KS2 Teacher (Additionally Resource Provision - Autism)

Mainstream Primary School | Lambeth | Permanent | September Start

Inner London MPS (M1-M6) + SEN Allowance (£43,104 - £55,087) 

Not every SEND teaching role is the same.

Some ask you to manage behaviour. Others ask you to lower expectations. This role asks you to do neither.

This is an opportunity to join a highly regarded mainstream primary school with a long-established Autism Provision, where the expectation is that every child receives an ambitious education, adapted to meet their individual needs rather than simplified because of them.

The class is a Year 5/6, all boy cohort of around ten autistic pupils who benefit from a smaller, structured learning environment while accessing aspects of mainstream school life where appropriate. They are verbal, capable pupils who need a teacher who understands how to adapt teaching, not dilute it. They find the social demands of a mainstream classroom hard to cope with, so ability to maintain the safe learning environment they have become accustomed to is essential.

You'll be supported by four experienced Teaching Assistants and a leadership team who understand SEND. Planning, high-quality teaching and pupil progress remain at the heart of the role.

This is not a setting where worksheets replace teaching. If you're someone who enjoys planning engaging lessons, thinking creatively about how children learn and celebrating genuine academic progress, you'll feel right at home here.

The school would welcome applications from experienced mainstream teachers looking to move into specialist SEND, as much as they would experienced resource provision/SEND teachers. What matters most is your ability to teach well, hold high expectations and build positive relationships.

The pupils in this class thrive with adults who provide consistency, stability and clear boundaries. The successful teacher will enjoy becoming a trusted role model, helping children develop confidence, resilience and positive relationships alongside their academic progress.

The ideal teacher will:

• Hold Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).
• Have experience teaching Key Stage 2.
• Be an excellent classroom practitioner with strong planning skills.
• Believe that children with SEND deserve ambitious teaching and high expectations.
• Be confident adapting learning to meet individual needs.
• Enjoy working collaboratively with Teaching Assistants and wider professionals.
• Be calm, consistent and relationship-focused.

If you've been teaching in mainstream and are looking for a role where you can make a genuine impact with a smaller class, without losing the challenge and satisfaction of excellent teaching, this could be exactly what you've been waiting for.

Alternatively, if you're already working within a specialist setting but miss the emphasis on curriculum, planning and academic progress, this school offers a refreshing balance between specialist support and outstanding teaching.

If you'd like to find out more, we'd love to tell you about the school and why this role is so different.