Nurture Teacher

Job Title: Nurture Teacher

Location: Redhill, Surrey

Contract Type: Permanent, Full-time

Salary: £34,398 - £48,913 per year (M1 - UPS1 Fringe) plus £5,000 Welcome Bonus for Qualified Teachers

Hours: 40 hours per week, Term Time only

Working Hours

• Monday-Wednesday: 8.15am - 4.45pm
• Thursday: 8.15am - 5.00pm
• Friday: 8.15am - 4.00pm

About the School

We are recruiting a Nurture Teacher for a brand new SEND Secondary School opened in September 2025 in Surrey, supporting young people aged 11-16 with social communication needs, emotional regulation difficulties, and sensory processing differences, typically associated with Autism. The school offers a therapeutic, nurturing environment with small class sizes and a strong multi-disciplinary team.

Role Purpose

The Nurture Teacher will lead high?quality teaching and learning within a nurture?based setting, supporting pupils who require a more personalised, relationship?focused approach to education. Many pupils may have additional learning needs and may present with behaviours linked to anxiety, communication challenges, or emotional dysregulation. You will create a safe, structured, and supportive environment that helps pupils build confidence, resilience, and positive learning habits.

Key Duties

• Plan and deliver nurture?based lessons tailored to pupils' emotional, social, and academic needs
• Create a calm, predictable classroom environment that supports regulation and engagement
• Work closely with the pastoral, therapeutic, and teaching teams to support holistic development
• Set and review personalised targets linked to EHCP outcomes
• Track, assess, and report on pupil progress
• Contribute to EHCP reviews, PEPs, LAC meetings, and multi?agency discussions
• Support pupils with emotional regulation using agreed strategies and school policies
• Build strong, trusting relationships with pupils to promote positive behaviour and learning
• Stay informed about best practice in nurture approaches, trauma?informed teaching, and SEND

Candidate Requirements

• PGCE, with QTS, or equivalent teaching qualification
• Experience working with pupils with SEND, SEMH, or social communication needs
• Understanding of nurture principles, attachment?aware practice, and trauma?informed approaches
• Ability to adapt teaching to meet a wide range of needs
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work as part of a multi?disciplinary team
• Experience developing personalised learning plans or bespoke curriculum pathways

Benefits Include

• Extensive training and professional development opportunities
• Perkbox discounts on shopping, dining, gym memberships, and more
• Cycle to Work and car scheme
• Enhanced annual leave, sick pay, pension, and life assurance
• 24/7 GP access for you and your household
• Health cash plan for everyday medical costs
• Employee Assistance Programme with counselling and wellbeing support
• £1,000 refer?a?friend bonus

This is an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful difference to young people while developing your career in a supportive, forward?thinking school.

Welcome bonus paid in two instalments: 50% after successful probation and 50% after one year of service.