Keystage 3/4 Teacher - Maths Lead

Educate U is an independent specialist school providing high quality education for children and young people aged 5 -16 with a wide range of complex needs. These needs include children diagnosed with ASC, ADHD or who have high anxiety and attachment and trauma barriers to learning. All our students have an EHCP. The post of SEN Class Teacher plays a key part in this provision through a commitment to the school’s ethos, by working effectively across subject and pastoral teams and by delivering high standards of teaching and learning.

Job Description:

We are seeking an innovative, experienced, and nurturing KS3/KS4 SEND teacher to join our school on a 12-month fixed-term contract covering maternity leave, with the potential of becoming a permanent role with our growing team. You will work with a small class of pupils whose needs include ASC, ADHD, high anxiety, and attachment or trauma-related barriers to learning. All our students have an EHCP, and most have SEMH needs.

Emotional well-being and high-calibre learning are our two main priorities and lie at the heart of everything we do. Nurture and connection are the foundation of our approach, ensuring children feel safe, experience reduced school-based anxiety, and have the space to learn and build resilience. We are a no-consequence school, where connection comes before correction, and relationships form the basis for meaningful learning.

The Role

As a SEND Teacher, you will provide high-quality, specialist teaching for KS3 and KS4 pupils with a range of neurodiverse and SEMH needs. You will develop a stimulating and supportive learning environment, delivering a bespoke, topic-based curriculum that meets pupils’ academic, social, and personal development needs.

In addition to classroom teaching, you will lead Maths across the school, supporting staff with planning, assessment, and progression, and contribute to whole-school development initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Teaching and Learning

Plan and deliver differentiated, high-quality lessons for KS3 and KS4 SEN pupils
Promote academic progress and emotional development through assessment and feedback
Develop a bespoke curriculum covering Maths, Literacy, PSHE, and enrichment
Maintain a nurturing and structured classroom environment, implementing PACE strategies
Support pupils’ personal and social development alongside academic learning

Leadership and Coordination

Lead the Maths curriculum across the school, ensuring sequential planning and high standards
Line manage Teaching Assistants within the classroom, deploying support effectively
Support the SENCO in producing and reviewing EHCPs and support plans
Maintain accurate records of attendance, progress, behaviour, and learning
Ensure the physical classroom environment is well-organised and promotes learning

Collaboration and Partnerships

Build positive relationships with parents, carers, and external professionals (e.g., social care, NHS, CAMHS, EPs)
Liaise with other agencies to support pupils’ needs
Contribute to departmental and whole-school improvement initiatives

Safeguarding

Promote and actively support the school’s safeguarding responsibilities
Attend safeguarding training and report concerns promptly to the DSL/DDSL

Additional Responsibilities

Participate in professional development, performance review, and school development
Manage a delegated budget for learning resources and classroom equipment
Undertake other tasks as required to meet the needs of pupils

Person Specification

The successful candidate will:

Be a qualified teacher with experience of teaching SEN pupils with complex needs
Have experience of working in an SEMH setting
Have experience teaching pupils with ASC, ADHD, and Tourette’s Syndrome
Demonstrate strong subject knowledge in Mathematics and the ability to lead Maths across the school
Be able to plan and deliver highly differentiated lessons
Understand trauma-informed and PACE-based approaches
Be skilled in working collaboratively with staff, parents, and external agencies
Have excellent organisational and communication skills
Be resilient, flexible, and able to adapt to the needs of the school and pupils

Additional Information

Contract: Fixed-term, 12 months (Maternity Cover)
Benefits: Performance bonus, company events, pension, discounted/free food, health and wellbeing programme, sick pay
Location: Educate U, Chapel Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1BG

Working Hours

Working Hours: 37 hour week: Monday to Thursday 08.45 – 16.15, Friday 08.45 to 15.45pm. Term Time only.

Salary

Salary: From £40,973.00 a year

Line Manager

Line Manager: Deputy Headteacher

Main Duties

Professional Standards

· Support the aims and ethos of the school at all times.

· Act as a good role model in terms of professional appearance, conduct, punctuality and attendance

· Maintain a purposeful and calm atmosphere in the classroom, upholding and applying agreed policies and practice for learning, behaviour and uniform in a consistent, firm and non-confrontational manner; Connection before correction.

· Take responsibility for professional development and progression, making full use of opportunities and training provided by the school.

· Attend team and staff meetings as appropriate, contributing actively whenever possible

· As a trauma informed school, trauma informed practise must be adhered to. This includes ensuring our students feel safe and are safe, develop trust in you (connection), are given choice in their learning, can collaborate and are empowered to make decisions.

· Role model PACE language around the school.

· Promote and actively support the school’s responsibilities towards safeguarding. Safeguarding is about keeping people safe and protecting people from harm, neglect, abuse and injury. It is about creating safe places, being vigilant and doing something about any concerns you might have. It isn’t just about the very old and the very young, it is about everyone who may be vulnerable.

· Effective safeguarding of all students and recording of safeguarding concerns onto MyConcern.

Leadership

· Leading your team of TAs and completing termly performance management meetings with them.

· Encourage all members of staff to recognise and fulfil their statutory responsibilities to students with SEN

· Support training opportunities for TAs and other teachers to learn about SEN / SEN provision.

· Disseminate good practice in SEN across your team.

Teaching and Learning

· Carry out teaching duties in accordance with the school’s Schemes of Work, the National Curriculum and public examinations specifications

· Plan and deliver lessons and other learning activities in accordance with the school’s Teaching and Learning Policy, ensuring that all students make progress towards clear learning objectives.

· Lead on two separate subjects across the school from EYFS to KS4 if applicable. This means that you will support the planning and resourcing of these subjects and the training of other teachers to deliver the content that you have planned.

· Identify resources needed to meet the needs of students with SEN and advise the Head teacher of priorities for expenditure

· Liaise with other colleagues to prepare and deliver units of learning in a collaborative way (the contribution reflecting the post holder’s level of responsibility)

· Work closely with teachers and learning support assistants in ensuring that suitably differentiated material and learning pathways are provided to challenge all students regardless of ability

· Use the ‘Assess, Plan, Do, Review’ monitoring cycle to review where your subject and students and to review progress made.

· Set appropriately aspirational targets for student attainment based on prior data

· Set work for students absent from lessons in line with school policies.

· Identify and adopt the most effective teaching approaches for students with SEN so as to provide consistently high quality teaching

· Monitor teaching and learning activities to meet the needs of students with SEN

· Identify and teach study skills that will develop students' ability to work independently

· Liaise with other schools to ensure continuity of support and learning when transferring students with SEN

· Plan and deliver effective sessions for small groups of students with SEN and 1:1 sessions for students with significant SEN

· To include literacy, numeracy and PSHE cross curriciular links throughout your planned subject lead lessons.

· Take registers

· Plan trips for your class and complete risk assessments with guidance from the EVC.

· Attendance of weekly curriculum meetings.

Assessment, Recording & Reporting

· Maintain rigorous and accurate records, including students’ attainment, attendance, home learning set and outline lesson plans All data should be centralised on BROMCOM.

· Assess and return work on a regular basis. Marking and/or verbal feedback should include feedback for improvement and progress for each student

· Provide assessment reports when required within the school’s assessment cycle and additional “round robin” reports when specifically requested.

· Assist the Head teacher and senior leadership team in carrying out suitable evaluation and analysis of examination results and performance at the beginning of the academic year and agreeing actions as necessary.

· Liaise in a timely way with individual parents on students’ progress as necessary and reasonable, including attendance at consultation evenings.

· Work within the code of practice relating to Disability and Special Educational Needs.

· Set targets for raising achievement among students with SEN

· Collect and interpret specialist assessment data

· Support systems for identifying, assessing and reviewing SEN

· Liaise effectively with and signpost to other agencies when necessary, for example, social care, NHS, CAMHS, EPs etc.

· Support the Headteacher in evaluating the effectiveness of provision for students with SEN

· Develop understanding of learning needs and the importance of raising achievement among students

· Attend IEP days and keep parents informed about their child's progress.

· Contribute to the half termly newsletters/website with updates about the class learning.

· Email home weekly with the learning of the week.

PERSON SPECIFICATION: SEN Teacher

Qualifications

	Essential (E) Desirable (D)	Evidence
Qualified Teacher Status	E	Documentation
Qualification to the equivalent of degree level in specialist subject or a related subject	E	Documentation
Specialist Dyslexia Qualification (highly desirable) or other relevant SEN qualification(s)	D	Documentation

Work-related experience and associated skills

	Essential (E) Desirable (D)	Evidence
Successful experience of SEN teaching, preferably in the secondary sector	E	Interview / Application
A good classroom practitioner with evidence of setting appropriate expectations to advance learning and to engage and motivate students	E	Interview / Application
Ability to use appropriately a range of differentiated teaching and learning strategies for whole classes, individuals and groups which stimulate, challenge, engage and motivate students	E	Interview / Application
Ability to set clear and appropriate targets, feedback to students and make use of assessment information to promote each student’s attainment and progress, and to plan future lessons	E	Interview / Application
Ability to reflect on own practice	E	Interview
Specialist knowledge and understanding	E	Interview / Application
Ability to make good use of ICT as a teaching and learning resource and for professional practice	E	Interview / Application
Knowledge of how to give positive and targeted support to students with special educational needs	E	Interview / Application
Experience of line managing LSAs / TAs	E	Interview / Application
Competence in ICT, an understanding of the use of ICT in schools and a willingness to develop its use in supporting students with SEN	E	Interview / Application
Experience of undertaking Access Arrangements assessments and applications	D	Interview / Application

Personal skills and attributes

	Essential (E) Desirable (D)	Evidence
Determination to encourage the highest quality of learning experience for all students	E	Interview/References
Commitment to equal opportunities	E	Interview / Application/References
Ability to establish good and productive working relationships, and work well in a team	E	Application/References
Ability to communicate effectively to staff, students and parents, both verbally and in writing	E	Interview
Ability to meet deadlines	E	Application/References
Ability to empathise with young people and be firm, fair and consistent when dealing with them	E	Interview
Excellent attendance and punctuality	E	References
Ability to work in and to lead a team	E	Application/References
Enthusiasm, personal dynamism and stamina	E	Interview
Sense of humour and perspective	E	Interview
Ambition and personal presence	E	Interview
Ability to use research evidence to inform and improve teaching	E	Interview
A commitment to on-going professional development and willingness to attend training sessions	E	Interview

Supporting documents

Educate U Job Application Form

Deadline and how to apply

Application deadline: Open until filled
Reference ID: SEN Teacher
Expected start date: September 2026

Please complete the application form and send it to: office@educateu.co.uk.

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