SEN Teacher (Maternity Cover)

Are you a passionate teacher looking for a role where you can truly change lives?

As an SEN Teacher, you'll have the opportunity to support students who need understanding, patience, and inspirational teaching to help them thrive. This is more than a teaching role, it's a chance to build confidence, unlock potential, and celebrate achievements that make a lasting difference.

Working within a supportive multidisciplinary team, you'll create engaging and personalised learning experiences for students with additional needs, helping them develop academically, socially, and emotionally in a safe and nurturing environment.

Every day brings new opportunities to inspire, encourage, and empower young people to achieve more than they ever thought possible.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, deliver and assess individual and small‑group learning in line with the school’s curriculum and policies
• Monitor, record and report on student progress, ensuring learning is appropriately differentiated and progressive
• Devise, implement and review Individual Education Plans (IEPs), behaviour plans and other personalised programmes of support
• Create a structured, stimulating and well‑organised learning environment that meets individual student needs
• Promote students’ physical, educational and moral development in line with Company values and policies
• Coordinate subject and area development across key stages, as agreed with the Headteacher
• Work collaboratively with Learning Support Assistants and care staff to ensure effective delivery of learning and resources
• Ensure student safety at all times, adhering to risk assessments for on‑site and off‑site activities

Essential Requirements

• Experience teaching in an SEN setting, with ASD students
• UK Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent

About Our School

Opened in September 2024, Brinksway School is a purpose-built Primary and Secondary SEN school for 55 students aged 4–13 with autism and complex needs. Located in Stockport, Greater Manchester, our refurbished, specialist building supports learning, independence, and wellbeing.

At Brinksway School, we passionately nurture each student’s potential. Our curriculum is tailored to individual needs, aiming not only for academic success but also for growth in confidence, self-esteem, and life skills. We aspire to create a positive, inclusive, and stimulating environment where every student feels valued, supported, and inspired to flourish.

We are proud to be a part of OFG Education who in 2025 were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the sixth year running.

Why Join Us?

We place students and vulnerable young adults at the heart of everything we do, so every day brings the satisfaction of making a real difference. We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – mental health support and physical health checks
• Flexible Benefits Platform (Vista), including:
• Health, wellbeing and insurance benefits
• Hundreds of UK and international discounts
• Cycle to Work Scheme & Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover
• Family Growth Support, including enhanced maternity/paternity leave and paid fertility treatment support

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

OFG Education is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Whilst we aim to keep applicants informed throughout, OFG Education does not accept liability for any loss of earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants as a result of delays or changes in the compliance process. All stages of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding checks and compliance with statutory requirements, which may affect timescales.

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