SEN Teacher
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SEN Teacher – Maternity Cover
Location: Leeds
Start Date: Mid-May
Pay: £170 – £220 per day (dependent on experience)
We are currently seeking a dedicated and experienced SEN Teacher to join a specialist setting on a maternity cover basis starting mid-May. This is a full-time role, offering a fantastic opportunity to make a meaningful impact supporting pupils with complex and multiple learning needs.
The school provides a supportive and inclusive environment, working with students who require highly personalised approaches to learning, including those with profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD), autism, and associated needs.
The Role:
- Plan and deliver tailored, engaging lessons to meet individual learning needs
- Support pupils with complex and multiple learning difficulties
- Work collaboratively with support staff, therapists, and senior leadership
- Create a safe, structured, and nurturing learning environment
- Monitor and track pupil progress, adapting approaches where needed
The Ideal Candidate:
- Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent
- Experience working with students with complex and multiple learning needs
- Strong understanding of SEN, including PMLD, ASC, and communication needs
- Patient, adaptable, and resilient approach
- Confident managing behaviours and supporting emotional regulation
What We Offer:
- Competitive daily rate (£170–£220 depending on experience)
- Supportive school environment with experienced staff team
- Opportunity to make a real difference in pupils’ lives
- Potential for the role to be extended
If you are passionate about SEN education and looking for a rewarding teaching role, we would love to hear from you.
All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for 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.
Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with 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 all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.
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⭐ Highlight your QTS qualification prominently as this is explicitly required for the role
📊 Quantify your SEN experience: 'Supported 12 PMLD students, improving engagement by 40%'
🌐 Emphasise specific experience with PMLD, ASC, and complex learning needs as mentioned in the advert
🎯 Showcase behaviour management techniques and emotional regulation strategies you've used
🤝 Demonstrate collaborative working with support staff, therapists, and multidisciplinary teams
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- •Delivered personalised learning programmes for 8 PMLD students, achieving 65% improvement in communication milestones over 12 months
- •Collaborated with 4 therapists and 6 support staff to implement behaviour management strategies, reducing incidents by 45%
- •Adapted curriculum materials for ASC students using visual supports and structured approaches, increasing engagement rates to 85%
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Your SEN Teacher maternity cover role at Teaching Personnel's Leeds specialist setting aligns perfectly with my passion for supporting pupils with complex learning needs. My QTS qualification and experience with PMLD and ASC students make me well-suited for this challenging position.
My background in SEN education includes developing personalised learning approaches and collaborating effectively with multidisciplinary teams including therapists and support staff to create nurturing learning environments.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How do you adapt lesson plans for students with PMLD?
- ›What strategies do you use for behaviour management with ASC students?
- ›How do you track progress for pupils with complex learning needs?
- ›What communication methods work best for non-verbal students?
- ›How do you collaborate with therapists and support staff?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you had to adapt quickly to a student's changing needs
- ›Describe a challenging behaviour situation and how you handled it
- ›How do you maintain resilience when working with complex cases?
- ›Give an example of successful collaboration with support staff
- ›Tell me about a time you made a significant impact on a SEN student's progress
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you had to adapt quickly to a student's changing needs
Describe a challenging behaviour situation and how you handled it