SEN Teacher of English

Hours of Week:40 hours – Part time will be considered

Contract Type: Permanent, Term Time

Mortimer House School is seeking a dedicated English Teacher to join our team. This is a rewarding opportunity to make a real difference by supporting vulnerable young people and helping them achieve meaningful educational and personal outcomes.

We are a secondary school teaching students aged 11 to 18, all of whom have Education, Health and Care Plans. Our pupils have social, emotional and mental health needs, and many have experienced significant challenges in their lives. At Mortimer House, relationships are at the heart of everything we do. Through use of small class sizes (maximum 4 students) we build real connections with the young people we support.

We use positive behaviour support and emotion coaching to help young people feel safe, understood and ready to learn. Our approach is trauma-informed and restorative, ensuring that pupils are supported with consistency, empathy and high expectations.

Preparing young people for adulthood is central to our work. We are proud of the positive outcomes our pupils achieve, and we are looking for an English teacher who shares our belief that every young person deserves the chance to succeed, grow and thrive.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Sound awareness of and commitment to safeguarding children
• Building positive professional relationships
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Highly adaptable to change
• Demonstrates strong resilience and empathy
• Current or previous experience of teaching in a SEN setting.
• Current knowledge of Local Authority and National expectations for SEND including 2014 SEND Code of Practice including knowledge of EHCP and their implementation.
• Ability to work creatively and use initiative as necessary.
• Desire to develop professionally and undertake additional relevant qualifications.

• Teach in a small Special Educational Needs provision supporting young people with a range of needs that includes those with autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, attachment difficulties or trauma.
• Demonstrate empathy and understanding of young people with mental health & complex needs.
• Contribute to Education, Health and Care Plan review meetings
• Design and teach engaging schemes of work and lessons that promote academic progress and meet pupils’ personalised outcomes, including Functional Skills and GCSE qualifications.
• Promote, develop and sustain positive relationships which include parents and carers, other agencies and community partnerships.
• Actively engage in staff meetings and INSET activities
• Create regular opportunities within lessons to support pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development.
• Complete all required mandatory training ahead of set completion dates.

• A rewarding career you can be truly proud of
• A supportive environment that is committed to your professional growth
• Development & Progression opportunities
• Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Wellbeing Support/ Employee Assistance Programme
• Range of discounts via access to Blue Light Scheme
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, Shared Parental Leave packages

If you feel this could be the right role for you, we welcome your application.

Young Foundations are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff to share this commitment. We adopt fair, robust, and consistent recruitment process across the company online with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, satisfactory reference, right to work checks and where applicable and a prohibition from teaching check.

Mortimer House School (previously called Stepping Stones School) offers a unique, warm, safe and caring educational environment for children and young people who may not thrive and achieve in an external setting at this point in their lives. We understand young people learn in very different ways, and a person centred approach enables success.

Our individual, person-centred timetables will include core subjects, but the core curriculum is also embedded in holistic activities to enhance learning opportunities.