SEN Teacher - January 2027 Start

About the role

Aldar Education is recruiting a Special Educational Needs (SEN) teacher for Abdulla Bin Otaiba Charter School (ABO), a large charter school following the US curriculum with over 1,500 students from KG2 to Grade 5. The school aims to be collaborative and student-centred, and the successful candidate will align with its core values of respect, collaboration, passion, integrity and excellence. The start date is January 2027.

Key responsibilities

• Plan, prepare and deliver lessons that meet the curriculum requirements and cater to the whole ability range in the class, with enthusiastic and imaginative teaching.
• Organise classroom provision and learning resources, create displays and assess children in line with school assessments.
• Take responsibility for class progress, record development using Target Tracker and use assessment data to inform planning, provision and intervention.
• Give feedback to parents and carers on progress at parent-teacher conferences and other meetings.
• Meet with professionals such as speech and language therapists, occupational therapists and educational psychologists where needed.
• Manage classes effectively, follow the school's behaviour policy and act as a positive role model.
• Work with colleagues, curriculum support staff and parents, and run a weekly ECA each term.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Special Education with PGCE or another teacher qualification.
• Minimum 1-2 years of teaching experience.
• Clean enhanced Disclosure and Barring Services check or police check.
• Previous experience working with students whose English is not their first language.

Required skills

• Commitment to educating the whole child and a high level of professionalism.
• Recent and consistent involvement in extra-curricular activities.
• Positive, solution-focused attitude and respect for all members of the school community.