Location: Leeds / West Yorkshire area
Pay: Competitive daily rate (dependent on experience)
Contract type: Full-time, Temp-to-Perm
Start Date: September 2026
About The School
They are a vibrant, inclusive, and highly supportive specialist school catering to early years pupils with complex learning needs, including autism, developmental delays, and sensory processing differences. They pride themselves on providing a safe, play-based, and communication-rich environment where every child's unique abilities are nurtured. With excellent facilities, an outdoor learning focus, and a collaborative team of specialists (including speech and language therapists), they ensure that learning is both accessible and joyfully engaging.
About The Role
As an SEN EYFS Teacher, you will lead a small, structured classroom of early years pupils. Your day-to-day focus will be on delivering early developmental milestones through creative, sensory-rich play and structured interventions. You will work closely with a supportive team of teaching assistants to ensure that individual education plans (IEPs) are met and that children feel safe, valued, and motivated to explore the world around them.
Skills Required
- Adaptability and Creativity: Ability to design and adapt a play-based EYFS curriculum to suit pupils with complex and diverse learning profiles.
- Communication Strategies: Experience using alternative communication methods such as PECS, Makaton, or visual timetables to support non-verbal or pre-verbal learners.
- Positive Behaviour Management: A calm, nurturing, and patient approach, with experience in positive behaviour support and de-escalation strategies.
- Collaboration: Strong teamwork skills to collaborate effectively with teaching assistants, parents, and multidisciplinary therapy teams.
Essential Requirements
- Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or an equivalent UK recognised teaching qualification.
- Previous experience teaching within an SEN setting or working extensively with early years pupils with complex needs.
- Full eligibility to work in the UK (visa sponsorship is not available for this role).
- An enhanced DBS check registered on the Update Service, or willingness to undergo a new check via Randstad.
Benefits
- Referral Scheme: Earn GBP300 in Love2shop vouchers for every person referred (T&C apply).
- CPD Opportunities: Free access to professional development courses, including Team Teach training.
- Dedicated Support: Guidance from a specialist, local SEND consultant to manage placement and support career goals.
Contact
To apply or to contact the SEN team for further details, please email: * or call 246 .
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