Secondary SEN Teacher
Job description
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Secondary SEN Teacher - Suitable for Primary or Secondary Teachers
Are you an experienced Primary or Secondary Teaching interested in making the tansition into working as a SEND Teacher? Seeking a challenging and rewarding opportunity in Derby
Or are you a qualified teacher passionate about transforming the educational journey of young people with special educational needs?
Tradewind Recruitment are currently seeking exceptional SEND Teachers to work for an academy trust based in Derby City. These specialist provisions support students with diverse needs including autism, learning disabilities, SEMH and communication difficulties who require expert educational leadership to unlock their academic potential.
We are ideally looking for full-time Teachers to start in September, with excellent prospects for permanent placements.
Responsibilities- Delivering differentiated curriculum content adapted to meet the complex needs of students with SEND
- Teaching small classes and providing intensive one-to-one support to maximise individual progress and engagement
- Implementing multisensory teaching approaches and personalised learning strategies tailored to individual abilities
- Developing and executing Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) addressing both academic and developmental targets
- Creating accessible, inclusive classroom environments that promote independence and successful learning outcomes
- Collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams including therapists, families and external agencies to ensure comprehensive support
- Conducting assessments, tracking progress against personalised targets, and adapting teaching methods based on individual needs
- Leading positive behaviour support strategies while maintaining focus on curriculum delivery and achievement
- Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) with proven experience teaching students with SEND in specialist or mainstream settings
- Strong understanding of differentiation techniques, sensory integration, and evidence-based SEND teaching practices
- Exceptional classroom management skills and ability to remain patient, creative, and effective with diverse learning needs
- Enhanced DBS Disclosure, Overseas Police Clearances (where applicable) and outstanding professional references
- Comprehensive employment history covering the previous 10 years where possible
- Right to work in the UK
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Application advice
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⭐ Lead your CV with a Personal Statement that explicitly names QTS and SEND specialism, as the advert lists these as the first two requirements.
📊 Quantify your impact in SEND settings: e.g. 'Supported 12 students with autism and SEMH needs, achieving 85% of personalised EHCP targets within one academic year'.
🎯 Dedicate a bullet point to EHCP experience — writing, reviewing and executing plans — as this is listed as a core responsibility in the advert.
🌐 Highlight any experience with multi-disciplinary teams (therapists, families, external agencies) as the advert specifically calls this out under responsibilities.
🤝 Include a section on behaviour support strategies used (e.g. PACE, Zones of Regulation, Team Teach) to demonstrate the positive behaviour support expertise the school requires.
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- •Delivered differentiated SEND curriculum to a class of 8 students with autism and learning disabilities, with 90% achieving their termly EHCP targets across two consecutive academic years.
- •Designed and implemented multisensory lesson plans for 5 students with sensory processing needs, reducing classroom dysregulation incidents by 40% over one term.
- •Collaborated with a 6-person multi-disciplinary team including speech therapists and family support workers to review and update 14 EHCPs, ensuring all plans reflected current progress data.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Tradewind Recruitment's search for a Secondary SEN Teacher at a Derby academy trust specialist provision aligns precisely with the work I have dedicated my teaching career to. With Qualified Teacher Status and hands-on experience delivering differentiated curriculum content to students with autism, SEMH, and communication difficulties, I am confident I can contribute meaningfully from day one.
My background in SEND teaching spans both mainstream and specialist settings, where I have written and reviewed EHCPs, implemented multisensory teaching strategies, and led positive behaviour support plans for small groups and individual students. I have worked closely with speech and language therapists, educational psychologists, and families to ensure each student's academic and developmental targets are met with consistency and care.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How do you adapt a mainstream curriculum to meet the complex needs of a student with autism and communication difficulties?
- ›Walk us through the process you follow when writing and reviewing an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
- ›What multisensory teaching strategies have you used with students who have learning disabilities, and how did you measure their effectiveness?
- ›How do you conduct progress assessments for SEND students who may not respond to traditional testing methods?
- ›Describe your approach to sensory integration in the classroom — what environmental adjustments have you made and why?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you successfully supported a student with SEMH needs who was disengaged from learning.
- ›Describe a situation where you had to collaborate with a therapist or external agency to support a student — what was your role and what was the outcome?
- ›Give an example of when you had to adapt your teaching mid-lesson because a student's needs changed unexpectedly.
- ›Tell me about a challenging behaviour incident you managed using positive behaviour support strategies and what you learnt from it.
- ›Describe a time you supported a family through a difficult period in their child's educational journey — how did you communicate and what was the result?
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you successfully supported a student with SEMH needs who was disengaged from learning.
Give an example of when you had to adapt your teaching mid-lesson because a student's needs changed unexpectedly.