SEND Teacher / Mainstream interested in SEND teaching!
Job description
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SEND or Primary teacher interested in SEND teaching - required now!
Protocol Education are looking to recruit an experienced Primary or SEND teacher to join a specialist school in Colchester on a Long-term / Permanent basis.
You will be joining an incredible team that predominantly work with students who have Autism, severe, profound and complex needs. Therefore, experience or qualifications within special educational needs is preferred but not essential!
A friendly and positive approach to teaching and learning, as well as the ability to quickly build up strong relationships and rapport with individual children is important. Being able to work in a team of other professionals is also an integral part of this role.
- Are you passionate about working with SEND?
- Do you Hold QTS/QTLS?
- Are you an instructor?
- Looking for a new challenge?
- Does this sound like the role for you?
If so, please APPLY NOW or contact Angharad on / for further information!
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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Key skills
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Application advice
5 AI-generated recommendations to maximise your chances.
⭐ Lead your Personal Statement with your QTS or QTLS qualification, as the advert explicitly lists this as a key requirement alongside SEND experience.
📊 Quantify your SEND impact: e.g. 'Supported 8 pupils with autism and PMLD across 3 year groups, contributing to a 20% improvement in engagement metrics over one term'.
🎯 Highlight any direct experience with autism, severe or profound and complex needs — the advert names these specifically as the school's primary cohort.
🤝 Include a dedicated section or bullet on multi-disciplinary teamwork (e.g. working alongside SLTs, OTs, teaching assistants) as the advert stresses collaboration with other professionals.
🛡️ Confirm your enhanced DBS status and DBS Update Service subscription prominently in your CV header or profile, as safeguarding compliance is mandatory for this role.
Suggested CV bullets
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- •Delivered daily SEND provision for a class of 10 pupils with autism and PMLD, achieving measurable progress against EHCP targets for 8 out of 10 pupils within one academic term.
- •Collaborated with a 5-person multi-disciplinary team including SLT and OT to co-design and implement 12 Individual Education Plans, reducing unplanned sensory incidents by 30% over two terms.
- •Maintained full safeguarding compliance across 2 consecutive academic years, completing annual Keeping Children Safe in Education training and holding an active DBS Update Service subscription throughout.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Protocol Education's vacancy for a SEND Teacher at a specialist school in Colchester aligns precisely with my professional focus. Having worked with pupils presenting autism and profound and complex needs, I understand the importance of building consistent, trust-based relationships and adapting communication strategies to each individual learner. I hold QTS and a valid enhanced DBS with Update Service subscription, meeting your safeguarding requirements from day one.
My background in SEND and primary teaching includes delivering structured, sensory-informed lessons within multi-disciplinary teams alongside speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, and specialist teaching assistants. I have contributed to Individual Education Plans for pupils with severe learning difficulties, tracking progress against EHCP outcomes and adjusting approaches based on regular observation and team review.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How do you adapt lesson plans to meet the individual needs of pupils with autism and profound and complex learning difficulties?
- ›What strategies do you use to build communication with non-verbal or minimally verbal SEND pupils?
- ›How do you contribute to and implement an Individual Education Plan (IEP) for a pupil with severe learning needs?
- ›Describe your experience using augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) tools or sensory approaches in a SEND setting.
- ›How do you ensure your practice aligns with the DfE's 'Keeping Children Safe in Education' statutory guidance?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you built a strong rapport with a pupil who initially found it difficult to engage with adults.
- ›Describe a situation where you had to adapt your teaching approach quickly when a pupil's needs changed unexpectedly.
- ›Give an example of how you have collaborated effectively with other professionals (e.g. SLTs, OTs, TAs) to support a pupil's progress.
- ›Tell me about a challenging safeguarding situation you encountered and how you handled it.
- ›Describe a time when you maintained a positive and calm approach during a particularly demanding period in a SEND classroom.
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you built a strong rapport with a pupil who initially found it difficult to engage with adults.
Describe a situation where you had to adapt your teaching approach quickly when a pupil's needs changed unexpectedly.