Primary or Specialist SEND Teacher

What skills and experience we're looking for

John Hanson Community School is seeking to appoint an ambitious, compassionate and highly skilled Primary or Specialist SEND Teacher to join our inclusive secondary school community.

This is an exciting opportunity for an outstanding practitioner with experience in primary education, SEND and intervention-based teaching to play a key role in supporting vulnerable learners across Key Stages 3 and 4. The successful candidate will lead and deliver bespoke intervention programmes for pupils requiring additional academic, emotional and transition support, including pupils with SEND, literacy and numeracy gaps, SEMH needs and those requiring a more personalised curriculum approach.

We are looking for someone who

• Has a strong understanding of teaching and learning pedagogy and adaptive teaching
• Can confidently adapt KS3 curriculum and develop core knowledge and skills
• Is passionate about inclusion and removing barriers to learning
• Can build strong relationships with pupils, families and external agencies
• Has experience supporting pupils with SEND
• Can support successful transition from primary to secondary education

This role presents a unique opportunity to shape and develop bespoke intervention provision within a mainstream secondary setting whilst working alongside a supportive pastoral and SEND team.

Job Description

Primary Specialist Teacher – Bespoke Intervention Provision

Salary

MPR/UPR

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full Time – 32.5 hours

Reporting to

Assistant Headteacher - SENDCo

The Primary Specialist Teacher will lead and deliver high-quality bespoke intervention and personalised learning programmes for pupils who require additional support to access the secondary curriculum successfully.

The role will focus on

• Closing gaps in literacy and numeracy
• Supporting pupils with SEND and SEMH needs
• Delivering targeted intervention programmes
• Supporting transition from Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 3
• Developing inclusive approaches that improve engagement, attendance and outcomes
• Supporting pupils who require alternative or adapted curriculum pathways

Duties and Responsibilities

Bespoke Intervention and Inclusion

• Plan and deliver personalised intervention programmes tailored to individual pupil needs
• Support pupils with literacy, numeracy, communication and social development needs

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Deliver small group and 1

1 intervention sessions

• Adapt teaching approaches to support pupils with SEND
• Develop strategies that enable pupils to successfully access mainstream lessons
• Work closely with pastoral, safeguarding and SEND teams to provide holistic support for pupils
• Support emotionally based school avoidance and reintegration programmes where appropriate
• Monitor and evaluate pupil progress through intervention and adapt provision accordingly

Teaching and Learning

• Model excellent adaptive teaching and inclusive classroom practice
• Support colleagues in developing strategies to meet a range of additional needs
• Contribute to whole-school approaches to inclusion and intervention
• Promote high expectations, engagement and positive learning behaviours
• Ensure interventions are evidence-informed and impact driven

Partnership Working

• Work collaboratively with parents, carers and external agencies
• Support staff with strategies and approaches for individual pupils
• Promote a culture of inclusion, nurture and high aspiration across the school

Safeguarding

• Work in line with statutory safeguarding guidance including Keeping Children Safe in Education and Prevent
• Promote the welfare and safeguarding of all pupils
• Report concerns in line with school policy

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
• Degree or equivalent qualification
• Primary teaching qualification or significant primary experience desirable
• SEND qualification or experience desirable

Experience

• Successful experience teaching within a primary or specialist setting
• Experience supporting pupils with SEND
• Experience delivering targeted interventions and personalised learning
• Experience working collaboratively with families and external agencies

Skills and Knowledge

• Strong understanding of adaptive teaching and inclusive practice
• Excellent understanding of literacy and numeracy intervention strategies
• Ability to build positive and trusting relationships with vulnerable pupils
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to remain calm, flexible and solution focused
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting inclusion

Personal Qualities

• Compassionate, resilient and reflective practitioner
• Passionate about improving outcomes for vulnerable learners
• Committed to inclusive education and high expectations for all
• Able to work effectively as part of a wider team
• Professional, organised and proactive

What the school offers its staff

We welcome informal conversations with a member of our Senior Leadership Team, and encourage you to come and visit our school to meet our staff and students. If you wish to do so, please email recruit@jhanson.hants.sch.uk to arrange a date and time

Closing date

Wednesday 20th May 2026

Interview date

Friday 22nd May 2026

We reserve the right to interview and appoint candidates before the closing date/scheduled interviews where applicable.

Application forms and further details are available from our website https://www.jhanson.hants.sch.uk/Latest-Vacancies/ or email recruit@jhanson.hants.sch.uk

John Hanson Community School and Hampshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.