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Position: SEN Teacher
Location: The Grange Therapeutic School, Knossington, Oakham LE15 8LY
Salary: £39,000.00 per annum (not pro rata)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Rota: Monday to Thursday 8.30am – 4.30pm, Friday 8.30am – 4.00pm
Contract: Permanent, Term Time Only
Start: October 2026
UK applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.
About the Role
Do you want to make a genuine difference in the lives of children? If you’re a qualified teacher with a real passion for inclusive practice, therapeutic learning, and building confidence through meaningful support, we’d love to hear from you. We’re currently seeking a SEN Teacher based in Wakefield to join a dedicated team where compassion, structure, and commitment genuinely matter.
At the heart of this role is something simple: helping learners feel safe, understood, and able to succeed. You’ll work with pupils who may face complex barriers to learning, and you’ll be supported by a wider team to deliver personalised education and care that helps them move forward academically, socially, and emotionally.
What you’ll be doing
- Planning and delivering tailored teaching that meets the needs of learners with SEND, using approaches that can be individualised and adapted quickly.
- Creating engaging, practical learning experiences that build communication, independence, resilience, and real-world skills.
- Working closely with support staff (including Teaching Assistants and other professionals) to ensure consistency across lessons and care routines.
- Contributing to Education, Health and Care (EHC) planning and supporting progress towards individual targets.
- Using assessment and feedback to monitor learning, identify barriers early, and shape the next steps.
- Supporting positive behaviour and emotional wellbeing through clear routines, relationship-based strategies, and de-escalation when needed.
- Collaborating with external professionals as required to ensure learning remains aligned with each learner’s needs.
- Maintaining high standards of safeguarding, record-keeping, and professional practice.
What you will bring
- You’re a qualified teacher (or currently working towards qualified status) with an understanding of SEND and the impact of barriers to learning.
- Experience in teaching learners with complex needs, including barriers around communication, behaviour, sensory needs, learning difficulties, or emotional regulation.
- Confident in building trusting relationships and creating calm, structured learning environments.
- You can think flexibly adapting plans, learning resources, and strategies to meet learners where they are.
- Communicate clearly and work well as part of a team, valuing the contributions of colleagues across education and care.
- You’re committed to safeguarding and understand your responsibilities in protecting and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.
What you will bring
Because here, you won’t simply be teaching lessons, you’ll be changing lives.
You’ll help young people recognise their potential, develop the skills they need for greater independence, and experience success in ways that are meaningful to them.
If you’re ready to bring your passion, creativity and expertise to a school that genuinely believes every young person can achieve, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply today and take the next step towards a role where the difference you make truly matters.
About Us
The Grange Therapeutic School is an independent school in Leicestershire for pupils aged 8–18 with social, emotional, and mental health needs or autism. Set in a Victorian country house with access to woods and lakes, the school provides a personalised curriculum that develops academic, social, and emotional skills. Pupils benefit from creative indoor and outdoor learning experiences, tailored to their interests, to reignite engagement and foster independence. The Grange empowers every young person to discover their potential, enjoy success, and prepare for life
Acorn Education offers rewarding careers and meaningful challenges while making a real difference in young people’s lives. As a leading UK provider of specialist education for children and young people with special educational needs, and part of Outcomes First Group, we deliver innovative, evidence-based approaches that support measurable progress and lasting impact.
We are really proud to say that in 2025 Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the sixth year running.
Why Join Us?
We place pupils and vulnerable young adults at the heart of everything we do, so every day brings the satisfaction of making a real difference. We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.
- Life Assurance
- Pension scheme with options to increase contributions
- “Your Wellbeing Matters” – mental health support and physical health checks
- Flexible Benefits Platform (Vista), including:
- Health, wellbeing and insurance benefits
- Hundreds of UK and international discounts
- Cycle to Work Scheme & Electric Car Purchase Scheme
- Critical illness cover
- Family Growth Support, including enhanced maternity/paternity leave and paid fertility treatment support
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Outcomes First Group is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Whilst we aim to keep applicants informed throughout, Outcomes First Group does not accept liability for any loss of earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants as a result of delays or changes in the compliance process. All stages of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding checks and compliance with statutory requirements, which may affect timescales.
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