SEND Teacher

Ark; Highgate; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary 2.5% above main pay scale

Generous pension scheme

Ark rewards discounts

Interest-free loans up to £5,000

Gym discounts

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Ark St Alban’s Academy in Birmingham is seeking a Teacher of SEND to lead high-quality, personalised lessons for pupils with complex needs in KS1 and KS2. You will differentiate content and collaborate with therapists and educational psychologists to ensure integrated support for learners.

The role requires QTS, a degree, and evidence of ongoing SEND professional development, with a focus on autism and SEMH needs. The school prides itself on addressing educational disadvantage.

Qualifications

• Experience teaching pupils with SEND in specialist or inclusive settings.
• Strong knowledge of KS1 and KS2 National Curriculum.
• Proven ability to differentiate learning for complex needs.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver high-quality, personalised lessons for high SEND needs.
• Adapt curriculum to ensure access while maintaining high expectations.
• Collaborate with therapists and educational psychologists for integrated support.
• Contribute to risk assessments, behaviour plans and personalised learning plans.

Skills

SEND experience

Differentiation

KS1/KS2 knowledge

Collaboration with therapists

Education

QTS

Degree or equivalent

CPD in SEND

Job description

About The Role

The Teacher of SEND will have specialist expertise in Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 curricula and significant experience of teaching pupils with complex and high needs SEND, including those with autism, communication and interaction needs, cognition and learning difficulties, sensory needs and social, emotional and mental health needs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan and deliver high-quality, engaging and personalised lessons that meet the diverse needs of pupils with high
• levels of SEND
• Adapt and differentiate curriculum content to ensure all pupils can access learning at an appropriate level whilst
  maintaining high expectations
• Deliver teaching that develops pupils' academic progress, communication skills, independence, emotional
• regulation and personal development
• Work closely with therapists, educational psychologists and other professionals to ensure integrated support for
  pupils
• Contribute to the development and review of individual risk assessments, behaviour support plans and
  personalised learning plans

Qualifications:

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
• Degree or equivalent qualification
• Evidence of continued professional development relating to SEND

Knowledge & Skills:

• Experience of teaching pupils with SEND within a specialist or inclusive educational setting
• Strong knowledge of the KS1 and KS2 National Curriculum
• Experience of planning and delivering highly differentiated learning programmes
• Experience of teaching pupils with complex and high needs SEND
• Experience of working with pupils with EHCPs and contributing to annual review processes
• Understanding of autism, speech and language needs, cognition and learning needs, sensory needs and SEMH

Benefits

• Salaries 2.5% higher than main pay scale.
• Generous pension scheme.
• Access to Ark rewards – a scheme offering savings from over 3,000 major retailers
• Interest‑free loans – up to £5,000 available for season ticket or to buy a bicycle.
• Gym discounts – offering up to 40%.
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme – providing free, confidential counselling, legal advice and a range of different support.

About Us

We are committed to addressing educational disadvantage. We consistently guide pupils to GCSE and A-Level outcomes which place our cohorts in the top 10% of schools nationally on many measures, including those for the progress of disadvantaged pupils. Our school serves pupils from central Birmingham. The percentage of our cohort eligible for the Pupil Premium is the eighth highest in the country.

There are very few communities in the UK who need great teachers more than ours. Teachers and leaders at Ark St Alban’s Academy are determined to prove that the background of a young person can be no impediment to their success. Our school prepares pupils to succeed at elite universities, with our alumni proudly representing our community at prestigious destinations including Cambridge University, Durham University and the London School of Economics.

Diversity and inclusion:

We aim to build a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone – staff and students – can do their best work and achieve their full potential. We want to reflect and represent diverse perspectives across our organisation because we know that doing so will make us stronger and more effective. To know more about Ark’s diversity and inclusion commitments, please click on this

Safeguarding statement:

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.

Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred. To read more about Ark’s safer recruitment process, please click this