Special Educational Needs (SEN) Teacher – Wakefield

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.

Key responsibilities

• Plan and deliver tailored teaching that meets the needs of learners with SEND, adapting approaches quickly.
• Create engaging, practical learning experiences that build communication, independence, resilience and real‑world skills.
• Work closely with support staff, including teaching assistants and other professionals, to ensure consistency across lessons and care routines.
• Contribute to Education, Health and Care (EHC) planning and support progress towards individual targets.
• Use assessment and feedback to monitor learning, identify barriers early and shape next steps.
• Support positive behaviour and emotional wellbeing through clear routines, relationship‑based strategies and de‑escalation when needed.
• Collaborate with external professionals to keep learning aligned with each learner’s needs.
• Maintain high standards of safeguarding, record‑keeping and professional practice.

Required profile

• Qualified teacher (or working towards qualification) with understanding of SEND and barriers to learning.
• Experience teaching learners with complex needs such as communication, behaviour, sensory, learning difficulties or emotional regulation.
• Ability to build trusting relationships and create calm, structured learning environments.
• Flexibility to adapt plans, resources and strategies to meet learners where they are.
• Clear communicator who works well as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Commitment to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.

What we offer

• Life Assurance Pension scheme with options to increase contributions.
• Wellbeing support including mental health resources and physical health checks.
• Flexible Benefits Platform offering health, wellbeing and insurance benefits.
• Cycle to Work Scheme and Electric Car Purchase Scheme.
• Critical illness cover.
• Family Growth Support – enhanced maternity/paternity leave and paid fertility treatment.