Special Unit Class Teacher
| Posting date: | 21 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 February 2026 |
| Location: | Northampton, NN3 8EP |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 9ee1f4eb-9d72-410c-9330-268566006ba9 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Highly skilled in planning, teaching and assessment and managing a class with highly effective interpersonal skills and creating a positive climate for learning
Able to develop, monitor and evaluate quality of learning and provision for SEN students
Able to use data to produce reports.
Able to demonstrate capacity for additional responsibility and decision making.
Knowledge of issues affecting student outcomes (behaviour, academic, social).
Experience of developing, implementing, monitoring and reviewing highly effective lessons for children who for a range of reasons have difficulties with learning.
Ability to understand and manage challenging behaviours.
Experience of working effectively with other agencies in addressing each child’s needs.
Experience of teaching pupils with social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) difficulties and other special educational needs such as ASC and ADHD.
What the school offers its staff
We are committed to developing the best working practices for our staff and ensure that staff working conditions, workload and well-being are at the heart of our thinking.
Our NPAT Staff Pledge shows our ongoing commitment to our workforce and we try to ensure that anyone working in an NPAT schools can expect:
• A fair and reasonable workload.
• High quality training and CPD opportunities that meet the needs of individual members.
• A fair pay and reward package at least equal to the national agreement for teachers, and the Local Authority pay scale for support staff.
• Supportand incentiveto ensure positive well-being.
• Higher priority placement in the school that you work at for the admission of staff children.
NPAT is committed to providing the most innovative, creative and inclusive education possible. We pride ourselves on high expectations and outcomes for our children through a curriculum which is aimed at nurturing the whole child academically and personally.
We are committed to the personal and professional development of our staff, offering innovative, collaborative and supportive approaches to training and development courses in priority areas. We are always keen to hear about the professional needs of our staff, so please feel free to let us know of any areas that you feel we could support you with.
NPAT always aims to be at the forefront of the latest educational thinking and research, including our current work on curriculum development which will provide clarity to teachers about wider curriculum content so that their valuable time can be spent concentrating on delivery and personalising this to meet the needs of their learners. We aim to work with the very best educational researchers and give our staff every opportunity to hear the latest research evidence tied in to our education strategy and priorities.
Commitment to safeguarding
Nothing is more important than keeping all our children safe, especially the most vulnerable. The NPAT Partnership is fully committed to ensuring that children with SEND, those eligible for Pupil Premium funding and other vulnerable groups are able to achieve as highly as possible. Schools within the partnership will have the most rigorous and updated procedures and policies which help keep children in our care safe. We will ensure that all vulnerable groups of children achieve highly, when compared to their peers nationally.
Highly skilled in planning, teaching and assessment and managing a class with highly effective interpersonal skills and creating a positive climate for learning
Able to develop, monitor and evaluate quality of learning and provision for SEN students
Able to use data to produce reports.
Able to demonstrate capacity for additional responsibility and decision making.
Knowledge of issues affecting student outcomes (behaviour, academic, social).
Experience of developing, implementing, monitoring and reviewing highly effective lessons for children who for a range of reasons have difficulties with learning.
Ability to understand and manage challenging behaviours.
Experience of working effectively with other agencies in addressing each child’s needs.
Experience of teaching pupils with social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) difficulties and other special educational needs such as ASC and ADHD.
What the school offers its staff
We are committed to developing the best working practices for our staff and ensure that staff working conditions, workload and well-being are at the heart of our thinking.
Our NPAT Staff Pledge shows our ongoing commitment to our workforce and we try to ensure that anyone working in an NPAT schools can expect:
• A fair and reasonable workload.
• High quality training and CPD opportunities that meet the needs of individual members.
• A fair pay and reward package at least equal to the national agreement for teachers, and the Local Authority pay scale for support staff.
• Supportand incentiveto ensure positive well-being.
• Higher priority placement in the school that you work at for the admission of staff children.
NPAT is committed to providing the most innovative, creative and inclusive education possible. We pride ourselves on high expectations and outcomes for our children through a curriculum which is aimed at nurturing the whole child academically and personally.
We are committed to the personal and professional development of our staff, offering innovative, collaborative and supportive approaches to training and development courses in priority areas. We are always keen to hear about the professional needs of our staff, so please feel free to let us know of any areas that you feel we could support you with.
NPAT always aims to be at the forefront of the latest educational thinking and research, including our current work on curriculum development which will provide clarity to teachers about wider curriculum content so that their valuable time can be spent concentrating on delivery and personalising this to meet the needs of their learners. We aim to work with the very best educational researchers and give our staff every opportunity to hear the latest research evidence tied in to our education strategy and priorities.
Commitment to safeguarding
Nothing is more important than keeping all our children safe, especially the most vulnerable. The NPAT Partnership is fully committed to ensuring that children with SEND, those eligible for Pupil Premium funding and other vulnerable groups are able to achieve as highly as possible. Schools within the partnership will have the most rigorous and updated procedures and policies which help keep children in our care safe. We will ensure that all vulnerable groups of children achieve highly, when compared to their peers nationally.