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Job Title: SEN Teacher
Location: Barton School, Barton-upon-Humber DN18 6DA
Hours: 40 hours per week | Monday to Friday | 8.00am - 4.00pm
Salary: Up to £42,500 per annum (depending on experience, not pro rata)
Contract: Permanent | Term Time plus 5 Training Days
Start: September 2026
UK applicants only – no sponsorship available
About the Role
As an SEN Teacher, you will play a vital role in delivering a high‑quality, person‑centred education for pupils with special educational needs, in line with Company policies, procedures and the standards set by the Regulatory Body. You will create engaging and supportive learning experiences that enable every pupil to make meaningful progress—academically, socially and emotionally.
Key Responsibilities
- Plan and deliver teaching for individual pupils or small groups, following the School’s Curriculum Framework and associated policies.
- Monitor, assess, record and report on each student’s progress, ensuring learning is appropriately challenging and personalised.
- Contribute to whole‑school development, supporting initiatives linked to the School Development Plan.
- Promote pupils’ educational, physical and moral development, in alignment with Company values and policies.
- Design and implement personalised learning environments and programmes that support steady and appropriate progression for each learner.
- Lead and coordinate subject areas or key stages, as agreed with the Head Teacher, including assessment and curriculum development.
- Create, review and implement individual education plans (IEPs), behaviour plans and other personalised support documents, working collaboratively with colleagues.
- Organise and maintain an engaging classroom environment, ensuring resources, displays and groupings stimulate learning and reflect pupils’ needs.
- Plan for pupil safety, adhering to risk assessments for all on‑site and off‑site activities.
- Support and guide Learning Support Assistants, Tutors and Instructors, ensuring they are well briefed and equipped to deliver effective support.
- Manage and support challenging behaviour, helping pupils progress from relying on external control to developing self-regulation.
- Work collaboratively as part of a multi‑disciplinary team, maintaining positive and effective relationships with all colleagues.
- Access opportunities for subject leadership, contributing to school-wide improvement and strategy.
Qualifications Required
UK Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent
About Us
Options Barton School is an independent special school in North Lincolnshire for children and young people aged 5–19 with autism and associated complex needs and behaviours that challenge.
Located in Barton-upon-Humber, we are easily accessible from Barton, Scunthorpe, Doncaster, Hull, and the surrounding towns.
For over 19 years, Options Autism has provided specialist care and education for children, young people, and adults with autism, complex needs, and learning difficulties. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are pioneering innovative, evidence-based approaches that deliver meaningful, measurable outcomes for everyone in our care.
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.
- Life Assurance
- Pension scheme with options to increase contributions
- “Your Wellbeing Matters” – mental health support and physical health checks
- Flexible Benefits Platform (Vista), including:
- Health, wellbeing and insurance benefits
- Hundreds of UK and international discounts
- Cycle to Work Scheme & Electric Car Purchase Scheme
- Critical illness cover
- Family Growth Support, including enhanced maternity/paternity leave and paid fertility treatment support
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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