SEND Teacher Upper Primary Specialist School

Rising Hope Education Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist educational provision seeks a passionate SEND Teacher for a full-time maternity cover starting in January. The role focuses on leading a Year 5 to 6 class tailored for students with communication and sensory needs. Candidates must hold QTS and have a desire to specialize in SEND education. This position offers a unique environment that emphasizes connection-driven learning, support from a skilled team, and the chance to make a meaningful impact daily.

Qualifications

• Experience in working with SEND students preferred.
• Desire to teach in a supportive environment focused on emotional and educational growth.
• Understanding communication led sensory learning approaches.

Responsibilities

• Lead a Year 5 to 6 class of pupils with communication and sensory needs.
• Implement a bespoke, child-led curriculum.
• Collaborate with support staff to ensure individual student needs are met.

Skills

Communication-led learning

Emotional intelligence

Calm and reflective approach

Ability to work with non-verbal students

Education

Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)

Job description

Full Time January Start Long Term Maternity Cover

Main Pay Scale East London

Are you a SEND teacher who wants a role that genuinely matters

We are working with a highly respected specialist primary provision within East London seeking a passionate emotionally available SEND Teacher to join their team from January on a full time maternity cover basis.

This is a beautifully purposeful role leading a Year 5 to 6 class of pupils with communication and sensory needs learning through an informal interaction based curriculum tailored to meet each child where they are. The focus is on connection first language development regulation and functional learning in a setting where patience creativity and compassion are celebrated daily.

The Role

You will take full classroom responsibility for a small highly supported group of pupils who experience communication needs including non verbal or emerging language and sensory processing differences and who thrive through consistent routines emotional regulation strategies and personalised learning.

The curriculum is bespoke and child led rather than outcome pressured allowing you to teach in the way SEND educators wish mainstream systems allowed more often.

You will be supported by an experienced leadership team and highly skilled support staff who genuinely understand SEND and value teacher wellbeing.

Who This Is Perfect For

This opportunity is ideal for a teacher who holds QTS and is on or eligible for the Main Pay Scale and has experience or a genuine desire to specialise in SEND teaching and understands communication led sensory focused learning approaches and is calm reflective emotionally intelligent and relationship driven and wants to teach meaningfully rather than manage stress or paperwork.

New SEND teachers with the right mindset are warmly welcomed alongside experienced specialists.

Why This Role Stands Out

This is not just maternity cover it is a genuine chance to teach without unnecessary pressure from rigid mainstream frameworks to build deep lasting connections with pupils to be part of a supportive emotionally intelligent SEND team and to make visible daily impact within a beautifully structured specialist setting.

Many teachers who join this provision choose to remain long term.

Contract and Key Details

• Start January
• Position Full time maternity cover
• Pay Main Pay Scale in line with experience
• Location East London specialist primary provision