SEN Teacher (Oakham)

Outcomes First Group; Oakham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Assurance

Pension scheme

Wellbeing support

Flexible Benefits Platform (Vista)

Cycle to Work Scheme

Job summary

Outcomes First Group is seeking a SEN Teacher at The Grange Therapeutic School. The role involves delivering tailored education to learners with SEND within a therapeutic learning environment, in a permanent, term-time framework.

You will contribute to EHCP planning and work with a multidisciplinary team to support progress across academic, social, and emotional development. The ideal candidate is a qualified teacher with experience supporting learners with complex needs and safeguarding

Qualifications

• Qualified teacher with understanding of SEND and barriers to learning.
• Experience teaching learners with complex needs including communication, behaviour, or emotional regulation.
• Ability to build trusting relationships and create structured learning environments.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver tailored teaching for learners with SEND.
• Create engaging practical learning experiences building communication and independence.
• Collaborate with teaching assistants and other professionals for consistency across lessons.
• Contribute to EHC planning and progress towards targets.
• Use assessment and feedback to monitor progress and identify barriers.
• Support positive behaviour and emotional wellbeing through routines and de-escalation.

Skills

Qualified teacher

SEND expertise

Relationship-building

Flexible planning

Teamwork

Safeguarding

Job description

Position

SEN Teacher

Location

The Grange Therapeutic School, Knossington, Oakham LE15 8LY

Salary

£39,000.00 per annum (not pro rata)

Hours

37.5 hours per week

Rota

Monday to Thursday 8.30am – 4.30pm, Friday 8.30am – 4.00pm

Contract

Permanent, Term Time Only

Start Date

October 2026

Eligibility

UK applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.

About the Role

Do you want to make a genuine difference in the lives of children? If you’re a qualified teacher with a real passion for inclusive practice, therapeutic learning, and building confidence through meaningful support, we’d love to hear from you. We’re currently seeking a SEN Teacher based in Wakefield to join a dedicated team where compassion, structure, and commitment genuinely matter.

At the heart of this role is something simple: helping learners feel safe, understood, and able to succeed. You’ll work with pupils who may face complex barriers to learning, and you’ll be supported by a wider team to deliver personalised education and care that helps them move forward academically, socially, and emotionally.

What you’ll be doing

• Planning and delivering tailored teaching that meets the needs of learners with SEND, using approaches that can be individualised and adapted quickly.
• Creating engaging, practical learning experiences that build communication, independence, resilience, and real-world skills.
• Working closely with support staff (including Teaching Assistants and other professionals) to ensure consistency across lessons and care routines.
• Contributing to Education, Health and Care (EHC) planning and supporting progress towards individual targets.
• Using assessment and feedback to monitor learning, identify barriers early, and shape the next steps.
• Supporting positive behaviour and emotional wellbeing through clear routines, relationship-based strategies, and de-escalation when needed.
• Collaborating with external professionals as required to ensure learning remains aligned with each learner’s needs.
• Maintaining high standards of safeguarding, record-keeping, and professional practice.

What you will bring

• You’re a qualified teacher (or currently working towards qualified status) with an understanding of SEND and the impact of barriers to learning.
• Experience in teaching learners with complex needs, including barriers around communication, behaviour, sensory needs, learning difficulties, or emotional regulation.
• Confident in building trusting relationships and creating calm, structured learning environments.
• You can think flexibly adapting plans, learning resources, and strategies to meet learners where they are.
• Communicate clearly and work well as part of a team, valuing the contributions of colleagues across education and care.
• You’re committed to safeguarding and understand your responsibilities in protecting and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.

What you will bring

Because here, you won’t simply be teaching lessons, you’ll be changing lives.

You’ll help young people recognise their potential, develop the skills they need for greater independence, and experience success in ways that are meaningful to them.

If you’re ready to bring your passion, creativity and expertise to a school that genuinely believes every young person can achieve, we’d love to hear from you.

About Us

The Grange Therapeutic School is an independent school in Leicestershire for pupils aged 8–18 with social, emotional, and mental health needs or autism. Set in a Victorian country house with access to woods and lakes, the school provides a personalised curriculum that develops academic, social, and emotional skills. Pupils benefit from creative indoor and outdoor learning experiences, tailored to their interests, to reignite engagement and foster independence. The Grange empowers every young person to discover their potential, enjoy success, and prepare for life.

Acorn Education offers rewarding careers and meaningful challenges while making a real difference in young people’s lives. As a leading UK provider of specialist education for children and young people with special educational needs, and part of Outcomes First Group, we deliver innovative, evidence-based approaches that support measurable progress and lasting impact.

We are really proud to say that in 2025 Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the sixth year running.

Why Join Us?

We place pupils 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 pupils 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
• Flexible Benefits Platform (Vista), including:
• 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.

Outcomes First Group 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, Outcomes First Group 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.