SEND Teacher - B92
| Job title: | SEND Teacher - B92 |
| Contract type: | Temporary |
| Location: | Solihull |
| Industry: | Nursery Primary SEN |
| Salary: | Up to £255 per day |
| Reference: | 0000311342_1751013277 |
| Contact name: | Aspire People Limited |
| Contact email: | Tilly@aspirepeople.co.uk |
Job description
We are seeking a dedicated and experienced SEND teacher to join our mainstream setting in the development of a specialist provision, supporting a small group of highly complex children (aged 4 to 8 years) with a combination of autism, SEMH, significant communication needs, and trauma- or attachment-related difficulties. Working in a specialist settings and require an adaptive, nurturing approach to ensure their individual needs are met through a personalised curriculum.You will be supported by a team of three Teaching Assistants and will be responsible for planning, delivering, assessing a highly individualised curriculum in line with the Assess, Plan, Do, Review (ADPR) cycle. Some pupils will attend this provision full-time, while others attend part-time.
Key Responsibilities
* Work within an adapted, needs-led curriculum tailored to individual EHCPs developmental stages, guided by the ADPR model.
* Use and apply the Autism Education Trust (AET) Framework to inform teaching practice.
* Implement a child-specific curriculum that is developmentally appropriate and responsive to individual needs.
* Create a safe, structured, emotionally attuned classroom environment that supports children's emotional regulation, communication, sensory needs.
* Lead, coach and manage a small team of TAs, ensuring consistency of approach high-quality practice.
* Work collaboratively with families, therapists, the Inclusion Lead, external professionals to provide joined-up, holistic support.
* Monitor assess pupil progress, adjusting provision as needed.
* Contribute to safeguarding, well-being, the wider inclusion ethos of the school.
Essential Requirements
* Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
* Proven experience teaching children with autism complex communication needs
* Experience of managing sensory and communication needs.
* Understanding of trauma-informed attachment-aware approaches
* Strong team leadership skills to manage develop a small team of TAs
* Calm, patient and adaptable, with a strong commitment to inclusive, child-centred practice
* Flexibility to support children attending both full and part-time
* Experience in delivering and reviewing EHCP targets and contributing to annual reviews
Desirable Criteria
* Experience in specialist or alternative provision for children with high SEND needs
* Training in Autism Education strategies (e.g., TEACCH, SCERTS, Attention Autism)
* Experience using Total Communication methods/or AAC tools, TACPAC
* Familiarity with:
o PACE and Safer handling strategies for de-escalation
o Sensory Processing needs the use of sensory diets or adapted environments
o Regulation frameworks such as Zones of Regulation Emotion Coaching
o Assessment of learning for children working significantly below age-related expectations
o Trauma-informed practices to support relational safety trust-building
* Strong skills in multi-agency working supporting families under pressure
* Competency in Makaton
* Experience using safeguarding record-keeping systems
Personal Qualities
* Emotionally resilient, calm, nurturing under pressure
* Flexible, creative, resourceful in your teaching approach
* Patient attuned to the emotional sensory needs of highly vulnerable children
* Skilled at building trusting, therapeutic relationships with pupils families
* Team-oriented reflective, open to ongoing learning development
We Offer
* A supportive leadership team committed to inclusion well-being
* Access to regular supervision CPD in specialist areas
* Opportunities to work alongside therapists' external professionals
* A chance to make a meaningful difference in the lives of children who need it most
Aspire People Limited provides services as an Education Agency and an Education Employment Business. Aspire People is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and expects every candidate to share this commitment. Placements are subject, to appropriate Child Protection screening, including checks with former employers and the Disclosure and Barring Checks.
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