SEND Teacher Early Years and Key Stage 1

Teaching Vacancies; Berwick-upon-Tweed; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local school in Berwick-upon-Tweed seeks a passionate teacher focused on creating an inclusive learning environment for all students. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills, curriculum knowledge, and experience supporting diverse learning needs. The school offers extensive professional development opportunities, a supportive team, and a commitment to safeguarding and promoting children's welfare. Join a dedicated staff to help every child thrive in a new innovative learning environment opening in 2026.

Benefits

Peer support and collaboration

Access to high-quality CPD

Support from a dedicated Lead Practitioner

Qualifications

• Passionate about inclusive education and committed to helping all children succeed.
• Good communicator with strong relationships with children.
• Knowledgeable about the curriculum relevant to the key stage.

Skills

Inclusive teaching

Communication

Curriculum knowledge

Experience with diverse learning needs

Current educational developments

Training colleagues

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

• To be a passionate teacher committed to providing a fully inclusive learning environment, where all children can floursih and succeed, whatever their needs.
• To be a good communicator, exemplified by strong relationships with the children you work with.
• To have good curriculum knowledge relevant to this role.
• To have experience and success of teaching and supporting pupils with a variety of learning needs and tracking their progress through school based assessment systems.
• To have a good knowledge of current educational developments relevant to the key stage(s) and the curriculum.
• To have experience of training colleagues and evidence that this has led to improved practice.

What the school offers its staff

• Peer support and collaboration through a strong network of teachers within the Federation of schools.
• Guidance and expertise from a dedicated Lead Practitioner for SEND as well as support from all staff, many who support other settings/staff in developing inclusive practice for all children.
• A strong team committed to our vision for inclusion, providing peer to peer support.
• Access to extensive, high-quality CPD at every stage of your career, including opportunities to grow as a leader of the future or specialise in a field of your choice.
• A fantastic new learning environment, with the opening of the Tweed Special School in January 2026, which will provide a range of resources beyond the classroom inclusing sensory and therapy rooms, outdoor learning environments, forest school, with new additions planned over the next 18 months.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), medical online and social media prohibition from teaching, right to work, satisfactory references, suitability to work with children. You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.