SEN Teacher

Are you the kind of teacher who brings calm into the chaos, builds trust, and makes every child feel safe?

We’re on the lookout for SEN and SEMH teachers in Stockton-on-Tees who lead with empathy and consistency.

Whether you’ve worked in specialist settings for years or you’re ready to take your skills into a more focused, supportive environment, we’re working with schools that genuinely value what you bring.

These are places where relationships come first, routines matter, and every small win is celebrated.

What our schools offer:

• Warm, trauma-informed environments where staff are supported as much as students

• Ongoing CPD and specialist training to help you grow

• Calm, structured classrooms with clear routines

• Leadership teams who listen and back their staff

• Real opportunities to change lives, every single day

What they’re looking for:

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or relevant teaching qualification

• Experience supporting young people with additional needs or behavioural challenges

• Confidence using strategies like de-escalation and restorative approaches

• Strong communication and relationship-building skills

• A nurturing but structured approach

• A teaching qualification and a passion for inclusive education

What Protocol Education offers:

• Competitive daily rates

• Free access to specialist training, including Team Teach and Thrive

• A consultant who understands the SEN and SEMH space

• Local roles where your impact is recognised

• £50 referral bonus when you recommend a friend

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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