SEN Teacher | Specialist School | Sunderland | September Start

Location: Sunderland
Job Type: Full Time
Start Date: September 2026
Contract: Long-term with permanent opportunities
Hours: Monday–Friday, school hours
Salary: £31,650–£51,048 per annum / PAYE, dependent on experience and qualifications

Your classroom could be the place a pupil finally discovers they can succeed.

Protocol Education are recruiting for an enthusiastic SEN Teacher to join a welcoming specialist school in Sunderland this September.

This is an opportunity to work within a supportive environment where teaching is personalised, purposeful and focused on the whole child.

Rather than expecting every pupil to learn in the same way, you'll have the opportunity to understand individual strengths and barriers and develop teaching approaches that allow pupils to succeed.

Your Role

You will be responsible for:

• Planning and delivering high-quality lessons.
• Differentiating teaching and learning appropriately.
• Creating engaging and accessible resources.
• Supporting pupils with a range of SEND needs.
• Developing pupils' academic and personal skills.
• Promoting positive behaviour.
• Supporting emotional wellbeing.
• Building strong relationships with pupils.
• Encouraging independence and resilience.
• Setting ambitious but achievable targets.
• Assessing and recording pupil progress.
• Working towards EHCP outcomes.
• Working collaboratively with Teaching Assistants.
• Communicating with parents and carers.
• Working with the SENCO and wider multidisciplinary team.
• Contributing to the wider life of the school.

The Ideal SEN Teacher

We're looking for someone who is:

Passionate – You genuinely care about helping pupils achieve.

Adaptable – You understand that one approach won't work for every learner.

Resilient – You can remain calm and positive when faced with challenges.

Creative – You can find different ways to engage pupils in their learning.

Relationship-focused – You understand the importance of trust and consistency.

Ambitious – You have high expectations for pupils while recognising their individual starting points.

Experience

Applications are welcomed from teachers with experience in:

• Special schools.
• Mainstream SEND provisions.
• SEMH settings.
• Autism provisions.
• Alternative provision.
• PRUs.
• Complex needs settings.
• Behaviour support environments.

QTS or an appropriate teaching qualification is required for the teaching role.

Why Protocol Education?

• Competitive salary/pay.
• Weekly PAYE payments.
• FREE CPD and online training.
• SEND-specific professional development.
• Dedicated education consultant.
• Ongoing support.
• Long-term and permanent opportunities.
• £50 Refer a Friend bonus.

If you're ready for a new challenge this September and want to work somewhere where your teaching can genuinely change a pupil's trajectory, apply today.

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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