Experienced SEN Teacher

Experienced SEN Teacher

Salary: MPS /UPS Inner London Teacher Pay Scale + SEN allowance

Job type: Full Time, Part Time, Permanent

Barking and Dagenham, East London

Start date: September 2025

• Flexible working opportunities are available if required by negotiation.
• (We want the best teachers to collaborate with us as much as they are able to)
• A TLR for additional responsibility may be available for the right candidate.

Are you looking for an exciting new challenge?

Are you an innovative, creative practitioner?

Do you have drive and ambition to be the best that you can be?

Do you enjoy really making a difference to children’s lives?

Would you like to be part of a Trust which promotes research, creativity and staff development?

Then come and meet us.

We are an outstanding and innovative special school based on two sites in Islington. We are looking for teachers for both our Primary and Secondary sites who are:

• Positive and creative with a flexible approach to teaching
• An excellent teacher with enthusiasm and commitment to impact positively on pupil wellbeing and progress
• Have a positive approach to supporting behaviour that challenges.

Our Trust is a unique Multi Academy Trust which consists of three special schools, three primary schools, a Training & Development Service and an Outreach Service. We are an ambitious family of schools that embraces the individuality of everyone – children and adults.

Our Special School is part of the family of schools which has been recognised as outstanding in its last three inspections. Our staff have developed some fantastic practices, and we are continually striving to further develop the learning opportunities we provide for our pupils. Pupils in our Special School have severe learning difficulties and many have autism. Every child and young person is an individual and we work hard to tailor our curriculum to meet their needs.

• Teachers to work at our Special School (Primary or Secondary site).
• You will be teaching pupils who have severe learning difficulties, in groups of 8-12 pupils. The work is intensive requiring flexibility, sensitivity, patience and resilience.
• An ability to work with and engage all pupils, with creativity and passion towards the role is essential.
• You will be part of a small but effective team where communication and professionalism are paramount. The work, whilst challenging, is extremely rewarding.
• Primarily you will be required to teach, produce schemes of work and lesson plans. Building rapport with pupils/families/carers is key to this role and you will need to liaise with a variety of agencies to problem-solve pupil needs and barriers to learning.

• Excellent professional development opportunities.
• A supportive community and a committed team of staff that are equally determined to give pupils the best possible opportunities.
• Employee discount schemes, Employee Assistance Programs, Blue Light Card.

To apply for this Experienced SEN Teacher, please get in touch today! We are recruiting for this Experienced SEN Teacher lead role now and will be interviewing ASAP.

We are dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. As an Experienced SEN Teacher, you will have a safeguarding responsibility if appointed. The successful Experienced SEN Teacher candidate will be subject to enhanced clearance through the Disclosure and Barring Service and employment will be subject to references. This Experienced SEN Teacher post is not exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Apply for this Experienced SEN Teacher opportunity by sending your CV. You will be contacted (if shortlisted) for the Experienced SEN Teacher role within 48 hours.

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