Job Description:

SEND Teacher

Contract | £30 - £35 per hour

Location: Oxford

Start date: September 2026

Are you a dedicated SEND teacher who wants to make a genuine difference to the learning and development of young people with additional needs?

About the Role

As a SEND Teacher, you'll plan and deliver inclusive, engaging lessons tailored to the individual needs of learners with special educational needs and disabilities. Working with a large FE College in Oxfordshire you'll create a supportive environment where every learner can overcome barriers and reach their potential.

You'll adapt your teaching to a range of abilities and learning styles, drawing on individual education plans to shape the support each learner receives. Working alongside support staff and colleagues, you'll help learners build confidence, independence in work and life skills

Your responsibilities will include:

• Planning and delivering differentiated lessons on preparation for work, life skills and functional skills

• Adapting resources and teaching methods to remove barriers to learning.

• Working closely with support staff to provide effective in-class and individual support.

• Maintaining a safe, inclusive and encouraging learning environment.

What We're Looking For

Essential:

• A recognised teaching qualification

• Experience of teaching or supporting learners with special educational needs and disabilities

• DBS

If you're ready to inspire and support young people with additional needs, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today to find out more.

Important Notice

Dovetail and Slate is a specialist education recruitment company. If this role isn't quite right, we welcome your CV and a call to explore other opportunities.

We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. All appointments are subject to satisfactory vetting, including a right to work check and, where relevant, an enhanced DBS, PVG (Scotland), or EWC (Wales) check, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

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