Protocol Education are recruiting an SEN Teacher for a specialist school in Sunderland supporting pupils with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) alongside autism and learning difficulties. The school focuses on supporting pupils to develop communication skills, confidence and independence, using a variety of structured teaching strategies and specialist communication methods. Your responsibilities will include: • Planning lessons that support communication development and engagement • Using visual supports and structured teaching strategies • Supporting pupils with social interaction and emotional development • Working closely with speech and language therapists and support staff • Tracking pupil progress and adapting teaching strategies Applicants must hold Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). Candidates should have a DBS on the Update Service, or be willing to apply for a DBS through Protocol Education. If you would like to support pupils with communication needs in a specialist setting, apply now and our team will be happy to discuss this opportunity with you. All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details. All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date. Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants. We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service. Full assistance provided. For details of our privacy policy, please see visit the Protocol Education website.