(Just 10 minutes from Bishop's Stortford and Harlow)
Contract:
Permanent, full-time
Start Date:
January 2026
Salary:
Teachers' Pay Scale + SEN Allowance (dependent on experience)
About St Elizabeth's
Set in the beautiful Hertfordshire countryside, St Elizabeth's Centre is a national charity supporting children, young people, and adults with complex needs. Our Specialist School offers a unique and bespoke learning environment for children and young people aged 5-16 with a wide range of learning difficulties, disabilities, and health conditions, including epilepsy and autism. It's a calm, structured, and aspirational environment where meaningful learning takes place every day.
We are proud to be a values-led organisation -- aspirational, collaborative, joyful, and compassionate -- and we're looking for a talented teacher who shares our commitment to helping young people live life to the full.
About the Role
This is not a conventional teaching role. This is a position where you will change lives, build deep connections, and be inspired daily by the courage and potential of your students.
At St Elizabeth's, we are looking for a Teacher who is committed to making a difference in the lives of children and young people between ages 5 - 16. This is more than a teaching role, it's a chance to be part of a nurturing team where every moment is about empowering students to thrive in their own unique way.
With classes supporting up to 8 students, you will be able to foster a learning environment where every child feels valued, respected, and understood with the support of a wider multi-disciplinary team of Teaching Assistants, Therapists and Nurses all based on-site here at St Elizabeth's.
What you'll do:
Plan and deliver creative, adapted lessons tailored to individual EHCPs
Work closely with Learning Support Assistants and therapy teams to provide holistic support
Use a variety of communication methods, including Makaton, PECS, and AAC
Track, assess, and report on progress toward academic, personal, and vocational goals
Celebrate every achievement -- no matter how big or small!
About You
You're a committed educator with a flexible and person-centred approach. You understand that success for our learners looks different, and you celebrate every step of the journey.
UK Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
Experience working with learners with special educational needs
Ability to adapt teaching for learners with complex profiles
Strong communication, collaboration, and organisational skills
Passion for inclusive education and holistic child development
Why Join St Elizabeth's?
A supportive and inclusive team culture
Structured induction, training, and CPD tailored to SEN
Enhanced DBS paid for by us
Teachers' Pension Scheme
Free on-site parking and countryside setting
Access to the wellbeing platform, discounts, and staff benefits
Recommend a Friend bonus scheme
How to Apply
Apply now by submitting a completed application form and CV. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, so early applications are encouraged.
We welcome informal visits -- to arrange a tour, contact: recruitment@stelizabeths.org.uk
Please note: Due to our rural location, access to personal transport is essential.
Safeguarding & Inclusion
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and young adults. All appointments are subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check. This post involves regulated activity.
We are an equal opportunities employer and actively welcome applications from all backgrounds. If you require reasonable adjustments, please contact us during the recruitment process. If you believe that every child deserves to be seen, supported, and celebrated, we'd love to hear from you.
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About
St Elizabeth's School
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St Elizabeth's School
South End, Much Hadham
Hertfordshire
SG10 6EW
United Kingdom
+44 1279 844270
Welcome
St Elizabeth's School is a Specialist School for young people aged 7 - 19 years. We offer a warm, welcoming, safe and secure environment for children from all over the UK.
We are more than just an epilepsy school!
The School is a centre of expertise in supporting and educating young people with moderate or severe learning difficulties (MLD/SLD), profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD) or other complex neurological conditions potentially caused or complicated by epilepsy. Our Multi-Disciplinary Teams, in partnership with Great Ormond Street Hospital, equip the School to serve a wide range of complex needs such as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), language and communication needs or challenging behaviours.
As either a residential or day pupil, every young person we welcome to our School is unique and valued. Our integrated care, therapeutic and academic provision is planned around the individual and delivered through a seamless, coordinated and consistent waking day curriculum, either in the classrooms or in our residential accommodation, available all year round.
Supporting pupils to make progress and develop independence skills is at the heart of everything we do, providing a safe and caring environment in which they can achieve their fullest potential.
St Elizabeth's maintains as a Roman Catholic School, but we are fully inclusive and welcome children from all faiths or of no religion. Religious Education and our Christian ethos is taught by all teachers, and supported by our Catholic Ethos Advocate. Our Centre chapel is used frequently for Mass and our many prayer rooms give anyone the opportunity for quiet reflection throughout the day. If they choose, children can be prepared to receive their First Holy Communion and the Sacrament of Confirmation.
Ethos, Aims & Values
Weekly assemblies form the focus of our Religious Education, with all children being given the opportunity to organise and participate on a regular basis. All assemblies begin with the whole school sharing our core value statement: 'To live and learn as friends together. To Share and Give and Love.'
Our Aims for Young People
At St Elizabeth's each young person will have the opportunity to live and learn in a safe and nurturing environment where differences are acknowledged, respected and valued - where abilities are recognised and achievement is celebrated.
To know and feel that they are safe.
To be able to access a full and meaningful education through a curriculum that is adapted to individual learning profiles.
To promote an understanding of children's rights and advocacy services, assisting children to make choices and communicate their needs.
To be able to achieve to their full potential.
To have access to excellent health and therapy care which enables them to enjoy varied life experiences and retain a good level of general well being.
To reduce barriers to living ordinary lives as much as possible.
To live and learn in an emotionally supportive environment which promotes their development as a young person.
For children receiving residential care to live in youthful and fun houses which offer a sense of security and belonging.
To be empowered and facilitated to make informed choices about their own lives.
To become as independent as possible.
To be able to learn from experience.
To be provided with the best quality of life possible in relation to their needs.
To be included in their own and local community as much as they are able.
To be prepared for a transition into adult provision or alternative learning services as and when appropriate.
Head Teacher:
Mrs Lisa Tooley
More information about our School can be found on our website www.stelizabeths.org.uk or by contacting us on 01279 844451
Registered address:
St Elizabeth's Centre, South End, Much Hadham, Hertfordshire, SG10 6EW
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