SEND Teacher

SEND Teacher

North Leeds, West Yorkshire
Competitive Daily Rate | PAYE Weekly Pay
Full-Time | Long-Term Opportunities Available

SEND Teacher | SEN Teacher | SEMH Teacher | Specialist Education Teacher | Alternative Provision Teacher

Every Small Step Matters

In SEND education, success isn't always measured by test results.

Sometimes it's a pupil feeling safe enough to enter the classroom. Sometimes it's making a new friend, regulating their emotions, or attempting something they never thought possible.

We're recruiting a passionate and adaptable SEND Teacher to join a specialist school and alternative provision setting in North Leeds, supporting children and young people with a variety of additional learning, communication and behavioural needs.

This is an excellent opportunity for qualified teachers looking to make a genuine difference within SEND, SEMH, Autism, Complex Needs, Alternative Provision and Specialist Education settings.

The Role

As a SEND Teacher, you will:

✅ Plan and deliver engaging, differentiated lessons tailored to individual needs

✅ Support pupils with Autism (ASC), SEMH, ADHD, PMLD, MLD, SLD and Complex Learning Needs

✅ Create a safe, structured and nurturing learning environment

✅ Build positive relationships that encourage confidence, engagement and independence

✅ Adapt teaching strategies to support diverse learning styles and communication needs

✅ Work collaboratively with Teaching Assistants, SENCOs, therapists and pastoral teams

✅ Monitor progress and celebrate individual achievements

✅ Support pupils' emotional wellbeing alongside their academic development

✅ Promote positive behaviour and inclusive learning practices

Who We're Looking For

We're seeking a teacher who:

✔ Builds strong and trusting relationships with pupils

✔ Maintains a calm, patient and flexible approach

✔ Understands the importance of inclusive education

✔ Is committed to helping every child achieve their full potential

✔ Can adapt quickly to meet the needs of diverse learners

✔ Demonstrates resilience, empathy and professionalism

Essential Requirements

Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills Status (QTLS)
Experience teaching within SEND, SEN, SEMH or specialist education settings desirable
Strong classroom and behaviour management skills
Ability to differentiate learning effectively
Excellent communication and teamwork skills
Enhanced DBS on the Update Service, or willingness to obtain one
Right to work in the UK

Desirable Experience

Applications are welcomed from teachers with experience in:

SEND Schools
SEN Schools
SEMH Schools
Alternative Provision (AP)
Pupil Referral Units (PRU)
Autism Specialist Settings
Complex Needs Schools
Special Educational Needs Teaching
Behaviour Support and Inclusion
Trauma-Informed Practice
Therapeutic Education

Why Choose SEND Education?

Many teachers move into SEND because it reconnects them with the reason they became educators in the first place.

Working in specialist education offers the opportunity to:

Make a measurable difference in young people's lives

Work within supportive and collaborative multidisciplinary teams

Focus on individual progress and meaningful outcomes

Develop specialist SEND and SEMH expertise

Access long-term and permanent career opportunities

Positively influence pupils' confidence, wellbeing and future prospects

Why Work with Protocol Education?

Competitive Benefits Package

✅ Weekly PAYE pay with no umbrella companies or hidden deductions

✅ Free CPD and accredited training programmes including:

SEND Best Practice
Behaviour Management
Team Teach
Safeguarding
Autism Awareness
SEMH Support
Thrive Training
✅ Dedicated specialist education consultant

✅ Flexible opportunities to suit your preferences

✅ Access to outstanding specialist schools and provisions across Leeds and West Yorkshire

✅ Long-term, temporary-to-permanent and permanent opportunities

Free Thrive Training Available

Already Thrive trained? Fantastic.

If not, Protocol Education can provide access to FREE Thrive Training, helping you strengthen your understanding of emotional development, trauma-informed practice and relational approaches that are highly sought after within specialist education settings.

Apply Today

Whether you're an experienced SEND Teacher or a qualified teacher looking to transition into specialist education, we'd love to hear from you.

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All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

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.

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