SEND Teacher – Enhanced SEND Provision (ESP)
About This Role
Tel: 01263 513296
Email: head@suffieldpark.norfolk.sch.uk
- Salary - Negotiable (Based on experience)
- Temporary for 1 year initially (31 August 2027)
- Full Time
- Required for September 2026
We are seeking a dedicated and visionary SEND Teacher to join our established team within our Enhanced SEND Provision (ESP). Since opening in 2023, the ESP has become a cornerstone of our school, supporting up to eight children from Early Years through to Year 2.
Our provision offers a nurturing, autism-friendly environment specifically designed for pupils with EHCPs whose primary needs are in communication and interaction. As a recipient of the National Nurturing Schools Award, we pride ourselves on a relationships-based approach where every child is supported to reach their specific EHCP targets through a bespoke, exciting curriculum.
Who We Are Looking For
We want a practitioner who is passionate about improving outcomes and is eager to develop their expertise in a specialist classroom within a mainstream setting.
Core Requirements:
- Expertise: Knowledge and experience in teaching children with SEND, specifically those with a diagnosis of Autism (ASD).
- Communication Specialist: Experience supporting communication needs through various methods—ideally including Sign-along, TEACCH, PECS, and Attention Autism.
- Dynamic Teaching: An "Excellent" teacher who can deliver Quality First Teaching and adapt dynamically to varying needs.
- Leadership: The confidence to direct Teaching Assistants and collaborate with external agencies and the wider school team.
- Commitment: A drive to create bespoke learning plans and a desire to progress your career within SEND provision.
Why Join Suffield Park?
You will be joining a "caring team" that values collaboration over isolation. We offer:
- A Supportive Network: Work alongside our Headteacher, SENDCO, SRB Lead, and Nurture Teacher.
- Professional Growth: Access to training and advice from external professionals to help you develop your specialist expertise.
- A Collaborative Culture: A team approach to planning with experienced teachers across our Reception classes and Early Years Nurture unit.
- Community: Friendly parents, committed Governors, and, most importantly, amazing children.
We strongly encourage and welcome potential candidates to visit us to see our nurturing environment in action.
- Informal Discussion/Visits: Please contact the school at - head@suffieldpark.norfolk.sch.uk
How to apply
A job description is available from ‘Attachments’.
To download an application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button.
Completed forms should be returned to – head@suffieldpark.norfolk.sch.uk
Shortlisted candidates will be contacted via phone or email.
Closing date: 14 May 2026
Interview date: To be confirmed
Suffield Park Infant and Nursery School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Appointments are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure.
This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.