Overview
SEMH Primary Teacher (with SEN Allowance) - Heme Hempstead - Education and Training
Salary: £34,398 - £46,839 per annum (according to experience) + SEN Allowance (£2,787)
Location: Hemel Hempstead
Academics is acting as an agency in relation to this vacancy.
About the role
We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate SEMH Primary Teacher to join a trauma-informed SEMH primary setting in Hemel Hempstead where relationships are at the heart of everything we do. This school adopts an attachment and trauma-informed approach, underpinned by the belief that high expectations must always be held with humanity. This is not about low standards or free passes – it is about ensuring that children feel safe, understood, and supported to achieve their very best.
Responsibilities
* Knows that structure and predictability provide safety.
* Holds boundaries without battles.
* Refuses to give up on any child, ever.
* Teaches with creativity, clarity, and calm.
* Plan creative, personalised learning and set high standards for every child’s progress.
* As part of a supportive team, use regulation, reparation, and relational leadership to teach children how to succeed and manage emotions, not simply to comply.
* Work with a multi-disciplinary team to support each child’s holistic development.
What you will do
As an SEMH Primary Teacher, you will be part of a supportive team using regulation, reparation, and relational leadership to teach children how to succeed and manage emotions, not simply to comply. You will
* Be an enthusiastic and reflective teacher with a strong grasp of primary and/or early years pedagogy.
* Demonstrate flexibility and creativity in adapting teaching to individual needs.
* Build strong, trusting relationships with children who may have experienced trauma or who have additional diagnoses such as ASD or ADHD.
* Work closely with a multi-disciplinary team to support each child’s holistic development.
* Believe wholeheartedly that every child can make progress with the right support and approach.
We offer
* A small, friendly, and supportive team.
* Access to clinical supervision and continuous professional development.
* Opportunities to innovate and shape practice.
* Prioritised staff well-being support.
* A relational and neuroscientific approach to behaviour and learning.
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