English Teacher

English teacher in a new SEN provision

Location: Horsham, West Sussex

Contract Type: Permanent, full-time

Hours: 40 Hours per week

Annual salary: £32,916 - £49,232 (M1 – UPS2)*

Start Date: January 2026 (negotiable)

Aurora Vincent House School

We have recently opened a new SEND Secondary School in the heart of Horsham, West Sussex for young autistic people aged 11-16. Most of our students are coming to us from mainstream education to have access to an adapted National Curriculum delivered in small classes with a focus on meeting their sensory needs and support for their emotional wellbeing. 

The Role:

We are looking for an English teacher who believes that every child, whatever their background or level of literacy, can learn to love language and literature. Our English teacher will be responsible for developing the curriculum to meet the needs of our wonderful young people, ensuring that their basic literacy skills are developed alongside building up enjoyment and engagement with books, plays, poetry and other creative activities. We offer a range of qualifications, including Functional Skills and Entry Level, and experience with GCSE level courses is vital to this role. 

You will be teaching a small, engaged cohort of students with a range of literacy need, including dyslexia, so creativity and flexibility in your approach will be essential. Experience of designing schemes of learning, scaffolding and enrichment activities for young people with autism and dyslexia is desirable. 

Alongside teaching English, you will be supporting a tutor group and teaching them PSHE and Life Skills. An interest in wider, holistic approaches to education is essential to this role.

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

Job Description – English Teacher

Successful candidates are likely to demonstrate:  

• They have successfully supported neurodivergent students in a teaching role
• Resourcefulness, resilience and a growth mindset
• An ability to plan personalised learning
• Experience as a form tutor

It is also preferable for candidates to have experience:

• of teaching in a SEND provision or working collaboratively with a SENDCO
• in pastoral support to students with high anxiety
• working with students aged 11-16

Candidates must:

• be a qualified English teacher
• have a passion to work in SEND and willingness to keep learning
• be outstanding in their pastoral and safeguarding practice
• believe in an integrated therapeutic approach
• be committed to becoming a neuro-informed and neuro-affirmative practitioner
• have the empathy and resilience to work with young people who may experience high anxiety and may have self-harming behaviours, ARFID and disordered eating, and a range of mental health difficulties.

We offer:

• Small classes with the opportunity and expectation to establish strong relationships with all students.
• The time, support and training for you to prioritise safeguarding, pastoral care and the overall wellbeing of all students.
• The chance to work with, and learn from, an onsite clinical team including a Clinical Psychologist, OT and SaLT. There are also opportunities to be involved in research that will support our students and the wider neurodivergent community both in terms of education and mental health.
• A rare opportunity to be part of a team developing a new school and culture that will change the lives of many young people and their families within the community.
• It is an exciting time to be part of Aurora and this is a unique career opportunity to make your mark on our growing services.

If you are interested, we strongly recommend you contact us to arrange an informal talk or school tour with the Headteacher. Our priority is appointing a teacher with the right mindset, potential and pastoral approach alongside their core teaching skills.

What we Offer:

You will also benefit from a generous package that includes:

• Life assurance
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Free onsite parking
• Perkbox - offering high street discounts, car lease and bike to work schemes
• Employee assistance programme
• Fully funded training and qualifications
• Private 24 hour GP Service
• 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@theauroragroup.co.uk

* Within Aurora we support teacher professional development by offering Upper Pay Scale both to teachers joining the company and through our internal professional development and performance management process.

To be offered a role on Upper Pay Scale we will expect you to:

• provide evidence that you are already receiving an Upper Pay Scale salary.
• Hold specific allocated responsibility, once you have completed your induction, that contributes to whole school improvement including the overall raising of standards in the school and demonstrate their ongoing commitment to their own CPD.

Details of the relevant area of responsibility will be discussed with you at interview and further when you join the company.

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 paused or taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled or we receive a sufficient number of applications.

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