Role: Teacher
Location: Bridgewater
Contract: Full time, permanent
Salary: Teacher Pay Scale
Start: September 2025 (sooner if possible)
Are you a passionate and resilient teacher with experience in Primary education and a strong understanding of SEND? Are you looking to make a real difference in the lives of young people with social, emotional and mental health needs?
Our education recruitment team is currently working in partnership with a highly regarded Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) in Bridgewater to appoint a dedicated Teacher. This is a full time, permanent role starting as soon as possible.
About The Role:
This rewarding position involves teaching and supporting children and young people aged 4 to 16 who are at risk of exclusion or have been permanently excluded from mainstream education. You will deliver personalised, engaging lessons in a supportive setting that prioritises emotional wellbeing and academic re-engagement.
As a Class Teacher, your responsibilities will include:
- Planning and delivering differentiated lessons to a small group of learners
- Working closely with HLTAs to co-plan and support classroom activities
- Acting as a key teacher/tutor for individual pupils, building positive relationships and tracking progress
- Supporting pupils with complex needs to overcome barriers to learning
- Delivering teaching across one or more sites in the local community
You’ll need a flexible, trauma-informed approach and ability to adapt your teaching to meet a wide range of needs.
Who We’re Looking For:
We welcome applications from qualified Primary Teachers (MPS/UPS) with:
- A solid understanding of SEMH and SEND support strategies
- Experience working with vulnerable or disengaged learners
- Strong classroom management and behaviour regulation skills
- An empathetic, student-centred approach
- The confidence to deliver lessons creatively and independently
- A commitment to helping young people re-engage with education and build confidence
What’s On Offer?
You’ll benefit from:
- Excellent CPD and training opportunities
- Career progression within a wider partnership of inclusive schools
- A highly skilled, collaborative and supportive team
- Opportunities to work across a multi-site, forward-thinking and education setting
- A chance to be part of a school that genuinely changes lives
The Setting:
This setting provides a high-quality alternative provision for students unable to access mainstream settings. The school places a strong emphasis on positive relationships, personalised learning and social reintegration.
Please note a full UK driving licence is essential.
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