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Special Education Teacher / Unqualified Teacher

Job Introduction

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Closing Date: Noon, 13th of May 2026

Interview Date:19th of May 2026

Job Description

Post title: Teacher/ Unqualified Teacher

Responsible to Headteacher

Pay Scale: Main Scale up to UPR plus SEN allowance

Unqualified Teacher Pay Scale: £22, 601 - £35,259

Working Pattern – Full Time

Main Purpose of the Job

To take responsibility for teaching a class of pupils with a range of complex needs and to deploy support staff effectively and to work with other agencies.

To ensure that all individual pupil needs are met.

Main duties

To plan and differentiate lessons to meet individual needs, through challenge and high expectation.

To effectively lead, manage,developand motivate support staff.

To assess, record and report on the development, progress and achievement of pupils as required by the school and outside agencies.

To implement the school's curriculum, including the Early Years, National Curriculum and Post 16 Curriculum as it pertains to pupils with Complex and Severe Learning Difficulties.

To report and attend Annual Review meetings and other relevant conferences for pupils within or outside the school asrequired.

To liaise with and develop working relationships with parents

To work collaboratively with support staff, other teachers,professionalsand outside agencies to promote the wellbeing of children and young people
To treat pupils with respect and dignity and as age appropriately as possible.

To support and develop integration, whereappropriate, both inside and outside of school.

To use a range of strategies and teaching styles that areappropriate tothe child’s and young peoples’ ability.

Responsibilities

Toparticipatein regular meetings in the school, which relate to the organisation of the school,curriculumand school improvement.

To use agreed strategies and follow the school behaviour policy to

promote good behaviour

To follow all school policies and practices including the school health & safety policy to ensure the health and wellbeing of all.

To contribute to the professional development of trainee teachers, support and supervise work experience students and volunteers

Additional Professional Duties

To be committed to safeguarding and promoting of children and young people, and to uphold theschool’ssafeguarding policiesand

practice.

Toparticipatein performance management within an agreed School policy for other teachers/learning support assistants and their own performance as agreed.

Toparticipatein, and contribute towards, In-house training during the year.

To carry out the duties of a teacher as set out in the current School Teachers Pay and ConditionsDocument.
To take responsibility for an agreed curriculumarea withinthe school, to be

agreed with the Head Teacher.

This job description does not define in detail all the duties and responsibilities of the post.

Henry Tyndale School Person Specification Teacher

Essential

Desirable

Qualifications

Qualified Teacher Status

(NQT with SEN experience will be considered)

Unqualified teachers on a training pathway or willing to undertake a training pathway welcome

Additional qualification in teaching

pupils with SEN

Professional

attributes

Excellent/good classroom practitioner
Excellent /good communicationand interpersonal skills
Enthusiastic,creativeand willing to learn
Take responsibility for managing own professional development
Promote positive values,attitudesand behaviour
Experience in leading,managingand motivating support staff
Form professional,supportiveandappropriate relationshipswith parents,carersand other professionals
Contribute andparticipatein school

improvement

Contribute to the development, implementation of school policies
Willingness toparticipatein the wider lifeof school
Maintain an up-to-date knowledge and understanding of the professional duties of a teacher and the statutory framework.

Evidence ofcontinued professional development

Professional knowledge & understanding

Experience of teaching pupils with learning difficulties
Working knowledge of current national frameworks for education and special educational needs
Ensure curriculum coverage,challengeand progression, for all pupils.
Understand how pupils’ learning, development and well-being are affected by their physical,emotional, &social development and other external influences
Use a range of teaching styles and be flexible to meet the individual needs of the learners
Know how to use personalise learning

to provide opportunities for all learners to achieve their potential.

Evidence of teaching pupils with PMLD, SLD and ASD
Knowledge of differentstrategies toworking with children with complex learning difficulties including autism spectrum disorders such as Makaton, TEACCH, PECS, Intensive Interaction, sensoryintegrationand objects of reference

behaviourmanagement trainingin using the principles and practices of Team Teach

Experience of leading and managing a subject area

Professional skills

Use a range of behaviour strategies to help promote good behaviour and independence of learners.
Establish a safe and stimulating classroom environment
Work effectively within a team
Ensure that support staff are working effectively to support pupil’s learning
Ability to use ICT to support learning and wider professional activities
Ability to ask for advice and support as necessary and to be flexible and open to ideas of others
Ability to work under pressure and remain calm
Ability tomaintainarealistic worklife balance to support own well being

Experience of leading and managing a team of support staff in a special school

Experience of supporting professional development of other staff

Evidence of leading a curriculum subject

Experience of budget management

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