SEN Teacher - Complex Needs & Life Skills

Protocol Education Ltd; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational recruitment agency is seeking a dedicated SEN Teacher in Sunderland to enrich the learning experiences of students with complex needs. The role involves teaching functional skills and facilitating independence-based activities. Candidates must have QTS or QTLS and experience in PMLD or SEND pathways. This full-time position offers competitive daily pay, ongoing training, and opportunities for career growth within special educational needs settings.

Benefits

Weekly PAYE pay

Free specialist CPD

Dedicated SEND consultant

Opportunities across SEND and PRU settings

Qualifications

• Experience in teaching learners with a range of complex needs.
• Nurturing approach to teaching.
• Ability to work closely with therapists and families.

Responsibilities

• Teach learners with complex needs including communication differences.
• Plan lessons focused on life skills and sensory learning.
• Create a warm and structured learning environment.

Skills

Experience in PMLD

Complex needs teaching

Creativity in adapting activities

Education

QTS or QTLS

Job description

SEN Teacher – Complex Needs & Life Skills

Location: Sunderland

Start: ASAP

Contract: Full-time, ongoing

Pay: £140 to £220 per day (PAYE)

Looking for a role where learning goes beyond the classroom and every day feels truly meaningful? This specialist Sunderland provision is searching for a teacher who can deliver a mix of functional skills, sensory learning, and independence-based activities.

What the role involves:

• Teaching learners with a range of complex needs, including communication differences and physical disabilities

• Planning lessons focused on life skills, sensory regulation, and functional understanding

• Working closely with therapists, TAs, and families

• Creating a warm, structured learning environment

• Helping pupils move towards independence, step by step

What you’ll bring:

• QTS or QTLS

• Experience in PMLD, complex needs, or SEND pathways

• A nurturing, slow-and-steady teaching approach

• Creativity in adapting activities so every learner can take part

What’s in it for you:

• Weekly PAYE pay

• Free specialist CPD through our online academy

• A dedicated SEND consultant cheering you on

• Opportunities across SEND, PRU, and alternative settings

If you love seeing pupils achieve milestones that genuinely change lives, this is a role where you’ll make an impact every single day.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

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.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.

We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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