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Launch Your SEN Teaching Career with Us!
Apply by: Friday 13th June 2025
Interviews: W/B Monday 16th June 2025
Salary scale: MPS + SEN Allowance
Hours: Full Time
Contract term: Permanent
Job start: September 2025
Are you a compassionate teacher eager to empower young people with special educational needs, including those with SEMH and autism? Fern House School offers a fantastic opportunity for an SEN Teacher or ECT with QTS to join our welcoming and well-resourced school, where you can make a real difference to our neurodiverse learners.
- We are looking for an SEN Teacher or ECT who:
- Demonstrates resilience, reflective practice, warmth, creativity and adaptability in their teaching.
- Values teamwork, emotional intelligence and acommitment to personalised education.
- Has a passion for the unique opportunities ofteaching outside of a mainstream environment in aspecial school setting.
- Possesses a kind, caring and compassionate nature,enabling them to plan and deliver inclusive, fun, andinspiring lessons.
- Holds a recognised UK teaching qualification (QTS).
- As an SEN Teacher or ECT at Fern House, you will have:
- Bring learning to life through personalised and engaging lessons.
- Unlock potential by creatively adapting content forlearners with diverse EHCP needs.
- Be a key figure in building secure and trustingrelationships with students and their families.
- Work collaboratively with the wider support team tomeet the needs of our pupils.
- Continuously evolve your practice through feedbackand dedicated CPD.
- Make sure you think hard before you apply however, because working at Fern House School, a school with a high level of deprivation and need, is by no means an easy job and it is not for everyone. You must be truly committed to making a difference to the lives of children who are likely to present with behaviours of concern. You need to be resilient and able to consistently put the needs of the most vulnerable children first.
Having said that, Fern House School is an exceptional place to work. The school goes above and beyond to ensure that all students feel valued and supported. The inclusive culture is driven by a deep love for the pupils and a belief that every young person can thrive. Staff build genuine, lasting relationships with students, and the leadership team ensures the right support is always in place. As an SEN Teacher or ECT here, you will be enriched in this culture of positivity and progress.
Join Fern House School and transform lives! We welcome diverse candidates and invite you to apply today.
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Information about the School
Fern House School is a special school for children with social, emotional, mental health needs and / or social communication needs (Autism).
At Fern House School we embrace individuality and recognise each child as unique. We provide our learners with opportunities to grow and develop in a safe and nurturing environment.
Our success is based on our ability to build strong relationships with our children. We understand that for many of our children, being at school has been a challenge and together, we break down barriers and reignite their passion for learning. We do this through our unwavering care and commitment.
Our curriculum has been designed to be inclusive, ambitious and engaging.
Fern House School opened in November 2017. We are proud to be part of the Connect Education Trust which includes Bowes Primary School, Chesterfield Primary School, Carterhatch Junior School, Delta Primary School, Grange Park Primary School and Hazelbury Primary School.
At the heart of human development is relationship. We pride ourselves on offering relational learning through an inclusive, attachment-aware, trauma-informed approach. Our specialist team of staff work hard to nurture each individual to gain a deeper understanding of their needs.
Our highly adapted curriculum has been developed to meet the wide range of abilities and aspirations of our pupils. Our aim is to provide all pupils with opportunities to achieve and feel valued. We're committed to providing a broad and balanced experience with the cultural capital required to thrive in a modern world.
We aim to support children and families at Fern House School to gain an understanding of the importance of a holistic approach, balanced by our strong curriculum and our therapeutic opportunities. Although we are a Special School, our mission is the same as any other educational setting - a commitment to preparing pupils academically and socially for life after Fern House School.