SEND Instructor

Protocol Education are recruiting for a SEND Instructor to join a nurturing and inclusive SEND school in Shrewsbury. This is a rewarding opportunity to support pupils with additional needs in a setting that places wellbeing, personalised learning, and positive relationships at the heart of everything they do. The school provides a caring and supportive environment for both students and staff and is part of a well-respected Trust committed to helping every pupil achieve their full potential. Staff work collaboratively to create meaningful learning experiences that promote confidence, independence, and academic progress for all learners. The school is now seeking a dedicated and compassionate SEND Instructor to join their team. This role would suit experienced Cover Supervisors, Instructors, Tutors, HLTAs, overseas-trained teachers, or education professionals with strong curriculum delivery experience who are passionate about supporting children and young people with SEND. Qualifications Previous experience delivering lessons, leading learning activities, or supporting teaching and learning within an educational setting is desirable. Applicants must have the Right to Work in the UK. Strong communication, behaviour management, and relationship-building skills are essential. Key Responsibilities

• Deliver engaging lessons and learning activities aligned with the school's curriculum.
• Adapt learning to meet the individual needs of pupils with SEND.
• Monitor pupil engagement and progress, providing feedback to teaching staff and school leaders.
• Build positive relationships with pupils to promote confidence, resilience, and independence.
• Promote a calm, safe, and inclusive learning environment through effective behaviour management strategies.
• Work collaboratively with teachers, support staff, and families to support positive outcomes for pupils.

Ideal Candidate

• Passionate about supporting children and young people with SEND.
• Experienced in delivering lessons, leading classroom learning, or supporting curriculum delivery.
• Confident managing behaviour in a calm, patient, and positive manner.
• Able to motivate and engage pupils with a range of additional learning and communication needs.
• Enthusiastic, resilient, and committed to inclusive education.
• Experience as a Cover Supervisor, Instructor, Tutor, HLTA, Learning Mentor, overseas-trained teacher, or similar education professional is highly desirable.
• Must hold the Right to Work in the UK.

If you are looking for a fulfilling role where you can make a genuine difference to the lives of young people with additional needs while developing your teaching and classroom practice, we would love to hear from you. All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details. All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date. Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants. We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service. Full assistance provided. For details of our privacy policy, please see visit the Protocol Education website.