Job Description

SEN Teacher (Temp to Perm)

Location: Much Hadham, Hertfordshire (just 10 minutes from Bishop's Stortford and Harlow)Contract: Temp to Perm Full-TimeStart Date: September 2026 Salary: Teachers' Pay Scale + SEN Allowance (dependent on experience)

£2,500 Joining Bonus Available

£1,250 paid on joining and £1,250 paid following successful probation

Are you a passionate and dedicated teacher looking for a rewarding role where you can genuinely change lives?

We are recruiting for an outstanding specialist education setting in Hertfordshire that supports children and young people with complex learning difficulties, autism, epilepsy, and additional needs. This is an excellent temp-to-perm opportunity for a teacher seeking a long-term role within a supportive, well-resourced, and highly collaborative environment.

Set within beautiful countryside surroundings, this specialist provision delivers highly personalised education programmes designed to help learners develop confidence, independence, communication skills, employability, and preparation for adulthood.

The Role

As an SEN Teacher, you will lead a small class of learners with complex needs, delivering engaging and personalised lessons that support both academic progress and personal development.

Working closely with Learning Support Assistants, therapists, and families, you will help create meaningful learning experiences that enable every student to achieve their individual goals and aspirations.

Whether your background is in mainstream or specialist education, this is a fantastic opportunity to teach with purpose and make a lasting impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver engaging, differentiated lessons tailored to individual learning needs.
• Support learners to develop communication, independence, social, and life skills alongside academic achievement.
• Work collaboratively with Learning Support Assistants, therapists, and families.
• Monitor, assess, and celebrate learner progress and achievement.
• Contribute to EHCP targets and person-centred planning.
• Promote positive outcomes that support preparation for adulthood.

About You

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) in the UK.
• Passionate about supporting children and young people with additional needs.
• Experience working with SEND learners, ideally within specialist or post-16 settings.
• Creative, adaptable, and nurturing approach to teaching.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Committed to safeguarding, inclusion, and high aspirations for every learner.
• Able to inspire confidence, independence, and resilience in young people.

What's on Offer?

• £2,500 joining bonus
• Temp-to-perm opportunity with long-term career prospects
• Teachers' Pay Scale plus SEN Allowance
• Small class sizes with high levels of support
• Structured induction programme
• Ongoing CPD and specialist SEN training
• Opportunity to work within a multidisciplinary team
• Teachers' Pension Scheme (upon permanent placement)
• Enhanced DBS paid for
• Free on-site parking
• Employee wellbeing support and benefits platform
• Excellent specialist facilities
• Beautiful countryside working environment

Why Apply?

This is much more than a teaching position. It's an opportunity to help young people with complex needs develop the skills, confidence, and independence they need to thrive in adulthood.

Apply today with your CV to be considered for this exciting temp-to-perm SEN Teacher opportunity.