Complex Needs Teacher

Salary/Rate:£36,413 - £48,532
Job type:Permanent
Town/City:Kingston
County:South West London
Type of Role:Qualified Teacher
Job ref:9329
Post Date:06.05.25
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About the Role

SEN School - Complex Needs/PMLD Teacher

  • Location: Kingston
  • Pay: MPS Outer London (£186.73 - £248.88 per day PAYE only) 
  • Type of contract: Full, Time - Long-term and potentially Permanent 
  • Start Date: September 2025

Are you seeking a new role for September 2025? We are supporting a fantastic SEND school in the Kingston borough in need of a SEN Teacher with experience teaching students with PMLD, SLD and Complex Needs. 

Join our all-through SEND school for pupils aged 5-19, and help children and young people to flourish and lead fulfilling lives. This is an exceptional opportunity to contribute to a school with a strong mission and a supportive ethos.

About the Role:

As a PMLD Teacher, your role will involve planning, preparing, and implementing engaging learning activities to ensure every child and young person enjoys learning, achieves their full potential, and experiences positive wellbeing. You will be creating a positive learning environment, offering a pupil focussed approach for significant social and emotional difficulties that impact their day to day lives. You will be leading a class team to deliver outstanding teaching and learning. You will be instrumental in assessing, recording, and reporting progress for each child, as well as contributing to Person Centred Reviews, ensuring achievements are celebrated and key issues are discussed.

This role requires you to:

  • Plan and implement differentiated teaching and learning activities to meet challenging learning objectives across all areas of the curriculum.
  • Provide feedback to children and young people, supporting them to assess their own learning and considering each ECHP (undertake the teaching of SEN pupils with Education Health and Care Plans, across the range of SEN needs and ages)
  • Work in partnership with parents, colleagues, and other professionals to achieve the best possible outcomes for all children and young people.
  • Liaise with professionals to design and implement individual learning programmes.
  • Demonstrate a cross-discinplinary approach, working in conjunction with SaLTs, OTs and Physiotherapists. 
  • Create a supportive classroom ethos which promotes positive wellbeing.
  • Direct and support other members of the team so that they develop and use their skills to provide a rich curriculum.
  • Support inclusion for children through experiences in other schools, colleges and work experience schemes.
  • Plan and lead educational visits, including residential visits.
  • Create classroom and corridor displays which celebrate progress and support learning.
  • Contribute to focus groups and other means of reviewing and improving the curriculum.

What We Offer:

  • A supportive and reputable trust with SEND and primary schools.
  • A "career for life" motto, with opportunities for secondment to other schools within the trust, offering exceptional career development.
  • Extensive SEND specialist training to enhance your skills.
  • A large SEND school with a variety of needs, offering exposure to all different ages and SEN needs, and the chance to find the right class fit for your skillset.
  • Private healthcare, including dental and opticians.
  • Work from home PPA time, promoting a healthy work/life balance.
  • Opportunities to take an active part in training and other development activities and apply what is learnt to improve teaching and learning.
  • The chance to work within the Trust’s Positive Behaviour Policy to improve the quality of children and young people’s lives.
  • The opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of children and young people with special educational needs.

The ideal candidate for SEND Teacher role will have:

  • Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).
  • SEN experience from either mainstream or special settings.
  • A passion and desire to learn and enhance their SEND skills.
  • A commitment to working within a team, and taking responsibility for a named area of the curriculum, as directed by the principal.
  • The ability to establish productive working relationships with children and young people, acting as a role model and setting high expectations.

Join us and be part of a team that is dedicated to enabling children and young people to flourish.

If you are interested in exploring this PMLD Teacher role or would like to discuss other SEND Teaching roles, please apply now or call Jamie Martinez on 0203 011 4848.

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