Role: SEND Specialist Practitioner – SPLD Specialism
Location: Shuttleworth College – Old Warden and Central Bedfordshire College – Dunstable Kingsway Campus
Salary/Benefits: Salary is between £35,894 and £47,971 per annum DOE and Qualifications, 35 days annual leave plus Bank holidays, Teacher’s Pension, Retail and Leisure Discounts, excellent professional and personal development opportunities, accessing college courses.
Hours/Weeks: 37 hours per week – 52 weeks per year
Contract Type: Permanent – Full Time
This is a UK based contract, and you are required to have the Right to Work in the UK. Unfortunately, we’re unable to offer sponsorship and any offer of employment will be subject to evidence of your Right to Work in the UK.
About the role:
We are currently seeking a SEND Specialist Practitioner to join our Foundation Learning and Additional Learning Support department at The Bedford College Group.
As a SEND Specialist Practitioner, you play an important role in the success of our students through:
1. Specialist SEND Intervention & Delivery – Plan and deliver 1:1 sessions, small group teaching and workshops for learners with SEND (Neurodiversity, SEMH, SpLD), supporting access to curriculum and fostering independence.
2. Inclusive Practice & Staff Development – Support curriculum staff to embed inclusive teaching strategies, facilitate CPD and promote disability awareness to enhance teaching, learning and assessment.
3. Innovative Learning & Assistive Technology – Apply specialist teaching approaches and utilise accessible technology to remove barriers to learning and improve engagement, progress and independence.
4. Progress Monitoring, EHCP & Collaboration – Track learner progress and attendance, contribute to EHCP reviews, set targets and work collaboratively with ALS teams, teaching staff and external agencies.
5. Professional Practice, Engagement & Compliance – Maintain accurate records, build effective relationships, support college activities and uphold safeguarding, EDI, health & safety and CPD standards.
About you:
6. Qualifications & SEND Specialism – A Levels with GCSE English and maths, alongside a Degree or Level 5 qualification in a SEND specialism (ASD, SpLD, SEMH), supported by strong knowledge of the SEND Code of Practice.
7. SEND Expertise & Learner Support – Extensive experience supporting young people with SEND and EHCPs in FE or similar settings, including one‑to‑one support, leading meetings and addressing diverse learning needs.
8. Communication, Reporting & Professional Practice – Excellent communication skills across all formats, able to produce high‑quality reports, maintain confidentiality and build effective relationships with students, staff and external stakeholders.
9. Organisation, IT & Collaborative Working – Highly organised with strong IT and administrative skills, able to prioritise workload, meet deadlines and work effectively with teaching and support teams to improve learner outcomes.
10. Professional Values, Flexibility & Safeguarding – Committed to safeguarding, inclusion and College values, adaptable and proactive with a learner‑centred approach, flexibility to travel across sites and dedication to ongoing CPD.
For a more detailed breakdown of the job role and the requirements, please see the Job Description attached to this vacancy.
Interviews to be held: 18 June 2026
Successful candidates must also be able to demonstrate alignment to our organisational VISION values:
11. Valuing Teamwork - We are one team who by working together can achieve great things, respecting the opinion and valuing the contribution each of us makes.
12. Improving Continuously - We challenge ourselves to always do better by trying new things, sharing knowledge, reflecting on practice and learning from others.
13. Student Centred - At our heart is always doing what is best for our students. We consider students in all of our decision making to create positive outcomes and memorable experiences for every student.
14. Inclusive - We celebrate differences and diversity, recognising that we can learn from each other.
15. Open and Caring - We care about the wellbeing of our staff, our students, our community and wider society, creating an environment built on trust where we listen, engage with and support each other.
16. Nurturing Education Excellence - We promote educational excellence by delivering programmes that challenge our students to achieve their ambitions.
About The Bedford College Group
The Bedford College Group was formed in 2017 following the merger of Bedford College and Tresham College and is now the largest provider of education in the South East Midlands, with over 15,000 students passing through our doors each year.
Today, the Group is made up of a family of colleges across Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire: Bedford College, Central Bedfordshire College and Tresham College in the towns of Bedford, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough; Shuttleworth College, a specialist land-based college; The Bedford Sixth Form, (the only dedicated sixth form in Bedford); The Corby Sixth Form, (opened in September 2023); and the National College for Motorsport alongside Silverstone race circuit. To widen accessibility to education and training, the Group also has community-based Learning Centres in Bedford, Corby and Kettering which offer IT training.
Safeguarding our Students
The Bedford College Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to thorough vetting process which includes, an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. The Bedford College Group's policy on Employment of Ex-Offenders is attached to this vacancy.
Candidates who are barred from working with children are reminded it is a criminal offence to apply for this post.