SEMH Unit Teacher

Maidenhall Primary School, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 8LD

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  27 April 2026 at 1pm

• Date listed

  27 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (Actual) Main Pay Scale/Upper Pay Scale

SEMH Unit Teacher job summary

SEMH teacher (1:1/small groups) - Maidenhall Primary School

Maidenhall Primary School

Full time

MPS/UPS (Additional SEN allowance available dependent on experience of candidate)

Are you passionate about supporting children with SEMH needs?

Do you want to be part of a team that not only gives pupils the chance to excel, but also drives positive outcomes for children across Luton?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a SEMH Teacher at our Inreach provision, The Bridge, based at Maidenhall Primary School.

Do you strongly believe that?

 All behaviour is a form of communication

 Relationships are the key to highquality learning

 Every child deserves the chance to succeed

This role will give you the opportunity to drive real change—helping children with SEMH needs to thrive, shaping their future, and equipping them with the tools to reach their full potential.

What We Offer

 A supportive and friendly team who are committed to helping both children and adults

 A wellresourced setting and the opportunity to develop your vision for SEMH teaching

 Opportunities to grow your pedagogy with a team who enjoy continual professional development

 The chance to make a meaningful impact on the lives of children in Luton

This Role Is Perfect For

 A skilled teacher with QTS who wants access to the tools needed to truly support pupils with SEMH needs

 A colleague looking to develop their experience in an area that has a long term positive impact on children and the wider community

 A professional seeking to build experience working with pupils and colleagues in the field of SEMH

About the Role

We are looking to recruit a teacher to plan and deliver bespoke education packages for individual pupils and small groups. Our work focuses on meeting SEMH needs, maintaining strong connections with pupils’ home schools, and facilitating reintegration into mainstream settings or transition to specialist provision where appropriate.

The Bridge, based at Maidenhall Primary School, forms part of Luton’s Primary SEMH Service. The overarching aim of the service is to provide outreach support and early intervention to schools by guiding, advising, and modelling approaches that help meet the needs of children with SEMH difficulties within their existing school environment.

A key element of the service is the fostering of Therapeutic Thinking, supporting a cultural shift in how schools understand and respond to children’s needs.

Where Tier 1 outreach support is not sufficient, pupils may be offered Tier 2 short term placements within The Bridge.

We warmly welcome visits to our school and service. Meeting our Lead Practitioner and The Bridge team will give you valuable insight into our vision, values, and pupil pathways—and help you understand the impact you can have on our pupils.

Closing date: Monday 27th April 2026

Interviews week commencing : 5th May 2026

Immediate start or September, depending on your notice period.

"We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications".

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and encouraged. Please contact Shabana Ul-Haq, our HR Administrator, to arrange a visit. For further information and an application pack, please visit our website http://maidenhallprimary.co.uk/category/vacancies

All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced check with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), as well as online searches.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Maidenhall Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 670 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Maidenhall Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/maidenhall-primary-school

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