English Teacher

English Teacher

Contract Type: Part-time, Permanent,
Hours: 16 hours / 2 days per week
Salary: £12,660 - £18,935.20 (M1 – UPS2)
Location: St Ives, Cambridge

Aurora Fairway School

We are looking to recruit a part time English Teacher to join our team at Fairway School in St Ives, Cambridge.

Aurora Fairway is part of the Aurora group. We are a bespoke secondary school that opened in September 2022. Our students are aged 11-16 year olds with a range of complex learning needs including social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication difficulties and autism. Be part of something great, you will be delivering high quality teaching and learning to our students.  

To take a virtual look around our school please click here: Aurora Fairway School (mpembed.com)

Key Duties:

• To contribute to the delivery and development of the curriculum, having regard to the educational and social needs of the students within a learning environment.
• Be responsible for the high quality of teaching and learning of all students who are assigned to the post holder, having responsibility for their literacy skills, progress, welfare and outcomes.
• Supervise the work of any support staff, who are assigned to work with the post holder’s students.
• To have an up to date knowledge and understanding of the professional duties of teachers and the statutory framework within which teachers work.
• To implement the aims of the school.

Please note that duties will vary and you will be expected to contribute to the overall aims of Fairway School when required. Please see the link below for our full job description:

Job Description - Teacher

Experience: 

• PGCE, Qualified Teacher Status or equivalent teaching qualification in English and evidence of in-service training is essential.
• Role would suit primary as well as secondary trained teachers
• Postgraduate diploma in SEN is desirable.
• Experience of working in a special school environment and in particular with students with SEMH is desirable.
• Experience of successfully delivering a differentiated curriculum to students with a wide range of needs from non-readers to students aiming for GCSE English is desirable.

Knowledge:

• Excellent knowledge of English within the national curriculum to support a range of students abilities and knowledge base.
• Working knowledge of SEMH students with complex needs including ASD.
• Knowledge, understanding and experience of autism and associated co-morbid conditions and how these can affect learning.
• Curriculum development and implementation for pupils with SEN and in particular autism

Be part of our successful team and also benefit from a generous package that includes:

• Life assurance
• Competitive pension scheme
• Perkbox - offering high street discounts, access to car lease scheme and bike to work scheme
• Employee assistance programme
• Fully funded training and qualifications
• Free membership to our Health cash back plan - Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio and many more.

How to apply:

Please complete an online application form in full, remembering to include all employment and education details.  If you need any assistance or would like any more information, please contact Liz in the Aurora Group Recruitment Team at liz.hudson@the-aurora-group.com

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer.

This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled. 

Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.