SEN Teacher - immediate start

Do you want to teach in a setting where your compassion is as important as your curriculum knowledge?

We are seeking a nurturing and reflective teacher to join a specialist primary SEN provision in Durham. This post is suitable for mainstream teachers who are keen to move into SEN and develop expertise in supporting vulnerable children.

You will teach pupils with a range of additional needs, including social, emotional, behavioural, and communication difficulties. Many pupils use behaviour to express unmet needs, and your calm, therapeutic approach will help them thrive.

You will be responsible for:

• Planning personalised learning programmes

• Supporting pupils with emotional and behavioural challenges

• Creating a safe, structured, and nurturing classroom

• Working with families, therapists, and support staff

• Contributing to whole-team approaches for inclusion and wellbeing

We are looking for a teacher who is emotionally intelligent, adaptable, and committed to safeguarding and inclusion.

This role offers specialist training, mentoring, and the opportunity to make a lasting difference in children's lives. If you are passionate about transforming education for vulnerable pupils, we encourage you to apply.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance 'Keeping Children Safe in Education', this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.