SEND Specialist Services

SEND Specialist Services

At Absolute Teaching, we're more than 'Absolute' teachers. Our SEND specialist services are dedicated to supporting the entire SEND sector, enabling educational institutions and LEAs to focus on each child's unique needs and enhance outcomes.

Your setting will benefit from:

• A customized approach, providing tailored SEND and SEMH solutions at short notice.
• Proactive and responsive service, with immediate start dates available to quickly fill any staffing gaps.
• A highly skilled specialist workforce, flexible in meeting your individual SEND requirements and experienced in improving pupil outcomes.
• Versatile recruitment solutions, including day-to-day, short-term, long-term, and tailored permanent options.
• We complement your recruitment process by offering an exclusive pool of candidates for a more comprehensive selection.

Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Holistic SEND Solutions

Our teachers and support staff excel in enhancing the SEND curriculum and promoting inclusion across various areas of special and complex needs, including:

• Autistic Spectrum Condition (ASC)
• Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH)
• Speech, language, and communication needs (SLCN)
• Moderate and severe learning difficulties (MLD and SLD)
• Specific learning difficulties (SpLD)
• Profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD)
• Physical disability (PD)
• Multi-sensory impairment (MSI)
• Hearing impairment (HI)
• Visual impairment (VI)

Specialist Expertise

We offer tailored solutions at short notice, including one-to-one/small group teaching and support staff trained and experienced in:

• Speech and language therapy
• British Sign Language (BSL)
• Makaton
• PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System)
• Manual handling
• PEG feeding
• EHCP (Education, Health, and Care Plan) writing
• Epilepsy care
• Nutrition and personal care
• Outreach tutoring
• Sensory curriculum

Specialist Interventions

Our staff are skilled in providing top-tier SEMH Support through various interventions, such as:

• Art, Music, Drama, and LEGO therapy
• Social, life, and workplace skills workshops
• Mindfulness, yoga, and dance therapy
• Outdoor instruction/forest schooling
• Food technology/hygiene and catering workshops
• Progressive Literacy intervention
• Multi-sensory Maths intervention
• Behavior support and mentoring
• Reintegration support
• Counseling
• 1:1 tutors
• Attendance officers and family liaison officers
• Art therapy

Our SEND Candidates

Our registered Teaching and Support SEND candidates are flexible and adaptable, allowing us to:

• Provide specialist staff promptly to respond to new intakes.
• Supply tailored and bespoke solutions on short notice.
• Offer immediate start dates to fill gaps efficiently.

The candidates we recommend align with your specific setting requirements and undergo all necessary safeguards, adhering to Conduct Regulations and DFE guidelines.

Tailored Recruitment Packages

For long-term roles, we offer a free trial day for your shortlisted candidate(s) to assess their interaction with your pupils and culture fit, at no cost to you. Additionally, our no-commitment 12-week working interview enables supply candidates to be trialed without obligation. If you decide to appoint them permanently, there's no release fee.

Our SEND Teams

Our dedicated SEND teams are committed to understanding your current and future needs, offering extended on-call service from 6am to 10pm, regardless of notice or time of day.