Description
SEN Teacher
Salary: £32,254 - £39,851 (depending on experience and qualifications)
Location: Congleton, Cheshire
Contract: full time (permanent)
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm
Role start date: September 2026
Are you a qualified teacher with SEND/SEMH experience? Are you looking for a role where you can actively make a different in a collaborative and supportive environment? If so, we would very much like to hear from you!
Esland Daven School is an established specialist provision, supporting children and young people aged 8–18 with SEND and SEMH needs. We are seeking a committed and skilled SEN Teacher to work primarily with primary level pupils. We are particularly interested in candidates who have experience phonics.
The role:
At Esland, we are passionate about changing children’s lives for the better. Through our Turning the Curve model, we create nurturing, inclusive environments where pupils are helped to overcome barriers to learning and build a more positive future at a pace that works for them.
As a SEN Teacher, you will play a key part in delivering meaningful, well‑planned learning that places relationships, emotional safety and progress at its heart.
You will be supported to:
- Plan and deliver engaging lessons across core subjects, tailored to individual needs
- Work with Individual Learning Plans (ILPs) to support both academic and personal development
- Contribute to EHCP reviews and PEP meetings with clear leadership guidance
- Create a calm, safe and inclusive classroom environment
- Work closely with teaching assistants, pastoral staff, families and external professionals
- Promote safeguarding and pupil wellbeing, with strong systems and senior support in place
- While flexibility and teamwork are central to working in a specialist setting, responsibilities will always be appropriate to the role and backed by senior leaders, ensuring expectations are realistic and sustainable
What we can offer a SEN Teacher:
- A competitive salary of £32,254 to £39,851 (DOE and qualifications), reviewed annually
- Esland education pension scheme — double matched up to 20% (total contribution up to 30%)
- Company sick pay
- Life insurance (4x basic salary)
- Comprehensive, paid induction and ongoing training
- Employee Assistance Programme (including Online GP 24/7)
- Cycle to work scheme
- Green Hybrid and EV car scheme
- Development & progression
- Clear career development opportunities (100+ internal promotions last year)
- Monthly recognition awards
- Refer a Friend bonus (£500)
- Access to E‑Together benefits and discounts
- Most importantly, the opportunity to make a genuine, lasting difference to a child’s life within a supportive team!
Requirements for a SEN Teacher:
- Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and a relevant degree
- Experience teaching primary level across a range of subjects
- An understanding of SEND, particularly SEMH
- Experience of teaching at primary level
- Experience in phonics
- Strong inclusive teaching and behaviour‑support strategies
- A clear commitment to safeguarding and pupil welfare
- A calm, reflective and relationship‑focused approach
- Excellent communication and team working skills
- A commitment to learning, development and good practice
Successful employment is subject to satisfactory Full Enhanced Disclosure, right to work and reference checks in line with government regulations and Safer Recruitment Practices (the company will cover the costs).
All young people are equally entitled to have their needs met in a fair and balanced way. Esland employees are responsible for promoting equal opportunities for all and for challenging any behaviour or practice which discriminates against any young person or colleague on the grounds of race, religion, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, or any other perceived difference.
Apply today and start a rewarding career in a highly valued team!
With over 35 years of residential childcare experience, the Esland group now has more than 65 residential children’s and assessment homes, and five schools, that are spread across the Kent, Hertfordshire, Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Wiltshire, Bedfordshire, Nottinghamshire, West Midlands and Northamptonshire regions of England.
This also includes our Esland online school accessible to children throughout the UK which helps to deliver education to children missing education by utilising our specialised Turning the Curve education programme.
With over 800 team members and over 200 young people supported we strive to help our children achieve their very best outcomes, through our bespoke residential care, education, therapeutic and activity-led wraparound services.
