Senior Teachers - TRUST Teaching Service

Herts Legal Service - Hertfordshire County Council; Hemel Hempstead; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Hertfordshire County Council's TRUST Teaching Service is seeking two Senior Teacher posts in the Countywide team. The role combines teaching with senior leadership, focusing on reintegration, school transition, and ensuring high standards of provision across the service.

The post includes a teaching commitment of roughly 60% and involves line-management of Teachers and Reintegration to Education Officers. The successful candidate will lead on implementing the TRUST Teaching and Learning

Qualifications

• Leadership experience in a school, SEND, inclusion, outreach or alternative provision setting.
• Proven ability to improve teaching and learning through strong leadership.
• Experience of managing and developing staff and monitoring EHCP outcomes.
• Excellent digital skills and experience supporting ICT/Functional Skills provision.
• Resilience, initiative and excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead implementation and development of TRUST Teaching and Learning Strategy or TRUST Behaviour strategy.
• Direct line-manage Teachers and Reintegration to Education Officers.
• Lead performance management, supervision, appraisal and professional development processes.
• Monitor and evaluate teaching, learning and assessment across the service.
• Track pupil progress against EHCP outcomes and reintegration objectives.
• Champion literacy, numeracy and ICT Functional Skills across the service.
• Support staff development through coaching, mentoring and training.
• Drive improvement using assessment and performance data.
• Collaborate with schools, families and partner agencies.
• Lead delivery of Digital Skills or PSHE Curriculum.

Skills

Leadership experience

QTS

Communication skills

ICT skills

Education

Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)

Job description

Job Introduction

Job Title: Senior Teacher x2 posts available

Starting Salary: UPS + SEN Point(s) + TLR 2a - pro rata for part time

Hours:32.50

Base Location: Apsley, (West) Hemel Hempstead – County wide
Stevenage, (East) Farnham House – County wide

Contract Type: Permanent

Directorate: Children's Services

About The Team

The Teaching for Reintegration, Understanding and School Transition (TRUST) Teaching Service is a countywide specialist education service supporting children and young people who are unable to attend school and are therefore classed as Children Missing Education (CME). All learners supported by the service have Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) and often present with complex SEND needs, vulnerabilities, disrupted educational experiences and barriers to engagement.

Our purpose is to provide ambitious, high-quality and personalised education that enables every learner to make meaningful progress academically, socially and emotionally. Through expert teaching, strong trauma informed practice and carefully planned reintegration pathways, we support children and young people to successfully re-engage with learning and transition back into school or onto their next educational destination.

The Senior Teacher is a key leadership role within the TRUST Teaching Service, responsible for leading teaching and learning, developing staff, monitoring learner progress and ensuring consistently high standards of educational provision across the service.

About The Role

We are seeking an exceptional and experienced educational leader with a proven track record of improving teaching and learning, developing staff and securing positive outcomes for vulnerable children and young people.

This role requires much more than excellent classroom practice. We are looking for a highly skilled professional with leadership experience in a school, SEND, inclusion or alternative provision environment. The successful candidate will have the knowledge, expertise and resilience to lead a team, drive continuous improvement and ensure that all learners receive a first-class educational experience.

Working closely with the Lead Teacher and Interim Provision Manager, the Senior Teacher will provide professional leadership and direct line management to Teachers and Reintegration to Education Officers. They will lead the implementation of the TRUST Teaching and Learning Strategy, ensure high standards of teaching and assessment, and create a culture of accountability, reflection and continuous improvement.

All learners supported by the service have EHCPs. The successful candidate will therefore take a lead role in ensuring progress is carefully monitored against EHCP outcomes, academic targets, attendance, engagement, social and emotional development, and reintegration goals.

The postholder will champion improvements in literacy, numeracy and digital learning across the service. They will lead the delivery and development of either Digital Skills or PSHE provision, ensuring that staff have the confidence, resources and skills required to deliver high-quality teaching and learning.

The role includes a teaching commitment of approximately 60%.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation and continuous development of either the TRUST Teaching and Learning Strategy or TRUST Behaviour strategy.
• Directly line-manage Teachers and Reintegration to Education Officers.
• Lead performance management, supervision, appraisal, objective-setting, and professional development processes.
• Monitor and evaluate the quality of teaching, learning, and assessment across the service.
• Track pupil progress against academic targets, EHCP outcomes, and reintegration objectives.
• Champion literacy, numeracy and ICT Functional Skills across the service.
• Support staff development through coaching, mentoring, and training.
• Use assessment and performance data to drive improvement and improve learner outcomes.
• Work collaboratively with schools, families, and partner agencies.
• Lead the delivery and development of either Digital Skills or PSHE Curriculum, ensuring that staff have the confidence, resources and skills required to deliver high-quality teaching and learning.

Essential

About you

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).
• Leadership and line-management experience within a school, SEND, inclusion, outreach or alternative provision setting.
• Proven experience of improving teaching and learning through effective leadership.
• Experience of directly managing and developing staff.
• Experience of monitoring progress against EHCP outcomes.
• Strong understanding of literacy, numeracy and curriculum development.
• Excellent digital skills and experience supporting ICT and Functional Skills provision.
• Resilience, initiative and excellent communication skills.
• Full driving licence and regular access to a vehicle

Benefits of working for us

Interview Date

Interview Date: 21st September 2026 - face to face

Additional Information

We are changing
Hertfordshire County Council is undergoing Local Government Reorganisation (LGR). If you are employed by Hertfordshire County on 1 April 2028, it is expected that most roles will transfer to the newly-created unitary councils on existing terms and conditions under TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings - Protection of Employment) principles.

LGR is one of the biggest changes we will face in a generation. It will reshape how we work and how services are organised and gives us a real opportunity to build something better. To find out more, visit https://www.hertfordshire-lgr.co.uk/

Disability Confident

We are proud to be Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

Safeguarding

This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.

Driving Required

You’ll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations.

English Fluency

The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required).Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.

Attached documents

• Senior Teacher - job outline.pdf