A specialist independent day school in Lancashire is seeking a Lead English Teacher to support students with Social, Emotional, and Mental Health (SEMH) difficulties. The role involves leading and coordinating the English curriculum, managing literacy and phonics interventions, and developing English as a key academic focus. Additional responsibilities include training staff, reporting to the Senior Leadership Team, and acting as the Careers Officer to ensure compliance with the Gatsby Benchmarks. Salary: M1 - UPS2, plus an additional £1,500 Expert payment per annum. Hours: 40 hours per week – Term Time Only Qualifications: PGCE, QTS, Cert Ed, or equivalent, with experience in SEN, safeguarding, and managing challenging behaviors. Benefits : Professional development opportunities Perkbox discounts on everyday expenses Competitive pay with annual reviews Enhanced leave, company sick pay, pension, life assurance UK Health Cash Plan covering healthcare expenses Employee Assistance Programme for 24/7 support £1,000 referral bonus (terms apply) For immediate consideration, please apply directly to this advert with an up-to-date copy of your CV, highlighting your relevant work experience, contact details and a covering letter indicating why you should be considered along with your availability to interview. All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for details. All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date. Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants. We offer all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided. For details of our privacy policy, please visit the Teaching Personnel website.