Specialist Teacher Opportunities
hace 4 días
Leicester
Indie Education is a community built on connection, compassion and high aspirations. We exist for young people who have often felt unseen, misunderstood or unable to succeed in traditional settings. Following a strong pre‑registration inspection, we are now formalising our status as an Independent Specialist School right in the heart of Leicester. Here, every member of staff contributes to a culture where trust is earned, relationships are central, and every learner is treated with dignity and belief. If you are a teacher drawn to purposeful work — someone who leads with humanity, hope and professional ambition — you will thrive here. Why Indie — and why this moment matters At Indie, we are intentionally building something special: • A carefully designed specialist environment for up to 40 learners aged 14–19, allowing us to grow slowly, protect quality, and make every relationship count., • A curriculum shaped around big goals and real life‑ progress, blending core academic skills with therapeutic approaches, vocational learning, life skills, RARPA, accreditation, and preparing for‑ ‑adulthood pathways., • A team with serious depth of expertise, bringing more than 100 years’ combined SEMH, SEND and leadership experience — a team committed to coaching, mentoring and walking alongside you as you grow., • A place where your career evolves with us — with opportunities to lead curriculum areas, pastoral/therapeutic strands, safeguarding, enrichment pathways, or cross site‑ development as we scale. We welcome applications from all subject specialisms, and we value primary t‑rained teachers who bring creativity, relational expertise and versatility to a 14–19 specialist setting. Our Safeguarding Commitment We are committed to providing a safe, supportive and inclusive environment where every student can flourish. Safeguarding is not simply compliance — it is a shared moral responsibility rooted in openness, professional curiosity, and the unwavering belief that every young person deserves protection, respect and a voice. The Role: Specialist Teacher As a Specialist Teacher at Indie, you will design and deliver personalised, strength based learning for young people with complex SEMH, communication needs, cognitive differences and trauma‑ related‑ barriers. Working from ILPs and EHCPs, you will: • Teach small groups using structure, predictability and relational warmth, • Build trust through attuned, trauma informed‑ practice, • Integrate academic learning with therapeutic and developmental strategies, • Help learners rebuild belief in themselves and their future What makes Indie different • Community at the core — open doors, open communication, collective responsibility, • High challenge with high support — ambitious expectations held through relationships, • Personalised, meaningful learning — ILP driven‑ goals with practical pathways, • Inspection ready and ‑improvement focused — reflective, evidence informed‑ practice, • Therapeutic and relational culture — co‑regulation, restorative responses, dignity in every interaction Job Description (Summary) Purpose To deliver high quality, personalised teaching for 14–19 learners with SEMH, SEND and trauma‑ related needs, ensuring strong academic progress, emotional development‑ and improved life outcomes. Key Responsibilities: Teaching & Curriculum • Plan and deliver well structured‑ lessons aligned to ILPs/EHCPs, • Contribute to curriculum design (14–16 and/or 16–19), including accreditation or RARPA, • Establish predictable routines, co‑regulation and restorative approaches, • Implement the graduated approach and contribute to annual reviews, • Use tools such as Boxall, SDQ or RARPA where appropriate, • Work collaboratively with families, external partners and multi‑agency teams, • Participate in enrichment, trips, leadership of strands and wider community life Person Specification (Summary) Qualifications • QTS/QTLS (essential), • Successful teaching experience with SEMH/SEND learners, • Experience planning ILP/EHCP aligned‑ learning, • Trauma informed‑ and relational practice, • Effective differentiation and scaffolding, • Warm, emotionally intelligent, authentic, • Resilient and reflective, • MPS/UPS (aligned to national Teachers' Pay & Conditions), • Pension contributions aligned to Teachers’ Pension Scheme, • SEN allowances, dependent on role and experience, • Extensive CPD, coaching and reflective supervision, • Clear career progression pathways as Indie expands, • Creative Mill setting with dedicated therapeutic and small group‑ learning spaces Safer Recruitment Statement Indie Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All appointments are subject to enhanced DBS checks, online searches, identity and qualification verification, professional references and all checks required by KCSIE. We are an equal opportunities‑ employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.