SEND Teacher — Bideford

SENse Learning; Northam; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedule

Choose referrals

Meaningful work

Team around the child

Introducer fee

Job summary

SENse Learning is seeking SEND Teachers to provide one-to-one support for children and young people, across SEND specialisms. Roles include SEND Tutor, Intervention Tutor, and Specialist Teacher. Flexible referrals and rolling interviews accommodate in-person, hybrid, or remote teaching.

The work is self-employed, with DBS checks and references required. Join a community focused on holistic, trauma-informed outcomes and improving education for learners who have experienced difficulties.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of post-NQT teaching experience, ideally with SEND/Special Education needs
• Understanding of child-centred, holistic teaching for diverse needs
• Enhanced DBS clearance and 2+ professional references

Responsibilities

• Develop strong relationships with children and young people with SEND/SEMH needs
• Provide in-person, online/remote, and hybrid tutoring and mentoring
• Plan sessions and share progress updates with the student’s team
• Deliver trauma-informed tutoring tailored to EHCPs and risk assessments

Skills

SEND experience

SEMH experience

Holistic approach

Child-centred

QTS / QTLS

Enhanced DBS

Education

QTS / QTLS certificate

Job description

You can make a difference, teach creatively, and work within a more fulfilling and rewarding career

SENse Learning is offering a unique opportunity for passionate teachers to make a real impact!

You can begin to work in an impact‑first role with SENse Learning. Our SEND Teacher opportunities let you provide one‑to‑one support for the most in‑need young people, working across specialisms as a SEND Tutor, Intervention Tutor, and Specialist Teacher!

We’re engaging associates on a rolling basis, and interviews are being arranged as applications are received.

What Makes This SEND Teacher Role Right For You

SENse Learning is at the forefront of Alternative Provision, supporting children and young people to achieve their education goals in a way that works for them. We are on a mission to ensure no student is left behind, by providing bespoke and holistic learning packages for all our students.

Set within the students’ homes and out in the community, our learning packages meet the needs of the individual students in ways which suit them, enabling them to succeed and learn via a trauma-informed approach – we do things differently at SENse Learning!

What Working With SENse Learning Offers

• Rates: £35–£45 an hour, agreed for each referral and set out in its Service Schedule
• Flexible working: Craft your own schedule with in-person, hybrid, and work-from-home teaching opportunities, agreeing lesson times with parents, carers, or schools
• Your choice of work: Choose how many referrals you take on, and turn down any that don’t suit you
• Meaningful work: Provide one-to-one support to the young people that are otherwise left behind
• A team around the child: Our Case Coordinators and pastoral and pathways teams work alongside you and the family
• Associate community: Optional practice-sharing events and shared resources
• Introducer fee: Paid when someone you introduce goes on to work with a young person

At SENse Learning, you’ll be part of a community of like-minded practitioners dedicated to forward-thinking approaches to supporting SEND Learners; working alongside a team that believes in shaping a brighter future for every student.

SEND Teacher Role Requirements

• Experience: 2+ years of post-NQT teaching experience, ideally working with SEND, SEMH, MLD, SLD, and/or PMLD in a holistic and trauma-informed way
• Qualifications: Qualified Teacher Status (QTS / QTLS)
• Approach: Understanding of how to work in a child-centred, holistic way; you will have the ingenuity and creativity to make the curriculum work in an individual, student-centred way.
• Compliance: Enhanced DBS (we can facilitate this if needed) and 2+ professional references
• Location: You must be based in the UK with the right to work in the UK, even for remote/online jobs
• Safeguarding: Knowledge of safeguarding and creating a safe learning environment.

What The Work Involves

• Develop strong relationships with children and young people who have a range of needs and who have often experienced significant difficulties in previous education settings.
• Provide in person, online/remote, and hybrid support to children, teenagers, and young people with SEMH and SEND needs, including MLD, SLD, PMLD, and other Additional Educational Needs
• Support pupils and students, ranging from KS1 – KS5 (as appropriate for your skills), referred by local authorities and schools by planning and delivering flexible, trauma-informed tutoring and mentoring tailored to the young persons needs, EHCP, and risk assessment
• Plan your own sessions and share regular updates on student progress with the student’s team

Engagement Terms

• You’ll work with us as a self-employed associate under a contract for services, choosing which referrals to accept and free to work with other organisations
• If you aren’t registered as self-employed yet, we can point you to resources on how to register
• This is not a PAYE position
• You’ll need your own professional indemnity and public liability insurance

We take Safer Recruitment seriously. All candidates must pass our safer recruitment checks, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, to confirm their suitability to work with children and young people.

Relevant Job Titles / Previous Experience

Individuals with highly relevant experience from teaching background often have worked in the following roles:

• SENDCo (Special Education Needs Coordinator)
• SLD / MLD Teacher
• Autism / ADHD Support Teacher
• Intervention Specialist / Teacher / Tutor
• Ex-Teacher

Other highly relevant roles from therapeutic and learning support background include:

• Learning Support Assistant (LSA) / Teaching Assistant (TA)
• Educational Therapist
• Speech and Language Therapist (SALT)
• Educational Psychologist (EP)
• Inclusion Coordinator

If you hold one of these roles, meet our requirements, and are considering independent practice, please do consider applying with us.