SEMH Geography Teacher – Mole Valley, Surrey
Full-time, term-time only
£30,000 - £45,000 per annum
September 2026 start
Does your subject feel like one of the most natural ways to help a young person understand the world they live in? And are you teaching it somewhere that actually lets you prove that?
Most Geography teachers already know their subject has something special to offer. The physical world. Real places. Cause and effect. Systems that explain why things are the way they are. For a young person with Autism or SEMH needs, that kind of concrete, tangible learning can be genuinely anchoring. But only if the environment around it is right.
Right now, you might be delivering Geography in a setting where that potential is being squeezed. Large classes, relentless assessment pressure, and pupils who need more than the timetable allows. You are probably doing well despite the conditions, not because of them. This is a chance to change that.
The school
This is a specialist school in East Surrey for pupils aged 7 to 16, all of whom hold an Education, Health and Care Plan. The school supports young people with Autism, many of whom also present with co-occurring SEMH needs.
The school sits within an extensive outdoor and natural environment, and this shapes how teaching and learning are approached here. The curriculum follows the National Curriculum but is adapted, enriched, and embedded with therapeutic support throughout. Pupils are given the space and structure to regulate themselves and engage at their own pace.
Class sizes are small. The staff-to-pupil ratios are high. Therapists and specialist support staff work alongside teachers every day. This is a school where the infrastructure has been designed to let you do your best work, not work around it.
The Role
You will teach Geography across Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, and Key Stage 4. Your lessons will need to be adapted and differentiated to meet the individual needs of pupils with Autism and SEMH. That is not a criticism of how you currently teach. It is an invitation to be more creative than most school environments allow.
Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:
- Planning and delivering Geography lessons that are accessible, structured, and engaging for pupils with Autism and SEMH needs
- Adapting your approach to meet the sensory, communication, and emotional regulation needs of individual pupils
- Working closely with a multi-disciplinary team, including therapists, SENCOs, and support staff
- Contributing to EHCP reviews and supporting pupil progress records
- Using the school's outdoor environment as a natural extension of your Geography classroom, where appropriate
You will receive SEND-specific training from day one. If you are moving from a mainstream background, that transition will be managed properly. You will not be left to figure it out on your own.
Is This You?
You are a qualified Geography teacher, either with some SEND experience already or with a growing sense that mainstream is no longer the right arena for the kind of teacher you want to be. You have noticed the pupils who struggle most. You have found ways to reach them that the curriculum did not plan for. And you have probably wondered what it would feel like to work somewhere built around that approach rather than against it.
You might not yet have specialist SEND experience. That is not a barrier here. What matters is that you know your subject, you are honest about what you do not yet know, and you are willing to learn. The school will invest in you from day one.
If you are coming from outside teaching altogether, perhaps from youth work, outdoor education, or residential care, and you have subject knowledge alongside genuine experience of supporting young people with Autism or SEMH, it is worth a conversation.
What the School Offers
This is a school that understands the relationship between staff wellbeing and pupil outcomes. If the people working here are not looked after, the pupils feel it. That shapes how the school approaches its staff.
- Free breakfast and lunch every day, freshly prepared on-site
- Small class sizes that give you genuine time with each pupil
- A full therapy team working alongside you, not separately from you
- A structured, well-resourced environment with strong leadership
- Continuous professional development and SEND-specific training from day one
- A genuine commitment to your career development within the school as it grows
This school is expanding. That means there is a real opportunity to grow with it, shape how things are done, and be part of something with genuine momentum rather than inheriting someone else's way of working.
If you are interested in this geography teacher position, apply now or contact Heeji Moon at Parker Smith Inclusion.