KS3 English Teacher - SEN

KS3 English Teacher (SEN – Autism Provision)

Location: Bolton
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £33,483 to £45,352

Are you a passionate English specialist with experience supporting autistic pupils? This is an exciting opportunity to join a dedicated specialist provision delivering high-quality, autism-informed teaching to KS3 learners.

We are seeking a KS3 English Teacher to deliver engaging, accessible and well-adapted English Language and Literature lessons to pupils with Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC) and associated needs. You will work in small classes, using evidence-based approaches to support communication, emotional regulation, independence and wellbeing. You will play a key role in shaping an ambitious, well-sequenced curriculum that meets pupils’ individual needs while promoting confidence, progress and a love of learning.

• Plan, deliver and assess high-quality, adapted English lessons for KS3 pupils.
• Use autism-informed strategies including visual supports, structured teaching, predictable routines and sensory/regulation approaches.
• Create a calm, supportive and structured learning environment.
• Ensure learning is accessible, engaging, relevant and appropriately challenging.
• Track progress in both subject learning and EHCP outcomes, providing clear feedback to pupils and families.
• Support pupils’ communication, emotional regulation, independence and engagement in school life.
• Implement positive behaviour and regulation strategies aligned with an autism-informed approach.
• Contribute to annual reviews, reports, target setting and multi-disciplinary planning.
• Work collaboratively with teaching assistants, therapists, pastoral staff and wider teams.
• Contribute to curriculum development, resource creation, assessment approaches and moderation.
• Engage fully in CPD, reflective practice and ongoing training related to autism and SEND.
• Uphold safeguarding, school policies and the Teachers’ Standards.

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).
• Strong subject knowledge in English Language/Literature.
• Experience teaching KS3 pupils.
• Significant experience supporting pupils with Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC), ideally in a specialist or SEND setting.
• Strong understanding of autism, sensory needs, communication differences, adaptive teaching and EHCP-led provision.
• Ability to create a structured, supportive learning environment and make subject content accessible to a wide range of needs.
• Confident using positive, autism-informed behaviour and regulation strategies.
• Effective team worker within a multidisciplinary environment.

• Experience in a specialist SEN or autism provision.
• Experience adapting curriculum content for pupils working below age-related expectations.
• Additional SEND or autism-specific training.
• Experience working with non-speaking or minimally speaking pupils.
• Experience contributing to subject leadership or curriculum development.

• Passionate about English and supporting autistic pupils.
• Calm, patient and emotionally intelligent.
• Highly organised, adaptable and solution-focused.
• Reflective, resilient and committed to continuous improvement.
• Warm, nurturing and consistent, with high expectations.