Specialist Teacher

Specialist Teacher – Moon Hall
Connect - based at Copthorne School, West Sussex

This position can be a permanent part time - possibly becoming full time and is also open to contractors

Moon Hall Connect is an exciting specialist educational provision brought to you by Moon Hall Schools Educational Trust.

Moon Hall Connect is not a school. It provides specialist, flexible and inclusive educational services for children and young people with a range of needs. Students accessing Moon Hall Connect remain on roll at their home school and attend Connect for specific, sessional provision tailored to their individual circumstances.

Our wider services include Specialist Intervention & Flexi School Provision, Assessment & Therapy, Exam Centre & Access Arrangement Services, Post-16 Support, and Outreach & Inclusion.

Our aim is simple: to provide the right support at the right time, helping young people access education successfully while promoting both academic progress and personal development.

As part of an exciting new development launching in September 2026, we are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Specialist Teacher to play a key role in developing and delivering this provision.

The Specialist Teacher will provide high-quality, targeted teaching and intervention for students with a range of Special Educational Needs, with a particular focus on literacy and numeracy difficulties.

Working with students from Key Stage 2 through to Key Stage 5 (Year 13), the postholder will deliver structured and personalised support, predominantly through 1:1 and small-group sessions.

This is deliberately different from a conventional classroom teaching role. There will not be a traditional class or form group, and Moon Hall Connect is not seeking to replicate a school timetable. Instead, the Specialist Teacher will work responsively with individual students and small groups, identifying barriers to learning and providing focused intervention that complements the education they receive through their home school.

The successful candidate will be able to work confidently across a broad age and ability range, adapting their approach to the needs, starting points and intended outcomes of each learner.

The Specialist Teacher will plan and deliver evidence-informed, personalised literacy and numeracy teaching and intervention; assess students' strengths, needs and barriers to learning; establish appropriate baselines and monitor progress; and adapt provision in response to individual outcomes.

A central purpose of the role will be to help students improve access to the curriculum, strengthen core literacy and numeracy skills, develop independent learning strategies, improve academic organisation and revision skills, raise attainment and build confidence as learners.

The postholder will also support students to transfer strategies developed during specialist sessions into their wider learning. This may include developing study skills, metacognitive approaches, organisation, planning, revision techniques and greater independence.

Accurate and purposeful records of provision and progress will be maintained, with clear feedback provided to relevant colleagues, families and professionals as appropriate.

Although Moon Hall Connect is not a school, successful provision depends upon strong partnership working.

The Specialist Teacher will collaborate with teaching staff, SEND professionals, pastoral teams, senior leaders and other practitioners to ensure that support is coordinated and meaningful. Where appropriate, this will include liaison with a student's home school to understand curriculum demands, existing support and intended outcomes.

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