Location: Hertfordshire (Broxbourne), London, UK
Salary: £37,868 – £56,154 per annum
Job Type: Full-Time, Temporary
Start Date: ASAP
Key Stages: KS3, KS4, KS5 (Secondary & Post-16)
Salary will be determined based on experience and position on the Main Pay Range. The maximum salary of £50,474 is applicable to candidates with substantial teaching experience equivalent to U3.
About the Role
We are seeking a passionate and skilled Specialist Art Teacher who understands that, in this setting, art is not about the final product—but about experience, expression, and connection.
You will lead a tailored Art provision across KS3–KS5, delivering sensory-rich, therapeutic, and highly personalised sessions for pupils with complex needs. This is a unique opportunity to use creativity as a powerful tool for communication, engagement, and emotional regulation.
About the School
Teach Now is working in partnership with a highly respected specialist school in Hertfordshire supporting pupils aged 2–19 with severe learning difficulties (SLD), profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD), and Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC).
The school adopts a Total Communication approach, using tools such as Makaton, PECS, symbols, and communication aids to ensure every pupil can express themselves. Learning is highly personalised, with a strong emphasis on communication, independence, sensory regulation, and emotional wellbeing.
Creativity plays a central role across the curriculum, offering pupils meaningful ways to explore, engage, and communicate with the world around them.
Requirements:
• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
• Experience working with pupils with SLD, PMLD, and/or ASC
• Strong understanding of Total Communication and sensory-based learning
• Experience delivering highly differentiated or semi-formal curricula
• Confidence leading a team within a specialist classroom
• A creative, patient, and reflective approach to teaching
Key Responsibilities
• Plan and deliver sensory-based, process-led art sessions tailored to pupils with complex needs, including PMLD
• Adapt learning to support engagement, communication, and cause-and-effect understanding
• Deliver highly personalised, EHCP-led learning, breaking progress into small, measurable steps
• Use Total Communication approaches (e.g. Makaton, PECS, visual supports) to support expression and interaction
• Support sensory regulation and emotional wellbeing through structured, creative activities
• Work collaboratively with Teaching Assistants and multidisciplinary teams (including SaLT and OT) to provide holistic support
Why Join This School?
• A truly specialist setting where communication is at the heart of learning
• Opportunity to use creativity in a therapeutic and meaningful way
• Highly supportive and experienced staff team
Access to ongoing professional development in:
• Autism
• Communication strategies
• Complex SEND needs
If you are an innovative and compassionate Art Teacher looking to work in a specialist SEND environment, we would love to hear from you.
Why work via Teach Now?
Teach-Now are a widely recognised, education recruitment company. We pride ourselves on our high levels of customer service and professional development that we offer our teachers and support staff. We:
• Ensure that you will have your own dedicated consultant who will provide ongoing support and guidance.
• Offer an excellent refer a friend scheme that pays you £150 for each candidate you refer to us after they have worked and been paid for their first 10 days.
• Pay in line with the Agency Worker Regulations (AWR) meaning you will be paid equally to a permanent employee.
• Give you access to a wide range of CPD training through our in-house team of experienced senior leaders
Application Process: Do you feel you meet the criteria for this exciting opportunity? If so, please either apply below or contact Teach-Now directly. All applicants will require the appropriate qualification and training for this role. For teacher roles, we require a formally recognised teaching qualification. If you are not contacted within 2 working days, unfortunately, you have been unsuccessful for this role. However, we will keep your CV and continue to help you in your search for a job within education. Good luck with your application, we look forward to hearing from you.
Teach Now operates stringent safer recruitment procedures.
We are committed to promoting equality and challenging discrimination. Teach Now is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post will be subject to an Enhanced DBS Clearance
Salary description
£37868.00 - £56154.00 per year