SEND Teacher – Creative Early Career Educator Location: Sunderland Availability: Full-time Daily Rate: £120–£220 About Me Hi, I’m a recently qualified teacher with a real passion for SEND education. During my placements in specialist schools, I discovered that supporting neurodiverse pupils is where I make the biggest difference. I love using creative approaches—music, art, and storytelling—to engage pupils and help them express emotions and ideas in ways that feel natural to them. Teaching Experience & Approach Experience teaching small groups and 1:1 sessions in autism-focused settings Trained in structured teaching (TEACCH) and visual communication systems Calm, patient, and able to adapt quickly when things don’t go to plan Thrives in collaborative, multi-agency environments Specialist Skills Understanding of sensory needs and regulation strategies Positive handling and de-escalation training Building routines that help pupils feel safe, confident, and ready to learn Beyond Teaching I’m passionate about wellbeing and recently completed Thrive Approach training, which completely shaped how I view behaviour and emotional development. 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.