SEN Teacher, Leeds

  • Location: Leeds
  • Duration: Ongoing
  • Salary: £160 per day
  • Start date: As soon as possible
  • Job Type: Temporary
  • Sector: Additional Learning Needs (ALN)
  • Posted:

Job Description

Are you a passionate and committed SEN Teacher looking for a rewarding new opportunity? Do you have the dedication and creativity to support pupils with diverse special educational needs? Schools across East Leeds are seeking experienced and newly qualified teachers who can make a real impact from day one.

About the Roles

We are currently working with a number of inclusive and supportive primary and secondary settings in East Leeds who are looking for skilled SEN Teachers on a temp‑to‑perm basis. These roles involve teaching and supporting pupils with a range of needs, including:

  • Autism (ASC)
  • ADHD
  • Speech, Language & Communication Needs
  • Moderate & Severe Learning Difficulties
  • SEMH needs
  • Complex or multiple learning difficulties

Depending on your experience, you may teach in specialist provisions, resource bases, or mainstream settings with SEND support.

Key Responsibilities

  • Plan, deliver, and adapt lessons to meet individual EHCP targets
  • Create inclusive, engaging, and accessible learning experiences
  • Build positive relationships with pupils, promoting emotional wellbeing and independence
  • Use a wide range of strategies to support communication, sensory regulation, and behaviour
  • Collaborate closely with teaching assistants, SENCOs, therapists, and external agencies
  • Track and record progress, ensuring high‑quality outcomes
  • Maintain a safe, structured, and supportive classroom environment

What We’re Looking For

  • QTS or QTLS (essential)
  • Experience teaching pupils with SEND, either in mainstream or specialist settings
  • Strong understanding of differentiation, scaffolding, and SEND‑specific strategies
  • Excellent behaviour‑management and pastoral‑support skills
  • A nurturing, resilient, patient, and solution‑focused approach
  • Strong communication and teamwork skills
  • Commitment to safeguarding and inclusive practice
  • Willingness to undertake additional training and CPD

If you are an enthusiastic and dedicated SEN Teacher ready for your next challenge, we would love to support your application. APPLY NOW!

What New Directions Education Ltd offers:

  • A dedicated and expert Account Manager
  • Regular and varied supply work
  • Competitive rates of pay
  • Potential long-term teaching roles
  • Full compliance with the Agency Workers Regulation (AWR)
  • A network of branches across the UK
  • Preferred supplier to more than 20 boroughs across the UK
  • Recommend-a-friend scheme
  • Respected reputation across the education and recruitment industry

New Directions Education Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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