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About the Role
As an SEN Primary Teacher, you’ll play a vital role in shaping meaningful, personalised learning experiences for our students. This is a role where your creativity, empathy, and professional expertise come together to help children and young people with additional needs thrive—academically, socially, and emotionally.
You will teach individual pupils or small groups, adapting learning to meet their unique profiles and helping them make steady, confident progress. Working within our curriculum framework and alongside a supportive multidisciplinary team, you’ll help create an environment where every student feels understood, challenged, and celebrated.
What You’ll Do
1. Plan and deliver engaging, tailored lessons aligned with the school curriculum
2. Monitor, assess, and report on student progress
3. Develop and review Individual Education Plans, behaviour plans, and personalised learning pathways
4. Create a safe, structured, and inspiring classroom environment
5. Work collaboratively with support staff to ensure high-quality teaching and learning
6. Contribute to school development initiatives and curriculum planning
7. Organise resources, classroom displays, and learning materials that support student engagement
8. Ensure all activities—on and off site—are planned with pupil safety and risk assessments in mind
Who We’re Looking For
9. A passionate, resilient, and empathetic teacher who communicates with warmth, clarity, and confidence
10. Someone who enjoys building strong, trusting relationships and getting to know students as individuals
11. Able to adapt teaching approaches to help pupils overcome barriers and achieve their personal best
12. A collaborative team player, working effectively with colleagues, therapists, families, and external professionals
13. Motivated by working in a nurturing, inclusive school community where ideas are valued and impact is visible
Essential Requirements
14. UK Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
15. Full, valid driving licence
About Us
Dibden Park School is a brand-new independent specialist school based in Southampton. We provide inclusive education within a safe and nurturing environment for students with complex needs, including social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH) challenges, communication and interaction difficulties, and associated behaviours. Our focus is on meeting each pupil’s individual needs and helping them thrive academically, socially, and emotionally.
As part of Acorn Education and the Outcomes First Group, you’ll be part of an innovative organisation making a meaningful difference in young people’s lives.
“We are really proud to say that in 2025, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the sixth year running.”
Why Join Us?
We place pupils and vulnerable young adults at the heart of everything we do, so every day brings the satisfaction of making a real difference. We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.
Benefits include:
16. Life Assurance & Pension scheme
17. Mental health support, physical health checks, and wellbeing services
18. Flexible Benefits Platform (Vista) to choose perks that suit you
19. Cycle to Work & Electric Car Purchase Schemes
20. Family Growth Support, including enhanced parental leave and fertility treatment support
21. 4-Day Working Week: Work 80% of your hours, get 100% pay*
*Subject to successful probation. Not a contractual benefit.
**Welcome Bonus: £1,000 payable in two instalments — £500 after three months and £500 upon successful completion of final probation. Repayment terms apply (see T&Cs apply).
This is your chance to join our school and make a lasting impact, and enjoy a better work/life balance. Apply today and help shape the future of Dibden Park School.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.”
Outcomes First Group is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Whilst we aim to keep applicants informed throughout, Outcomes First Group does not accept liability for any loss of earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants as a result of delays or changes in the compliance process. All stages of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding checks and compliance with statutory requirements, which may affect timescales.
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