SEN Teacher

EduTalent Group are delighted to be recruiting for an SEN Teacher at a forward-thinking SEMH school in Sheerness. This is an exciting opportunity to join a dedicated team that supports and empowers young people with social emotional and mental health needs helping them thrive both academically and personally.

As an SEN Teacher you will play a key role in delivering high-quality personalised learning that meets the diverse needs of students. You will work closely with the SENCO and wider pastoral and teaching teams to create a nurturing structured and engaging learning environment. Your work will focus on helping students develop essential academic social and emotional skills enabling them to make meaningful progress and succeed within a supportive trauma-informed setting.

Key Responsibilities:

• Create a calm nurturing and inclusive classroom environment grounded in empathy structure and respect
  
• Plan resource and deliver engaging bespoke lessons tailored to individual EHCP targets and diverse learning styles
  
• Integrate sensory practical outdoor and play-based approaches to boost motivation and access to learning
  
• Support the whole child focusing on communication emotional regulation social interaction and personal development
  
• Supervise and guide Teaching Assistants to ensure consistent high-quality support
  
• Assess progress regularly and set personalised learning targets that reflect academic emotional and social growth
  
• Communicate effectively with parents/carers regarding achievements challenges and next steps
  
• Work closely with therapists and colleagues to provide a joined-up holistic approach to pupil development
  
• Contribute to schemes of work intervention strategies and wider school initiatives
  
• Promote high standards of behaviour safety and wellbeing across the school
  
• Participate in break/lunchtime supervision and wider school life including extracurricular activities
  
• Ensure full compliance with safeguarding behaviour and health & safety policies
  

Requirements

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
  

• Experience supporting children or young people with SEN and/or Autism
  

• Strong understanding of inclusive trauma-informed and therapeutic teaching practices
  

• A calm flexible and empathetic approach to behaviour and classroom management
  

• Ability to deliver highly personalised learning for pupils with complex needs
  

• Excellent communication collaboration and relationship-building skills
  

• ICT competence and ability to use digital tools to enhance learning
  

• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting pupil wellbeing
  

• Ability to form and maintain appropriate professional boundaries
  

Desirable:

• Experience in an SEN or alternative provision setting
  

• Knowledge of sensory integration outdoor learning and creative therapeutic approaches
  

• Experience supporting pupils with communication emotional or behavioural challenges
  

• Passion for innovative holistic educational practice
  

• Experience contributing to extracurricular or enrichment activities
  

Benefits