Qualified Teachers | SEND & SEMH Education

Qualified Teachers | SEND & SEMH Education | East Sussex

Already teaching in SEND, or considering whether specialist education could be the right next step?

I’m looking to connect with qualified primary and secondary teachers interested in SEND and SEMH work across East Sussex.

I work with settings around Hastings, Battle, Eastbourne, Hailsham, Lewes, Seaford, Newhaven, Crowborough and surrounding areas, and I’d like to understand what you’re looking for as school requirements arise.

You might want to build on existing specialist experience, explore a move from mainstream education or discuss a different working pattern.

What could suit you?

Depending on your background and preferences, we can discuss your interest in:

• Primary or secondary specialist settings

• Teaching within your subject specialism

• Broader curriculum teaching, where appropriate

• Flexible teaching cover

• Longer assignments with greater continuity

The responsibilities and experience required will vary between schools. We’ll talk those through before considering whether a particular assignment makes sense for you.

You must hold QTS or an appropriate equivalent teaching qualification.

What makes specialist teaching different?

Your teaching knowledge remains important, alongside the ability to adapt how pupils access it.

Depending on the setting, you may need to adjust resources, communication, pace or expectations to reflect pupils’ learning and emotional needs. Working closely with support staff and other professionals can be an important part of understanding what helps each pupil make progress.

Success can involve academic achievement alongside a pupil becoming more confident, remaining engaged for longer or developing the independence to attempt a task without the same level of support.

The work can be challenging. It requires flexibility, clear boundaries and a willingness to reflect. It can also be rewarding when an adjustment to your approach helps learning begin to make sense for a pupil.

Moving from mainstream into SEND

You don’t necessarily need previous specialist employment to start the conversation.

You may already have substantial experience adapting lessons, supporting pupils with additional needs or working alongside pastoral and SEND teams.

Some schools will require established specialist experience. For others, your teaching background and transferable skills may be relevant. We can discuss where your experience fits and what development could support a move.

An informed conversation about your next role

Before recruitment, I worked within SEND education as a Specialist Teaching Assistant and an Emotional Literacy Support Assistant.

I’ll want to understand your teaching strengths, preferred age groups, working preferences and what support you’d value from a new setting. You’ll also have access to professional development through our CPD Academy.

Pay & practical information

Qualified teaching roles are paid to scale where applicable.

You’ll need an Enhanced Child Workforce DBS registered on the Update Service. If you don’t hold one, you’ll need to apply through our DBS application process and join the Update Service. Guidance is provided, with the associated cost covered by the applicant.

We’ll also require your full employment and education history and references covering 24 months of employment in total where possible, prioritising recent and relevant employment.

Interested?

Apply and tell me about your teaching experience, availability and what you’d like from your next move.

Let’s have a conversation about specialist education across East Sussex.

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