves teaching primary subjects to children with various SEN needs at an expanding independent day school.

QTS or QTLS is required; you should have proven teaching experience and up-to-date safeguarding knowledge to join our compassionate, collaborative team. You will contribute to high-quality education and specialist provision while supporting students to develop functional life

Qualifications

• QTS or QTLS qualification is required.
• Proven teaching and learning experience.
• Up-to-date safeguarding and child protection qualifications/knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Teach primary subjects to children with various SEN needs.
• Contribute to the expanding Great Howarth School provision.
• Support students in developing functional life skills.

Skills

QTS or QTLS

Proven teaching experience

Safeguarding qualifications

Job description

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SEN Primary Teacher - (Great Howarth School - Rochdale)

Job Reference horizoncare/TP/887/1368

Number of Positions:

1

Contract Type:

Full Time

37.5 hrs pw TT only

Working Hours:

37..50

Location:

Closing Date:

12/10/2026

Job Category:

Education

Region / Division:

North

Business Unit:

Education

Job Introduction

Want to work for a company with great values? Are you compassionate? Inspiring? Dependable? Collaborative? Then we want to hear from you!

Horizon Care and Education have an exciting opportunity for an SEN Primary Teacher to join Great Howarth School in Rochdale. Role will involve teaching Primary subjects to children with various SEN needs

Great Howarth is in the process of expansion!The school is growing in size and capacity so we are recruiting for a new Primary Teacher to join the existing team and assist us to continue the amazing provision at Great Howarth.

Great Howarth School is an independent specialist day school providing high-quality education for boys and girls.Based in Rochdale, the school meets the diverse needs of pupils aged 7-18 with a range of complex needs including: Speech, Language & Communication Needs (SLCN), Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH), ADHD and Autism.

At Great Howarth, we provide a holistic, bespoke curriculum with rich learning opportunities that enable young people to develop their functional life skills in order to experience a high quality of life.

Bright Futures, Inspired By You.

• QTS or QTLS Qualification
• Have proven teaching and learning experience
• Have up to date safeguarding and child protection qualifications/knowledge and experience.

The ideal candidate should:

• Be an outstanding classroom practitioner.
• Have the energy, passion, and drive to raise standard.
• Have initiative, vision, excellent planning, and organisational skills.
• Have experience of working with students with SEMH and additional needs .
• Have knowledge and understanding of developments in education.

About us:

We take great satisfaction in being "good neighbours." Horizon schools foster a healthy sense of community both inside and outside of their immediate surroundings.

As part of our highly personalised and purposeful provision, pupils at our schools participate in a wide range of academic, creative, sporting, and vocational learning opportunities and activities, which supports them in developing a range of skills and maximising learning outcomes.Young people take part in a wide range of courses, from music to construction, as well as being given every opportunity to excel in their core subjects, such as mathematics and English.

At Horizon Care and Education, our teachers will be supported by our Director of Curriculum, Headteachers, SENCos, Operational Directors and the Managing Director of Education Services as well as our extensive therapeutic team.

If you are interested in this job role but feel it is too far away, please enquire regarding our flexible travel options and Relocation assistance.

One Horizon

We have recently launched OneHorizon which is a new platform designed for YOU which brings together the benefits, tools and resources to help you feel supported, valued and great at work!

The platform is designed to give you instant access to amazing employee benefits, company announcements, downloadable resources and documents as well as feedback surveys and our people directory.

You will benefit from Discount programmes, Holiday trading scheme, Eco friendly car scheme, SmartTech scheme, Wellbeing Centre and Cycle to work plus much more!

This post is subject to a satisfactory criminal record check and satisfactory references.

Closing date for this role is 12th October

Please note we reserve the right to close the advert before the closing date stated if we receive a high volume of applications