SEN Teacher

Job description

We believe in giving you more time to do the things you love outside of work

Position: SEN Teacher
Location: The Grange Therapeutic School, Knossington, Oakham LE15 8LY
Salary:     £39,000 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:       November 2026

UK applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.

About the Role

Are you a passionate teacher looking for a role where you can truly change lives?

As an SEN Teacher, you'll have the opportunity to support students who need understanding, patience, and inspirational teaching to help them thrive. This is more than a teaching role, it's a chance to build confidence, unlock potential, and celebrate achievements that make a lasting difference.

Working within a supportive multidisciplinary team, you'll create engaging and personalised learning experiences for students with additional needs, helping them develop academically, socially, and emotionally in a safe and nurturing environment.

Every day brings new opportunities to inspire, encourage, and empower young people to achieve more than they ever thought possible.

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

• Deliver creative, engaging and personalised lessons that meet individual learning needs.
• Adapt teaching approaches to support students with a range of SEND and additional needs.
• Foster a positive, structured and nurturing learning environment where students can flourish.
• Work collaboratively with Teaching Assistants, therapists and other professionals to maximise outcomes.
• Monitor progress, celebrate achievements and set meaningful learning targets.
• Contribute to EHCP reviews and support students in achieving their individual goals.
• Promote positive behaviour, wellbeing and emotional development.
• Maintain high standards of safeguarding and professional practice.

What you will bring

We're looking for someone who is passionate about helping every student succeed, no matter the challenges they face.

• Hold Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or be working towards qualification.
• Have experience supporting students with SEND, SEMH, autism, communication needs or other additional needs.
• Be adaptable, patient and resilient in your approach.
• Build strong, trusting relationships with students, families and colleagues.
• Have a creative and flexible teaching style.
• Be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

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

At Outcomes First Schools, we provide specialist education for learners who need a deeper level of understanding, expertise and support than mainstream education can typically offer. We support students with a wide range of complex, co-occurring and neurodivergent needs, including autism, ADHD, SEMH, speech and communication needs, dyslexia and experiences of trauma or adversity.

We are proud to be a part of OFG Education who in 2025 were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the sixth year running.

Why Join Us?

We place students 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 students 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.

OFG Education 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, OFG Education 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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