Most SEND teaching roles ask you to manage behaviour in a system that wasn't built for the young people you're trying to reach. This independent school is different: they've built an entire learning environment around meeting complex needs head-on, with a curriculum so broad it includes horse-riding, water sports and mountain biking alongside GCSEs and BTECs. If you've got the passion, the QTS, and two years in SEND settings, this is the role where your expertise becomes genuinely game-changing
Picture this: you're working with young people who've previously struggled to access education at all. Many arrive with challenging behaviours and complex needs that mainstream schools couldn't support. Your job is to see past the behaviour to the learner underneath, and to design personalised learning routes that actually work. That's not therapy-speak; that's the daily reality here, and it's where real re-engagement happens
The school runs a genuinely broad and balanced curriculum. Yes, your pupils sit GCSEs, BTECs and functional skills qualifications. But they're also out on the water doing sports, learning through adventure, building confidence and resilience in ways that traditional classrooms can't touch. You'll be a generalist teacher, which means you're not siloed into one subject: you're building individual learning programmes that meet each young person where they are
The team here take professional integrity seriously. You'll work within a school community that's explicitly built around the EPIC values and a strict Staff Code of Conduct. That sounds formal, but in practice it means you're part of a culture where safeguarding, respect and nurturing actually matter operationally, not just on paper. And you won't be doing this alone: the school invests in fully funded training and qualifications for all colleagues, so your own development never stops
What you will be doing
- Design and deliver personalised learning routes as a generalist teacher, tailoring your teaching to meet the complex and diverse needs of each pupil
- Support individual pupils through their learning, encouraging independent research and developing their problem-solving skills
- Manage registers, set assignments and homework, mark work, record completion and write detailed progress reports
- Carry out continuous assessment and track pupil outcomes, ensuring each young person is progressing within their personalised programme
Why you will love working here
- Salary of £28,288 to £44,304 per year depending on your experience and qualifications, with enhanced pay scales that reflect what you bring
- NEST enhanced pension scheme, enhanced maternity and paternity pay, and life assurance
- Fully funded training and qualifications for all colleagues, so your professional development is genuinely supported
- Access to blue light discount card, employee benefits scheme with wellbeing app and a range of discounts
- Staff Referral Scheme: refer a friend and you can split a £500 referral bonus between you
Is this you?
- Are you a qualified teacher with QTS or QTLS? This is essential
- Have you got at least two years' hands-on experience working in SEND environments or similar specialist provisions? We need to know you understand the reality of complex needs and challenging behaviour
- Do you have a genuine, passionate commitment to young people with SEND, and the belief that all pupils can learn and achieve their best?
- Are you ready to work within a strong safeguarding culture and adhere to professional codes of conduct that keep young people safe?
Applications close on 12 October 2026. Great roles like this are filled quickly, so the sooner you apply the better.
Safeguarding: We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All roles are subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.