SEN Teacher

Outcomes First Group; Mendlesham; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Assurance

Pension scheme

Wellbeing support

Health benefits

Discounts

Cycle to Work

Electric Car Scheme

Critical illness cover

Family Growth Support

Job summary

Outcomes First Group's Options Higford school in Shropshire invites a passionate SEN Teacher to join its specialist education team, supporting autistic students and those with related needs. You will deliver personalised learning, collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, and help students develop academically, socially and emotionally.

Working within a nurturing environment and small class groups, you will lead classroom staff, monitor EHCP outcomes and promote independence and life skills for

Qualifications

• QTS or equivalent recognised teaching qualification.
• Passionate about supporting students with SEND to achieve potential.
• Committed to delivering personalised, inclusive and high-quality education.
• Creative, adaptable and able to tailor learning to a wide range of needs.
• Effective communicator and strong leader with relationship-building skills.
• UK driving licence required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver engaging, differentiated lessons to meet individual learning needs.
• Adapt teaching approaches for communication, sensory, emotional and academic development.
• Create a positive, nurturing classroom environment where students feel safe, valued and motivated to learn.
• Lead and support classroom staff to achieve outcomes for students.
• Monitor progress and review EHCP outcomes with personalised learning plans.
• Collaborate with teaching assistants, therapists, families and external professionals.
• Promote independence, communication and adulthood skills.
• Safeguard students and uphold high expectations and care.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Collaboration

Adaptability

Professional development

Driving licence

Job description

We're looking for a passionate SEN Teacher to join our specialist education team, helping students with additional needs build confidence, overcome barriers and achieve their full potential.

You'll deliver engaging, personalised learning tailored to individual strengths, needs and EHCP outcomes, creating a positive and nurturing environment where every student can thrive. Working alongside a dedicated multidisciplinary team, you'll support students to develop academically, socially and emotionally while preparing them for future success.

Every achievement matters, and every day brings the opportunity to change a life.

What you will be doing

• Deliver engaging, creative and differentiated lessons that meet individual learning needs.
• Adapt teaching approaches to support students' communication, sensory, emotional and academic development.
• Create a positive, nurturing classroom environment where students feel safe, valued and motivated to learn.
• Lead and support classroom staff to ensure the best possible outcomes for students.
• Monitor progress, review EHCP outcomes and implement personalised learning plans.
• Work collaboratively with teaching assistants, therapists, families and external professionals.
• Promote independence, communication, positive behaviour and preparation for adulthood skills.
• Safeguard students and contribute to a culture of high expectations, care and support.

Requirements

• A qualified teacher (QTS or equivalent recognised teaching qualification).
• Passionate about supporting students with SEND to achieve their potential.
• Committed to delivering personalised, inclusive and high-quality education.
• Creative, adaptable and able to tailor learning to a wide range of needs.
• A confident classroom practitioner with strong leadership and relationship-building skills.
• An excellent communicator who works effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Committed to continuous professional development and improving outcomes for students.
• UK driving licence required.

About the School

Options Higford is an independent specialist day school for autistic children and young people aged 5-19 who may also have other associated behavioural needs.

Set within 28 acres of Shropshire countryside, the school provides a calm, structured and nurturing environment. Students learn within small class groups of up to five, supported by high levels of skilled staff.

Our curriculum is personalised through four pathways:

• Engage - sensory engagement, interaction, communication, regulation and early cognition.
• Explore - early communication, literacy, numeracy and wider-world learning through structured exploration.
• Apply - applying and generalising knowledge and skills through a more structured subject learning and community access.
• Future - preparation for life, independence, employability, life skills and community participation.

Learning is linked closely to students' EHCP outcomes and supported by an in-house clinical team.

Ofsted judged the school to be Good in 2025 and recognised its calm and purposeful environment, positive relationships, high aspirations and commitment to developing students' communication and independence.

At Outcomes First Schools, we provide specialist education for learners who need a deeper level of understanding, expertise and support than mainstream education can typically offer. We support students with a wide range of complex, co-occurring and neurodivergent needs, including autism, ADHD, SEMH, speech and communication needs, dyslexia and experiences of trauma or adversity.

We are proud to be a part of OFG Education who in 2025 were officially certified as a 'Great Place to Work' for the sixth year running.

We place students and vulnerable young adults at the heart of everything we do, so every day brings the satisfaction of making a real difference. We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

Benefits

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase contributions
• "Your Wellbeing Matters" - mental health support and physical health checks
• Health, wellbeing and insurance benefits
• Hundreds of UK and international discounts
• Cycle to Work Scheme & Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover
• Family Growth Support, including enhanced maternity/paternity leave and paid fertility treatment support

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

OFG Education is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Whilst we aim to keep applicants informed throughout, OFG Education does not accept liability for any loss of earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants as a result of delays or changes in the compliance process. All stages of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding checks and compliance with statutory requirements, which may affect timescales.