SEND Teacher

Senploy; London Borough of Waltham Forest; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Long-term role with permanent pathway

Small class sizes and high staff ratio

Extensive autism-specific CPD training

Job summary

Senploy is recruiting an SEN Class Teacher in a well-regarded specialist school in Waltham Forest to take a primary class long-term with a genuine view to permanent for the right person.

You'll lead a small class of pupils with EHCPs, supported by a dedicated team; the setting offers a strong leadership team, daily therapy collaboration and a culture of relational practice.

Qualifications

• Qualified Teacher Status - essential.
• Experience teaching pupils with SEND in a special school, resource base or mainstream primary.
• Strong understanding of autism, the SEND Code of Practice and the EHCP process.
• Ability to plan for pupils working significantly below age-related expectations.
• Calm, patient and resilient with high expectations and flexibility.
• Willingness to train in 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.

Responsibilities

• Planning and delivering a personalised curriculum matched to each pupil's EHCP outcomes.
• Using autism-specific approaches day to day - structured teaching, visual supports, PECS, Makaton and AAC.
• Embedding communication, regulation, independence and life skills across the school day.
• Tracking progress and leading Annual Reviews.
• Leading and deploying your class team and modelling effective strategies.
• Contributing to Positive Behaviour Support plans and maintaining a calm approach to behaviour.
• Working closely with SaLT, OT and the therapy team and building open relationships with families.

Skills

Qualified Teacher Status

Job description

A well-regarded specialist school for pupils with autism in Waltham Forest 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 of 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.

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.