SEN Teacher – Year 7 Specialist Curriculum

Senploy; Guildford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Senploy is helping a specialist school in Guildford to recruit an experienced SEN Teacher to lead a Year 7 cohort within an autism-focused setting. You will adapt the formal curriculum to meet individual SEND needs while maintaining high expectations and ensuring pupils engage with learning.

You will collaborate with Teaching Assistants, plan and deliver engaging lessons, track progress, support emotional regulation, and build trusting relationships with autistic pupils to promote independence

Qualifications

• Experience teaching autistic pupils in specialist or mainstream settings.
• Ability to adapt the curriculum to individual SEND needs.
• Maintain age-appropriate learning while providing support.
• Strong classroom routines and behaviour management.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver engaging lessons.
• Adapt curriculum for SEND needs.
• Support pupils working below age expectations.
• Maintain age-appropriate learning environments.
• Develop routines and structures.
• Support emotional regulation and positive behaviour.
• Collaborate with Teaching Assistants and school team.
• Track progress and adapt teaching.
• Promote independence and engagement in learning.

Skills

Autism

SEN Teaching

KS3/Year7

Behaviour management

Job description

SEN Teacher – Year 7 Specialist Curriculum

Autism Teacher - Year 7 Formal Curriculum

Location: Guildford, Surrey

Salary/Rate: Dependent on experience

Contract: Permanent or long-term

Start Date: ASAP

We are recruiting on behalf of a valued specialist school in Guildford for an experienced SEN Teacher to lead a Year 7 cohort within a predominantly autism-focused setting.

This is an exciting opportunity for a teacher who understands that high expectations and specialist autism practice can sit alongside one another.

The pupils are generally working around 2-3 years below age-related academic expectations, but they are still secondary-aged young people. The successful teacher will therefore be able to adapt the curriculum without making learning feel unnecessarily young or reducing expectations.

The role

You will take responsibility for teaching a Year 7 cohort through a formal curriculum, adapting teaching and learning to meet the individual needs of autistic pupils.

You will be responsible for:

• Planning and delivering engaging, appropriately challenging lessons
• Planning and delivering engaging, appropriately challenging lessons
• Adapting the curriculum around individual SEND needs
• Adapting the curriculum around individual SEND needs
• Supporting pupils who are working below age-related expectations
• Supporting pupils who are working below age-related expectations
• Maintaining age-appropriate learning and classroom experiences
• Maintaining age-appropriate learning and classroom experiences
• Developing strong classroom routines and structures
• Developing strong classroom routines and structures
• Supporting emotional regulation and positive behaviour
• Supporting emotional regulation and positive behaviour
• Building trusting relationships with autistic pupils
• Building trusting relationships with autistic pupils
• Using effective autism-informed teaching strategies
• Using effective autism-informed teaching strategies
• Working closely with Teaching Assistants and the wider school team
• Working closely with Teaching Assistants and the wider school team
• Tracking progress and adapting teaching accordingly
• Tracking progress and adapting teaching accordingly
• Promoting independence, confidence and successful engagement in learning
• Promoting independence, confidence and successful engagement in learning

What we're looking for

You will ideally have experience working with autistic pupils within a specialist or mainstream setting and be confident adapting teaching without automatically lowering expectations.

You may have experience in:

• Autism-specific education
• Autism-specific education
• Specialist secondary education
• Specialist secondary education
• Year 7 or Key Stage 3 teaching
• Year 7 or Key Stage 3 teaching
• Adaptive teaching and curriculum development
• Adaptive teaching and curriculum development
• Supporting regulation and behaviour
• Supporting regulation and behaviour
• Communication and interaction needs
• Communication and interaction needs
• Working with pupils with additional SEND
• Working with pupils with additional SENDDeveloping consistent classroom routines
• Developing consistent classroom routines

We are particularly interested in teachers who understand the importance of treating secondary-aged pupils as young people, while still providing the level of structure, support and adaptation they need to succeed.

Why join this role?

The school is developing its specialist provision and offers an opportunity for an experienced SEN Teacher to contribute to the development of a strong, engaging and appropriately ambitious curriculum.

If you are passionate about autism, adaptive teaching and helping pupils achieve more without compromising who they are, we'd love to hear from you.

Safeguarding

SEND Inclusion Support is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre-employment and safeguarding checks, including an enhanced DBS check, right to work verification, references and any other checks relevant to the role and setting.