SEND Teacher

Senploy; Harrow; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Long-term role with permanent pathway

Small class sizes with high support

Autism-specific CPD training

Job summary

Operam Education Group seeks an SEN Class Teacher in Harrow to lead a small class of pupils on a long-term basis with a view to permanence for the right candidate.

You'll work with a supportive team, including on-site therapy staff, and utilize autism-specific approaches to deliver personalised learning plans aligned with EHCPs.

Qualifications

• QTS is essential.
• Experience teaching pupils with SEND in a special or mainstream setting is required.
• Solid understanding of autism and EHCP processes.
• Confident planning for pupils significantly below age-related expectations.
• Calm, patient, resilient with flexible approaches.
• Willingness to train in Team Teach/PROACT-SCIPr and support personal care needs.
• Enhanced DBS via Update Service or willingness to apply.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver a personalised curriculum aligned to each pupil's EHCP outcomes.
• Deliver autism-specific approaches (structured teaching, visual supports, PECS, Makaton, AAC).
• Embed communication, regulation, independence and life skills throughout the day.
• Track progress, write reports and lead Annual Reviews.
• Lead and deploy your class team, modelling effective strategies.
• Contribute to Positive Behaviour Support plans and maintain a calm approach.
• Collaborate with Speech and Language, Occupational Therapy and families.

Skills

SEND experience

Autism understanding

Calm and patient demeanor

Behaviour management

Team collaboration

Adaptability

Education

Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)

Tools

Team Teach

PROACT-SCIPr

Job description

A well-regarded specialist school for pupils with autism in Harrow is looking for an SEN Class Teacher to take a primary class on a long-term basis, with a genuine view to permanent for the right person.

You'll lead a small class of pupils, all with an EHCP, supported by a team of teaching assistants who know the children well. Class sizes are small, the staffing ratios are high, and the school gives its teachers the time and training to do the job properly.

The setting has an experienced leadership team, an on-site therapy team you'll work alongside daily, and a strong culture relational practice. They are looking for someone who wants to build something with them, not just fill a term.

ECTs with SEND experience are welcome to apply.

What you'll be doing

• Planning and delivering a personalised curriculum matched to each pupil's EHCP outcomes and stage of development


• Using autism-specific approaches day to day - structured teaching, visual supports, workstations, PECS, Makaton and AAC


• Embedding communication, regulation, independence and life skills across the whole school day


• Tracking progress on [Evidence for Learning / B Squared], writing reports and leading Annual Reviews


• Leading and deploying your class team, and modelling the strategies that work for each child


• Contributing to Positive Behaviour Support plans and taking a calm approach to behaviour


• Working closely with SaLT, OT and the wider therapy team, and building open relationships with families

What we're looking for

• Qualified Teacher Status - essential


• Experience of teaching pupils with SEND, in a special school, resource base or mainstream primary


• Sound understanding of autism, the SEND Code of Practice and the EHCP process


• Confidence planning for pupils working significantly below age-related expectations


• Calm, patient and resilient, with high expectations and real flexibility in how you get there


• Willingness to train in the school's physical intervention framework [Team Teach / PROACT-SCIPr] and to support personal care needs


• Enhanced DBS on the Update Service, or willingness to apply for a new one


• Two references covering the last two years of employment

What's on offer

• Long-term role with a clear route to permanent on Inner London MPS/UPS plus SEN allowance


• Small classes, high ratios and an established, supportive class team


• Excellent autism-specific CPD training.

Operam Education Group includes Provide Education | Teachers UK | Provision Recruitment | The Education Specialists | First for Education | Horizon Teachers | Key Stage Teacher Supply

We're proud to be an inclusive employer, welcoming applicants from all backgrounds and committed to creating accessible opportunities across education.

As part of our registration process, you'll need an enhanced DBS check and we'll need to see and copy your original qualifications before any placement. Teaching roles require Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent.