Job Description:

Specialist Complex Needs School | Poplar, Tower Hamlets | September 2026

ECTs Welcome | London-Weighted Salary | MPS/UPS | Additional SEN Allowance

Not Every Teaching Role Can Change a Child's Life.

This One Can.

Rising Hope Education is proud to be supporting a highly respected specialist school in Poplar to recruit an SEN Teacher for September 2026.

This is an established, well-supported setting that specialises in educating children with profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD), severe learning difficulties (SLD) and a range of complex additional needs.

Whether you're an experienced SEND teacher or an ECT looking to begin your career in specialist education, this school offers exceptional support, outstanding mentoring and a genuine commitment to professional development.

The Pupils

The children you will support may have:

• Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD)
• Severe Learning Difficulties (SLD)
• Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC)
• Complex communication needs
• Physical disabilities
• Sensory processing difficulties
• Medical and physical needs

Every child follows a highly personalised pathway designed around their individual strengths, needs and aspirations.

More Than Teaching

Success in this setting looks different.

It might be a child making a choice independently.

Communicating a need for the first time.

Taking part in a group activity.

Developing confidence and connection.

The progress may sometimes appear small from the outside.

For families, those moments can be life-changing.

Why Teachers Love Working Here

This school has built an outstanding reputation across East London for both pupil outcomes and staff support.

You'll benefit from:

• Outstanding mentoring and coaching
• Strong leadership support
• Specialist SEND training
• Collaborative multidisciplinary working
• Access to therapists and external specialists
• Clear progression opportunities

This is a school that invests heavily in its staff and develops future leaders.

ECTs Encouraged To Apply

If you're at the beginning of your teaching career and have a passion for SEND, this could be an incredible place to learn and grow.

The school has successfully supported many teachers to develop specialist expertise in complex needs education and provides structured support throughout your journey.

We're Looking For Someone Who

• Holds or is working towards QTS
• Has a genuine passion for inclusive education
• Believes every child deserves ambitious opportunities
• Is patient, creative and reflective
• Can build positive relationships with pupils and families
• Wants to develop specialist SEND expertise

Salary & Benefits

• Competitive London-weighted salary
• MPS/UPS pay scale
• Additional SEN Allowance
• Outstanding CPD opportunities
• Structured ECT support programme
• Specialist SEND training
• Long-term progression opportunities

The Difference You'll Make

The children in this school face challenges most people never see.

Yet every day they demonstrate resilience, determination and joy.

The school is looking for teachers who see possibility where others see limitation.

Teachers who celebrate every breakthrough.

Teachers who understand that the smallest steps can sometimes be the biggest achievements.

If that sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you.

Rising Hope Education
Staffing with Heart, Supporting with Purpose