Dyslexia and Special Needs Teacher

Due to expansion, LAIDLAW EDUCATION LLP is looking to recruit a qualified SpLD (Level 5 or above)
Specialist Teacher Dyslexia and Special Needs teacher to join our friendly team in January 2027.
Daytime (with potential for after school and Saturday teaching, as well as holiday teaching).
Based in our CReSTeD Teaching Centre in Kew, Richmond, TW9 (before applying, please make sure you
are able to travel to our site).
The successful candidate should be an excellent communicator and capable of working alongside a
professional team, with energy and enthusiasm. You should be experienced in teaching pupils across a
range of ages and experience of teaching children with ADHD or ASD is an advantage. You would be
working with pupils on a predominantly individual basis, delivering personalised lessons based on the
pupil’s individual needs, during term time. Opportunities for teaching mainstream children are also
available, if suitably qualified and experienced.
As a self-employed teacher, and potentially a member of Laidlaw Education LLP, you have the back-up of
the Laidlaw Education office and wider teaching team. For more information about our teaching and
educational support, please visit www.laidlaweducation.co.uk.
If you feel you meet the above criteria and are interested, please send your CV and covering letter
to support@laidlaweducation.co.uk
We are proactively committed to creating a diverse staff body which reflects the community that we
teach. At Laidlaw Education we value diversity and inclusion; we want to attract the best people for the
role available. This is regardless of age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, disability, socioeconomic
status or religious beliefs.
In line with our recruitment policy and for the protection of our pupils, you will be subject to an
enhanced DBS disclosure and employment reference checks. Laidlaw Education is committed to
safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects staff and volunteers
to share this commitment. You must be eligible to work in the UK.

Neurodiversity workshops with expert Fintan O’Regan

Once again, we are are pleased to offer workshops with neurodiversity expert Fintan O’Regan. These will be useful to parents and teachers who have children with:

Autistic Spectrum Condition (ASC)
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA)
Learning, behaviour and socialisation difference

Friday 10 November 2024, 1 to 4 pm – Fin O’Regan’s ASC and ADHD Workshop We are able to subsidise places on this course for lower-income families.
Friday 26 April 2024, 1 to 4 pm – ODD and PDA Workshop for Educators
Friday 3 May 2024, 1 to 4 pm – ODD and PDA Workshop for Parents We are able to subsidise places on this course for lower-income families.

All the courses will be held at The Museum of Farnham, 38 West Street, Farnham – just a few doors down from our Centre.

About Fintan O’Regan

Fintan was the Head Teacher of the Centre Academy from 1996 -2002, which was the first specialist school in the UK for students between the ages of 7-19 specialising in issues related to ADHD, ASC, ODD and PDA.

He is an associate lecturer for Leicester University, Michigan University, the National Association of Special Needs, the Institute of Education, the Helen Arkell Dyslexia Charity and is a member of the council of CReSTeD and the Special Educational Needs Consortium.

He has written a number of books and published articles and works as a trainer and consultant both nationally and internationally with regard to supporting schools, children and families with SEND and behaviour issues.

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Dyslexia and Special Needs Teacher

Neurodiversity workshops with expert Fintan O’Regan

About Fintan O’Regan

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