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We are seeking a highly skilled and resilient Qualified SEND Teacher (QTS) for a full-time, long-term placement at our partner SEN School in Linton. This is a full responsibility role, meaning you will take complete ownership over the planning, delivery, and assessment of a comprehensive secondary curriculum tailored to students with complex learning needs, including Autism (ASD), severe learning difficulties, and associated speech and language impairments.
Job Responsibility
Full Curriculum Leadership: Take total ownership of planning, preparing, and delivering an adapted secondary curriculum, ensuring lessons are engaging, accessible, and meaningful to learners with diverse cognitive profiles
EHCP Target Ownership: Interweave individual targets from each student's Education, Health, and Care Plan (EHCP) directly into daily lessons, keeping meticulous records of academic and personal progress
Classroom Team Management: Provide clear direction, leadership, and inspiration to your team of classroom Teaching Assistants, ensuring a cohesive and safe approach to learning and behaviour support
Adaptive Communication: Seamlessly embed functional communication strategies-including Makaton, visual aids, and high- or low-tech AAC devices-into your teaching delivery to empower all learners
Holistic Assessment: Implement specialised small-step tracking frameworks to measure, record, and report on pupil progress, celebrating micro-milestones and adapting your pedagogy as needed
Multidisciplinary Liaison: Lead internal reviews and collaborate closely with onsite and external professionals, including Speech & Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, and parents.
Requirements
Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)/QTLS
Mandatory strong background in leading classrooms within a special school, alternative provision, or specialised secondary unit
Adaptive Pedagogy Expertise - extensive experience in modifying a standard curriculum to meet complex learning and physical access needs
proven ability to lead a room confidently during periods of student anxiety or behavioural dysregulation
Strong Leadership Skills - professional confidence to manage classroom support staff effectively and foster a collaborative, high-performing classroom environment
Compliance - an enhanced Child & Adult DBS on the Update Service (or willingness to process a new one via Randstad).
What we offer
Free access to library of certified CPD courses (including Team-Teach, Trauma-Informed Practice, and Safeguarding)
Dedicated Consultant Advocacy
Referral Scheme: £300 voucher for every qualified teacher, mentor, or support worker successfully referred
Local Linton Network - stable role in a Cambridgeshire location.