Role: English Teacher
Location: TA3
Contract: Full time, permanent
Working Hours: 40 hours per week, term time only
Salary: £30,000 - £43,000 depending on experience and qualifications
Start: As soon as possible
Long-Term Teachers are proud to be working in partnership with a highly specialised school on the outskirts of Taunton that supports young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs. Set in a peaceful, rural location, the school offers a therapeutic and nurturing environment where students are taught in small groups or on a 1:1 basis, allowing for truly personalised learning and behavioural support.
The school is now seeking a passionate and resilient English Teacher to join their dedicated team. This is a rewarding opportunity for someone who can build strong, trusting relationships with students who may have experienced trauma, disrupted education or behavioural challenges. The successful candidate will help students develop essential literacy skills while fostering confidence and a positive attitude towards learning.
Key Responsibilities:
- Plan and deliver creative and engaging English Lessons tailored to individual learning and emotional needs
- Build strong rapport with students, using positive behaviour support strategies
- Monitor progress, assess learning and provide regular feedback to support personal and academic development
- Contribute to a safe, structured and supportive environment where students feel secure and motivated to learn
Ideal Candidates Will Have:
- A genuine commitment to supporting young people with SEMH needs
- A minimum of two years’ experience teaching, ideally in an SEMH, PRU or alternative provision setting
- QTS or QTLS (preferred but strong unqualified teachers with relevant experience will be considered)
- Patience, emotional resilience and a trauma-informed approach to teaching and behaviour management
Working with Long-term Teachers:
We are an independent agency working with Nurseries, Primary, Secondary and Special Schools.
LTT was founded with the aim of creating a genuine, transparent and straightforward service to help candidates secure their next role. We place a huge emphasis on delivering an exceptional service where you will be supported, listened to and valued throughout.
Your dedicated consultant will invest time to understand your experience, skill-set and what your ideal role looks like. You will have frequent updates with your progress through compliance, applications for specific roles as well as receiving additional information on roles which we feel may be of interest to you.
We are proud members of the REC and we have the highest standard of compliance. Working with us means you will get the very best support and guidance through the clearance process from your own specific point of contact from our in-house compliance team.
In addition you will receive:
- Guarantee Pay Scheme opportunities
- Permanent job roles
- Support and advice during the clearance and onboarding process
- Working to Agency Workers Regulations
- Interview preparation, advice and support
- Statutory employment rights, such as; sick pay, holiday pay, maternity and paternity pay