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Working with schools and local authorities across Essex and London

Our Expertise in SEND Education

Looking for your perfect SEND job? As an agency dedicated to education recruitment, we have a deep understanding of the sector and how to match the right candidates to the right schools. With years of experience working in the education industry, SENDirect can provide tailored support to jobseekers.

We work with schools and local authorities throughout Essex and London, providing staffing solutions for a variety of different settings. These include mainstream schools with SEND departments, specialist SEND schools, and other educational and care settings.

We treat our candidates with respect, providing them with competitive rates of pay and ongoing support and training to help them excel in their roles.
What Our Candidates Say
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Arifa
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I had a great experience with SENDirect! The team is very professional, supportive, and quick with the documentation process. A special thanks to Paul, my recruitment consultant – he was incredibly helpful, always kept me updated, and made everything feel easy and smooth. I really appreciate his support and guidance throughout. Highly recommend SENDirect for anyone looking for roles in education!
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Gary Mercer
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I have been with SEN Direct for a short while now and they have been nothing but 100% helpful and professional. My recruitment consultant Karla has just been amazing and I wouldn't have been able to find and secure my current position without her. I would 100% recommend this company to anyone and everyone.
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Claudia
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This company is outstanding at communication, always checking in on my wellbeing and making sure I am happy in my current role.
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Sarah Anderson
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Karla was super keen and very enthusiastic and motivating. It felt like I had her attention whenever I needed it!! Very helpful with regard to finding me interviews and giving me confidence!! Excellent service.
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Falak Khan
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Karla made looking for a new job so easy! She was so supportive and reassured me about the whole process.
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Master Morale
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Working with SENDirect is just an amazing agency to work with. Really reliable and always a smile when you get phone calls for potential jobs. Really helped taking my CV to the next level
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Keenan Jay
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Karla and the team are exceptionally hard working people who are invested in you and want you to succeed. I had so much support since my first contact with SENDirect and was given every bit of help and advice in order to get a placement. I can't recommend them enough!! Give them a call today and see how they can help you too :)
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Suzette Kuhn
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Fantastic agent - swift responses with attention to detail.
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Doja Sowunmi
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I've worked with a host of recruitment agencies and recruiters in the past but none other than Karla at SENdirect. From the very first phone call she made to me I could tell that she was a cut above the rest. I wasn't even sure that I wanted to stay in teaching at the time but she reassured me that she would find me a school that matched my personality and my convenience in terms of distance, salary and teaching style and low and behold she stayed true to her word. Karla is always positive despite the problems I've thrown her way. She does her best to solve them and if she can't, she finds someone who can. It has been an absolute pleasure dealing with Karla and the team at SEN Direct and if it wasn't for her professionalism, friendly nature and willingness to ensure that her clients are satisfied, I doubt I'd still be teaching.
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Kyle Rubin
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Karla is an absolutely amazing recuiter with the best interests of both the schools and teaching staff!

How We Support Candidates

We believe in a personalised approach to recruitment, which is why we strive to understand your individual needs, experiences, and ambitions to help match you to the right role. Our team can provide you with support throughout the recruitment process, including CV guidance, interview preparation, and ongoing career development opportunities.

Education & SEND Recruitment Specialisms

SEND Jobs In Schools

The focus is on recruiting educators for mainstream and SEND schools, ensuring alignment with the institution's values and educational goals.

Roles include Primary Teachers, Secondary Teachers, SEND Teachers, Teaching Assistants, SEND Teaching Assistants, and Headteachers, with flexible placement options such as temporary, permanent, and temp-to-perm.

Local Authority SEND Jobs

The emphasis is on recruiting SEND specialists for local authority, particularly in roles that support inclusive education, such as SEND Case Officers, EHCP (Education, Health & Care Plan) Writers, Educational Psychologists, EHCP Coordinators, and SEND Team Managers.

The goal is to find professionals capable of leading and implementing impactful educational programs, with placements available in various formats.

Facilities Staff Recruitment

The focus is on recruiting school facilities staff to maintain a clean, healthy, and safe environment for both students and teaching staff.

Roles include School Cooks, Caretakers, Painters & Decorators, and Cleaning Staff, with flexible placement options such as temporary, permanent, and temp-to-perm.

This variety of roles highlights the versatility and reliability of the recruitment services provided.

Behaviour Solutions Provider

The emphasis is on supporting behavior solutions that empower students to succeed both within and beyond the school environment.

The goal is to help students recognise positive alternatives to suspension. The partner, with significant experience as a former Headteacher in a socioeconomically challenged area, achieved the notable success of reducing permanent exclusions from 24 to 0.

I have worked as a supply teacher for Karla several times over the years, and she is my first port of call.

She is one of the most professional, dedicated and hardworking people I have ever met. While Karla obviously has a business placing people in jobs, she has always made sure that the placements she found me were suitable.

I have never left a post Karla found me prior to the agreed time, and Karla has always been in regular contact to ensure I am happy with the role she’s found me.

I have recommended friends also looking for supply work - long and short term to also contact Karla - she has been just as helpful to them.

She is a fabulous lady and an absolute professional.

L Miller
Supply Teacher

I met Karla Spink around 10 years ago.
She, like the team she had chosen to work for her were friendly, putting you at ease, professional, and cared a much about the supply staff, as she did fulfilling the needs of the schools that required her help.

I worked many months before accepting a full-time position. After that, she would check in to see how things were going. After leaving full-time teaching, I worked for her agency again. Nothing had changed: professional, caring, and friendly, with a professional approach. Karla made an impact on me during our first meeting. That is one reason I worked for her a second time.

Her professionalism, focus on tasks at hand, and the well-being of the staff under her 'wing' were a priority. As she was an asset to the schools and supply staff, she took care off, she will be as valuable and an asset to any future work connections. She built up a professional agency, and that, enough, is a mark of her potential and capabilities to forge ahead to achieve what she needs to, to succeed.

B Evans
Teacher

The Next Step Towards Your Ideal Education Job

We are committed to helping you find your perfect role in education.

If you’re ready to explore new opportunities, gain valuable experience, and make a positive impact on students’ lives, register with SENDirect - we can’t wait to help you build your career.

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