SEN Maths Teacher, South West London
January start, permanent, full-time, 8am to 4pm, term time only
£40,000 to £64,000 per year, MPS/UPS Inner London
Interviews are being arranged now
Could you teach number bonds before break and fractions after lunch?
In this SEN Maths Teacher role in South West London, one day might take you from counting with real objects to fractions with a teenager who has decided maths is not for them. If you enjoy both ends of that range, keep reading.
The role
I am working with a specialist school for autistic pupils of primary and secondary age. Most are working well below age-related expectations in maths. You would teach across both phases, including the primary maths curriculum from early number upwards.
The pupils
Many pupils find change hard. They settle when routines and words stay the same, so your lessons would follow a predictable pattern, with one idea practised in several ways until it sticks.
Many pupils also have speech, language and communication needs. Visual supports and consistent maths vocabulary are part of every lesson, and you would help shape how that looks in your classroom.
For one pupil, success might be telling the time to the hour. For another, it might be counting change in a shop without help. You would see that progress up close, and you would be the one who planned it.
How the school works
Staff put relationships first. A pupil who trusts the adult in the room is far more ready to try something difficult. Learning is aimed at the skills pupils need beyond school, and older pupils work towards qualifications or practical routes that suit them.
Therapists are on site to advise when a pupil’s communication or sensory needs make a lesson harder to access. The school is commutable from Streatham and Putney.
What you will do
- Teach maths to primary and secondary-aged autistic pupils
- Deliver the primary maths curriculum to pupils working at early levels
- Break concepts into small, practical steps using real objects
- Track progress against each pupil’s EHCP targets
- Share strategies with support staff so maths is taught consistently
About you
- An interest in autism and how autistic pupils learn maths
- QTS, with confidence teaching maths at primary and secondary levels
- Secure knowledge of the primary maths curriculum, including early number
- Patience to teach one idea several ways until it makes sense
- Clear, calm communication with colleagues and families
Specialist school experience is not essential. Secondary maths teachers who enjoy early number are welcome to apply. So are primary teachers with strong maths.
Teaching across both phases
Here, you follow a pupil’s maths from first counting towards the qualifications they leave school with. If you trained in one phase and miss the other, this role brings both back into your week.
Interested? Apply now or contact Heeji Moon at Parker Smith Inclusion.