L2 SEN Teaching Assistant
Location: Quidenham, Norwich, NR16 2NZ
Salary: Actual salary £21,709.61 - £22,388.59 dependent on experience.
Hourly rate: £12.15 - £12.53 per hour
Hours: 40 hours per week - Term Time only - Monday - Friday - 8.30am - 4.30pm (5pm on Thursday, extra half hour taken off on another day)
Aurora White House School
We’re currently looking for aLevel 2 Teaching Assistant to join our school. You will be working along side the teacher and therapy teams to create an enabling environment and supporting students to actively engage with their social and academic environment.
Part of the Aurora Group, Aurora White House School in Quidenham, Norwich provides day placements for students aged 6 to 11 years primarily with communication and interaction difficulties or specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia. Some may be on the autistic spectrum or have anxieties and difficulties that create barriers to learning.
With small classes, typically 7 children and a minimum of 3 staff per class you can focus on the needs of each student. There is a full clinical team onsite to support at all times and you will have the support of an experienced and stable SLT.
To take a virtual look around our school please click here: White House Virtual Tour
The Role:
The purpose of the Teaching Assistant is to support the children with their learning and care whilst in school and other settings. As well as developing and delivering personalised learning, you will work with colleagues to support pupils with their daily routines, transitions and positive behaviour management. A tailored approach to the individual child ensures that every student has the opportunity to reach their full potential in a caring and safe environment. The Teaching Assistant will need to support the Class Teacher with the day to day running of the class.
This is an exciting opportunity to develop your career whilst you help shape and develop our provision to achieve this.
Key Duties:
- To establish a warm, caring and supportive relationship with pupils in order to support them feeling safe and enabling them to enjoy and learn during their time at the School.
- To promote and encourage independence and personal development in pupils and maintain high expectations of behaviour at all times.
- To contribute to providing high quality, challenging and differentiated educational activities and experiences through supporting the teaching of a broad and balanced curriculum aiming at pupils achieving their full potential in all areas of learning.
- Support the Class Teacher in all areas of the day to day running of the class
- To respond to the varying and changing needs of the school and adapt to any task presented to achieve the smooth running of the school.
- To promote pupils’ cognitive, social, emotional, behavioural, physical development and spiritual well-being.
- Demonstrate a proven ability to work collaboratively within a multi-professional team.
For the full job description please contact Liz from the recruitment team liz.hudson@the-aurora-group.com
Bank/Casual SEN Teaching Assistant
Location: Quidenham, Norwich, NR16 2NZ
Hourly rate: £12.15 - £12.53 per hour dependent on experience (plus 13% holiday pay)
Hours: Flexible / casual hours available
Aurora White House School and Aurora Eccles School:
We’re currently looking for a Bank Teaching Assistants to join our team. The successful candidate will support our students as needed across the two schools.
What is bank/casual work?
Our bank staff usually cover staff sickness, holiday and busy periods and they are able to choose what days they want to work, giving them a great deal of flexibility.
Part of the Aurora Group, Aurora Eccles and White House schools in Quidenham, Norwich provides day placements for students aged 6 to 16 years primarily with communication and interaction difficulties or specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia. Some may be on the autistic spectrum or have anxieties and difficulties that create barriers to learning.
With small classes, a maximum of 10 students and a minimum of 3 staff per class you can focus on the needs of each student. There is a full clinical team onsite to support at all times and you will have the support of an experienced and stable SLT.
To take a virtual look around our schools please click here: Eccles Virtual Tour or White House Virtual Tour
The Role:
The purpose of the Teaching Assistant is to support the children with their learning and care whilst in school and other settings. As well as developing and delivering personalised learning, you will work with colleagues to support pupils with their daily routines, transitions and positive behaviour management. A tailored approach to the individual child ensures that every student has the opportunity to reach their full potential in a caring and safe environment. The Teaching Assistant will need to support the Class Teacher with the day to day running of the class.
This is an exciting opportunity to develop your career whilst you help shape and develop our provision to achieve this.
Key Duties:
- To establish a warm, caring and supportive relationship with pupils in order to support them feeling safe and enabling them to enjoy and learn during their time at the School.
- To promote and encourage independence and personal development in pupils and maintain high expectations of behaviour at all times.
- To contribute to providing high quality, challenging and differentiated educational activities and experiences through supporting the teaching of a broad and balanced curriculum aiming at pupils achieving their full potential in all areas of learning.
- Support the Class Teacher in all areas of the day to day running of the class
- To respond to the varying and changing needs of the school and adapt to any task presented to achieve the smooth running of the school.
- To promote pupils’ cognitive, social, emotional, behavioural, physical development and spiritual well-being.
- Demonstrate a proven ability to work collaboratively within a multi-professional team.
L2 SEN Teaching Assistant
Location: Quidenham, Norwich, NR16 2NZ
Salary: Actual salary £21,709.61 - £22,388.59 dependent on experience
Hourly rate: £12.15 - £12.53 per hour
Hours: 40 hours per week - Term Time only - Monday - Friday - 8.30am - 4.30pm (5pm on Thursday, extra half hour taken off on another day)
Aurora Eccles School:
Due to our continued expansion, we’re currently looking for Level 2 Teaching Assistants to join our school. You will be working alongside the teacher and therapy teams to create an enabling environment and supporting students to actively engage with their social and academic environment.
Part of the Aurora Group, Aurora Eccles School in Quidenham, Norwich provides day placements for students aged 11 to 16 years primarily with communication and interaction difficulties or specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia. Some may be on the autistic spectrum or have anxieties and difficulties that create barriers to learning.
With small classes, a maximum of 10 students and a minimum of 3 staff per class you can focus on the needs of each student. There is a full clinical team onsite to support at all times and you will have the support of an experienced and stable SLT.
To take a virtual look around our school please click here: Eccles Virtual Tour
This is an exciting opportunity to develop your career whilst you help shape and develop our provision to achieve this.
Key Duties:
- To establish a warm, caring and supportive relationship with pupils in order to support them feeling safe and enabling them to enjoy and learn during their time at the School.
- To promote and encourage independence and personal development in pupils and maintain high expectations of behaviour at all times.
- To contribute to providing high quality, challenging and differentiated educational activities and experiences through supporting the teaching of a broad and balanced curriculum aiming at pupils achieving their full potential in all areas of learning.
- Support the Class Teacher in all areas of the day to day running of the class
- To respond to the varying and changing needs of the school and adapt to any task presented to achieve the smooth running of the school.
- To promote pupils’ cognitive, social, emotional, behavioural, physical development and spiritual well-being.
- Demonstrate a proven ability to work collaboratively within a multi-professional team.
Position: Teaching Assistant
Location: Smallfield, Surrey
Hourly Rate: £12.31 - £13.16 per hour
Salary: Actual salary £21,995.67 - £23,514.45 dependant on experience and qualifications Plus £1000 Welcome bonus *
Hours: 40 hours per week, 8.30am-4.30pm, flexibility within these hours is essential and you are required to work till 5pm one day a week for staff training and meetings. Term time only.
Aurora Redehall School
Part of the Aurora Group, Aurora Redehall School, in Smallfield, Surrey are currently looking to recruit a SEN Teaching Assistant. Redehall School supports children aged 6-11 years with communication difficulties typically associated with Asperger’s Syndrome and Autism.
Aurora Redehall School is linked to Caterham Education Centre, they share the same Principal and Head of School, however each site has its own Assistant Head and team of Teachers and TAs.. There is also a full therapy team on site to support staff and students. Although the sites operate separately, students and staff do cross between sites.
To take a virtual look around our school please click here: Aurora Redehall
What’s in it for you? / Why Should You Apply?
- You want to make a difference in the lives of our students and their families.
- You want to contribute to our broad and creative curriculum offer.
- You want to work with an inspiring student population.
- You enjoy working as part of a collaborative and committed multi-disciplinary team.
- You have a strong commitment to student and staff well-being and want to work in an organisation with the same strong values.
- You want to work within an organisation that support, develops and invests in their staff.
Key Duties:
- To establish a warm, caring and supportive relationship with pupils in order to support them feeling safe and enabling them to enjoy and learn during their time at the School.
- To promote and encourage independence and personal development
- Support the Class Teacher in all areas of the day to day running of the class
- To respond to the varying and changing needs of the school and adapt to any task presented to achieve the smooth running of the school. Some physical intervention may be needed upon occasion, full training on this will be provided.
- To promote pupils’ cognitive, social, emotional, behavioural, physical development and spiritual well-being.
Please note that duties will vary and you will be expected to contribute to the overall aims of Redehall when required.
For the full job description please contact Liz from the recruitment team liz.hudson@the-aurora-group.com
Teaching Assistant - SEN
Location: Effingham, Surrey
Salary: £12.31 - £13.16 per hour (£21,995.67 - £23,514.45 actual salary dependant on qualifications) Plus £1000 Welcome bonus *
Hours: 40 hours per week, Term time only
Aurora Poppyfield School
Due to our continued growth and development we’re looking to recruit a Teaching Assistant to join our team at Poppyfield School. The successful candidate will be supporting the teacher within the class.
Our autistic students are aged between 11 – 16, they have associated behavioural and communication difficulties. Some pupils may have multiple learning difficulties.
Poppyfield is part of the Aurora group, they share their Principal with Redehall school, but all other staff are specific to each school
To see more about the work that Poppyfield does please follow this link - https://youtu.be/crpoGrYVnDU If you are viewing this advert on Reed please visit our website directly.
What’s in it for you? / Why Should You Apply?
- You want to make a difference in the lives of our students and their families.
- You want to contribute to our broad and creative curriculum offer.
- You want to work with an inspiring student population.
- You enjoy working as part of a collaborative and committed multi-disciplinary team.
- You have a strong commitment to student and staff well-being and want to work in an organisation with the same strong values.
- You want to work within an organisation that support, develops and invests in their staff.
Key duties:
- Take responsibility for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils according to the school’s policies, including safeguarding and PREVENT.
- Provide meaningful feedback on pupil behaviour, relationships and attitudes.
- Support positive behaviour and concentration levels of the children and adapt own behaviour and responses to any change or escalations in behaviour of the children.
- Establish a positive relationship with pupils in order to support them in feeling safe and enabling them to enjoy and learn.
- Promote and encourage independence and personal development and maintain high expectations of behaviour at all times and support in the achievement of this.
- Implement, and when appropriate, adjust learning activities as agreed with the teacher. Reinforce learning concepts presented by teachers
- Support learning by arranging/providing resources for lessons/activities under the direction of the teacher.
- Implement learning activities and experiences, appropriate to the class group, by supporting the delivery of a broad and balanced curriculum aiming at pupils achieving their full potential in all areas of learning. Pupils Attainment and Progress
Like many SEN environments; your duties are likely to vary and therefore candidates will need to be flexible and be able to lend a hand whenever required.
Duties will vary, for a full job description please contact Liz from the recruitment team: liz.hudson@the-aurora-group.com
KS4 English Teacher
Location: Leatherhead, Surrey
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £31,350 - £46,179 per year (M1 - UPS2 Fringe) PLUS £5000 Welcome Bonus for Qualified teacher*
Hours: 40 hours per week
Aurora Poppyfield School
We’re looking to recruit a KS4 English Teacher to join our team at Poppyfield School. The successful candidate will be delivering high quality teaching and learning to our students. Our autistic students are aged between 11 – 16, they have associated behavioural and communication difficulties. Some pupils may have multiple learning difficulties.
Poppyfield is part of the Aurora group, they share their Principal with Redehall school, but all other staff are specific to each school
To see more about the work that Poppyfield does please follow this link - https://youtu.be/crpoGrYVnDU If you are viewing this advert on Reed please visit our website directly.
What’s in it for you? / Why Should You Apply?
- You want to make a difference in the lives of our students and their families.
- You want to contribute to our broad and creative curriculum offer.
- You want to work with an inspiring student population.
- You enjoy working as part of a collaborative and committed multi-disciplinary team.
- You have a strong commitment to student and staff well-being and want to work in an organisation with the same strong values.
- You want to work within an organisation that support, develops and invests in their staff.
Key Duties:
You will be accountable to the school leadership teams to provide the following roles and responsibilities. Below is a small part of the responsibilities that you will hold, for the full job description please contact Liz from the recruitment team liz.hudson@the-aurora-group.com
- To contribute to the delivery and development of the curriculum, having regard to the educational, physical and social needs of the students within a learning environment.
- To work collaboratively with other members of staff as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- To maintain and use short, medium and long term plans in delivering the curriculum.
- To set, monitor and review personalised targets that will optimise learning for each individual.
- To monitor, assess, review and report on the progress and work of students to parents, team members, senior staff, examination and funding bodies through reports and identified meetings as directed and as is required through school policies and procedures.
- To develop lesson plans analysing and self-reflecting on the outcomes.
- To attend and contribute to all relevant meetings and maintain good lines of communication with other staff.
- To contribute to the review of EHC plans, PEP and LAC reviews.
- To provide clear structures for lessons maintaining pace, motivation and challenge.
- To take account of wider curriculum developments.
- To maintain an overall awareness of current issues in the field of autism in order to be able to plan for effective teaching and learning.
- To work in a non-confrontational way to ensure individual needs are met.
- To appropriately manage challenging behaviours within the school policy and procedures.
Please note that duties will vary and you will be expected to contribute to the overall aims of Poppyfield school when required.
Teacher – Music and Performing Arts
Location: Caterham, Surrey
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £31,350 - £46,179 per year (M1 - UPS2 Fringe) Plus £5,000 Welcome bonus For Qualified Teacher*
Hours: 40 hours per week
Start Date: we are looking for an immediate start but will accept a September start if required
Caterham Education Centre (CEC)
We’re currently looking to recruit a Teacher specialising in Music and Performing Arts to join our team at Caterham Education Centre. The successful candidate will be delivering high quality teaching and learning. Our students are aged between 11 – 16 with difficulties with communication and social interaction, typically associated with Autism.
CEC is part of Aurora Redehall School, they share the same Principal and Head of School, however each site has its own Assistant Head and team of Teachers and TAs. There is also a full therapy team on site to support staff and students. Although the sites operate separately, students and staff do cross between sites.
What’s in it for you? / Why Should You Apply?
- You want to make a difference in the lives of our students and their families.
- You want to contribute to our broad and creative curriculum offer.
- You want to work with an inspiring student population.
- You enjoy working as part of a collaborative and committed multi-disciplinary team.
- You have a strong commitment to student and staff well-being and want to work in an organisation with the same strong values.
- You want to work within an organisation that support, develops and invests in their staff.
Key Duties:
You will be accountable to the school leadership teams to provide the following roles and responsibilities. Below is a small part of the responsibilities that you will hold, for the full job description please contact Liz from the recruitment team liz.hudson@the-aurora-group.com
- To contribute to the delivery and development of the curriculum, having regard to the educational, physical and social needs of the students within a learning environment.
- To work collaboratively with other members of staff as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- To maintain and use short, medium and long term plans in delivering the curriculum.
- To set, monitor and review personalised targets that will optimise learning for each individual.
- To monitor, assess, review and report on the progress and work of students to parents, team members, senior staff, examination and funding bodies through reports and identified meetings as directed and as is required through school policies and procedures.
- To develop lesson plans analysing and self-reflecting on the outcomes.
- To contribute to the review of Statements and EHC plans, PEP and LAC reviews.
- To provide clear structures for lessons maintaining pace, motivation and challenge.
- To maintain an overall awareness of current issues in the field of autism in order to be able to plan for effective teaching and learning.
- To work in a non-confrontational way to ensure individual needs are met.
Please note that duties will vary and you will be expected to contribute to the overall aims of CEC when required.
Teacher – ICT
Location: Caterham, Surrey
Contract: Part-time, 3 days per week, Permanent
Salary: £18,810 - £27,707.40 per year (M1 - UPS2 Fringe) Plus £5,000 Welcome bonus For Qualified Teacher*
Hours: 24 hours per week
Start Date: we are looking for an immediate start but will accept a September start if required
Caterham Education Centre (CEC)
We’re currently looking to recruit a Teacher specialising in ICT to join our team at Caterham Education Centre. The successful candidate will be delivering high quality teaching and learning. Our students are aged between 11 – 16 with difficulties with communication and social interaction, typically associated with Autism.
CEC is part of Aurora Redehall School, they share the same Principal and Head of School, however each site has its own Assistant Head and team of Teachers and TAs. There is also a full therapy team on site to support staff and students. Although the sites operate separately, students and staff do cross between sites.
What’s in it for you? / Why Should You Apply?
- You want to make a difference in the lives of our students and their families.
- You want to contribute to our broad and creative curriculum offer.
- You want to work with an inspiring student population.
- You enjoy working as part of a collaborative and committed multi-disciplinary team.
- You have a strong commitment to student and staff well-being and want to work in an organisation with the same strong values.
- You want to work within an organisation that support, develops and invests in their staff.
Key Duties:
You will be accountable to the school leadership teams to provide the following roles and responsibilities. Below is a small part of the responsibilities that you will hold, for the full job description please contact Liz from the recruitment team liz.hudson@the-aurora-group.com
- To contribute to the delivery and development of the curriculum, having regard to the educational, physical and social needs of the students within a learning environment.
- To work collaboratively with other members of staff as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- To maintain and use short, medium and long term plans in delivering the curriculum.
- To set, monitor and review personalised targets that will optimise learning for each individual.
- To monitor, assess, review and report on the progress and work of students to parents, team members, senior staff, examination and funding bodies through reports and identified meetings as directed and as is required through school policies and procedures.
- To develop lesson plans analysing and self-reflecting on the outcomes.
- To contribute to the review of Statements and EHC plans, PEP and LAC reviews.
- To provide clear structures for lessons maintaining pace, motivation and challenge.
- To maintain an overall awareness of current issues in the field of autism in order to be able to plan for effective teaching and learning.
- To work in a non-confrontational way to ensure individual needs are met.
Please note that duties will vary and you will be expected to contribute to the overall aims of CEC when required.
Teacher – Primary
Location: Smallfield, Surrey
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £31,350 - £46,179 per year (M1 - UPS2 Fringe) Plus £5,000 Welcome bonus For Qualified Teacher*
Hours: 40 hours per week
Start Date: we are looking for an immediate start but will accept a September start if required
Aurora Redehall School
We’re currently looking to recruit a Primary Teacher to join our team at Redehall School. The successful candidate will be delivering high quality teaching and learning. Our students are aged between 6 – 16 with difficulties with communication and social interaction, typically associated with Autism.
Aurora Redehall School is linked to Caterham Education Centre, they share the same Principal and Head of School, however each site has its own Assistant Head and team of Teachers and TAs.. There is also a full therapy team on site to support staff and students. Although the sites operate separately, students and staff do cross between sites.
To take a virtual look around our school please click here: Aurora Redehall
What’s in it for you? / Why Should You Apply?
- You want to make a difference in the lives of our students and their families.
- You want to contribute to our broad and creative curriculum offer.
- You want to work with an inspiring student population.
- You enjoy working as part of a collaborative and committed multi-disciplinary team.
- You have a strong commitment to student and staff well-being and want to work in an organisation with the same strong values.
- You want to work within an organisation that support, develops and invests in their staff.
Key Duties:
You will be accountable to the school leadership teams to provide the following roles and responsibilities. Below is a small part of the responsibilities that you will hold, for the full job description please contact Liz from the recruitment team liz.hudson@the-aurora-group.com
- To contribute to the delivery and development of the curriculum, having regard to the educational, physical and social needs of the students within a learning environment.
- To work collaboratively with other members of staff as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- To maintain and use short, medium and long term plans in delivering the curriculum.
- To set, monitor and review personalised targets that will optimise learning for each individual.
- To monitor, assess, review and report on the progress and work of students to parents, team members, senior staff, examination and funding bodies through reports and identified meetings as directed and as is required through school policies and procedures.
- To develop lesson plans analysing and self-reflecting on the outcomes.
- To contribute to the review of Statements and EHC plans, PEP and LAC reviews.
- To provide clear structures for lessons maintaining pace, motivation and challenge.
- To maintain an overall awareness of current issues in the field of autism in order to be able to plan for effective teaching and learning.
- To work in a non-confrontational way to ensure individual needs are met.
Please note that duties will vary and you will be expected to contribute to the overall aims of Redehall when required
SEN KS4 Teacher
Location: Berkeley, Gloucestershire
Salary:£30,000.00 - £44,870.00 (M1 – UPS2) plus £3,000 welcome bonus!
Hours: full or part-time hours will be considered
Aurora Severnside is a bespoke school for 11-16 year olds with SEMH needs, having taken the best elements of a mainstream school and the best elements of a special school to create an environment where young people can achieve their own goals and thrive in a future of their own choosing. We aim to prepare students for life beyond school, so further education and employability is truly at the heart of our culture and ethos.
We are currently looking for a SEN KS4 teacher, ideally with a science or IT specialism but other subjects will be considered.
The main purpose of the role:
As our SEN Teacher, you will deliver high quality teaching and learning to children and young people with SEMH and other complex or anxiety related needs who may present with challenging behaviours associated with their diagnosis. Some pupils may have multiple learning difficulties.
You’ll need to be able to teach your subject up to GCSE level (ideally Science and/or IT)
Experience in working with SEMH or ASD students is desirable
Key duties:
- Contribute to the delivery and development of the curriculum, having regard to the educational, physical and social needs of the students within a learning environment.
- Work collaboratively with other members of staff as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Maintain and use short, medium and long term plans in delivering the curriculum.
- Set, monitor and review personalised targets that will optimise learning for each individual.
- Monitor, assess, review and report on the progress and work of students to parents, team members, senior staff, examination and funding bodies through reports and identified meetings as directed and as is required through school policies and procedures.
- Maintain knowledge through training and research where appropriate and take responsibility for own professional development.
- Develop lesson plans analysing and self-reflecting on the outcomes.
- Contribute to the review of Statements and EHC plans, PEP and LAC reviews.
For the full job description, please contact Adele from the recruitment team adele.richard@the-aurora-group.com
Speech and Language Therapist – Hedgeway
Location: Pilning, Bristol, BS35 4JN
Salary: £32,358.95 - £38,398.33 (FTE £37,669 - £44,699)
Hours: 40 hours per week – Term time only
Aurora Hedgeway is a dynamic and inspiring provision for 7-19 year olds with complex communication and associated difficulties.
Putting students’ needs first, because they know that once they understand the young people’s personal needs and individual learning styles they can provide the right level of support to enable them to learn more effectively and achieve their full potential. Working with students to prepare them for adulthood, whether that be further education, training or employment.
The main purpose of the role:
The purpose of the role is to plan, provide and further develop an integrated Speech and Language Therapy service to the pupils at Hedgeway School, covering communication needs
Key duties:
- Run social communication groups for students, either directly or supervising groups run by education staff.
- Carry out speech and language interventions as described in students’ statutory documentation.
- Carry out baseline communication assessments for all students.
- Write SMART targets for education plans; and assess and monitor progress against these targets, amending where necessary
- Lead and deliver training to the education team in social communication
- Carry out a whole-school classroom language audit and provide recommendations for SLT.
- Plan and implement individual communication programmes and provide accessible written guidelines which can be delegated and delivered by others.
- Regularly monitor and review outcomes for communication aims/programmes and modify as required
- Attend and contribute to annual reviews, provide clear and concise written reports.
For the full job description, please contact Adele from the recruitment team adele.richard@the-aurora-group.com
SEN Science Teacher – KS3/4
Location: Torton, Kidderminster
Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent
Hours: 40 hours per week
Annual Salary: £30,000.00 - £44,870.00 (M1 – UPS2)
Start Date: 1st September 2024
The Aurora Group
The Aurora Group is an innovative provider of education and care for children, young people and adults with special educational needs and disabilities.
As part of our growth strategy; we’re really pleased to have recently opened a brand new ASC/SEMH school, Wilden View School in Torton, Kidderminster, for students aged between 5-19.
Amongst a number of other new roles, we’re currently looking for a SEN teacher specialising in Science.
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.
The role:
We are looking for a passionate, inspirational and engaging SEN Science Teacher to deliver high quality teaching and learning to children and young people with SEMH and other complex or anxiety related needs who may present with challenging behaviours associated with their diagnosis. Some pupils may have multiple learning difficulties.
Experience in working with pupils with SEMH and/or ASC needs in a mainstream or specialist environment is essential.
Key duties:
- Contribute to the delivery and development of the curriculum, having regard to the educational, physical and social needs of the students within a learning environment.
- Work collaboratively with other members of staff as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Maintain and use short, medium and long term plans in delivering the curriculum.
- Set, monitor and review personalised targets that will optimise learning for each individual.
- Monitor, assess, review and report on the progress and work of students to parents, team members, senior staff, examination and funding bodies through reports and identified meetings as directed and as is required through school policies and procedures.
- Maintain knowledge through training and research where appropriate and take responsibility for own professional development.
- Develop lesson plans analysing and self-reflecting on the outcomes.
- Contribute to the review of Statements and EHC plans, PEP and LAC reviews.
Duties will vary, you must expect to diversify and lend a hand wherever is required.
HLTA Positive Behaviour Support - Aurora Severnside School
Location: Berkley, South Gloucestershire
Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent, Term time only
Annual Salary: £25,015.20 - £27,301.96 actual salary (based on 44.67 paid weeks)
Hours: 40 hours per week - Term time only
Aurora Severnside is a bespoke school for 11-16 year olds with SEMH and ASD needs, having taken the best elements of a mainstream school and the best elements of a special school to create an environment where young people can achieve their own goals and thrive in a future of their own choosing. We aim to prepare students for life beyond school, so further education and employability is truly at the heart of our culture and ethos.
The Main Purpose of the Role:
We are looking for a Higher-Level Teaching Assistant with responsibility for Positive Behaviour to support our students to develop and use strategies to enable them to access learning and achieve the best outcomes and to promote their cognitive, social, emotional, behavioural, physical development and spiritual well-being through the whole curriculum and extra-curricular activities.
Key duties:
- To take responsibility for leading behaviour approaches and pastoral care on a day-to-day basis
- To support the class teachers in all areas of the day to day running of the classes.
- Support all staff with training needs both whole staff sessions and individual class group sessions as required.
- To be accountable to the school leadership team in all areas of work and responsibilities
- To work closely with the Deputy Head Teacher for Behaviour and Safeguarding to lead on behaviour across the school.
- Carefully monitoring the health and well-being of the pupils and passing on information to relevant colleagues and other professionals with both concerns and positive changes.
- Carefully monitor behaviour reports and identify any trends in behaviour where strategies or interventions are required and support staff to implement these.
- Promote and encourage independence and personal development and maintain high expectations of behaviour at all times and support in the achievement of this.
- Under the guidance of a teacher, implement learning activities and experiences, appropriate to the class group, by supporting the delivery of a broad and balanced curriculum aiming at pupils achieving their full potential in all areas of learning.
- Work with the students and support their learning and work towards positive outcomes for them.
- Respond to the varying and changing needs of the school and its pupils and undertake duties and tasks to the highest standards in order to achieve the smooth running of the school.
Duties will vary, you must expect to diversify and lend a hand wherever is required.
Teaching Assistant
Location: Berkeley, Gloucestershire
Annual Salary:£20,941.30 - £22,835.30 actual salary - dependant on experience and qualifications Plus £1000 Welcome bonus*
Hours: 40 hours per week - Term time only
Aurora Severnside is a bespoke school for 11-16 year olds with SEMH needs, having taken the best elements of a mainstream school and the best elements of a special school to create an environment where young people can achieve their own goals and thrive in a future of their own choosing. We aim to prepare students for life beyond school, so further education and employability is truly at the heart of our culture and ethos.
The main purpose of the role:
The purpose of the Teaching Assistant is to support the children with their learning and general wellbeing to ensure every child has the best opportunity to reach their full potential in a caring and safe environment. Where necessary this may include supporting with care needs from time to time as well as positive behaviour management adopting a tailored approach to the individual child.
Key duties:
- Establish a warm, caring and supportive relationship with pupils in order to support them feeling safe and enabling them to enjoy and learn during their time at the School.
- Promote and encourage independence and personal development in pupils and maintain high expectations of behaviour at all times.
- Contribute to providing high quality, challenging and differentiated educational activities and experiences through supporting the teaching of a broad and balanced curriculum aiming at pupils achieving their full potential in all areas of learning.
- Support the Class Teacher in all areas of the day to day running of the class
- Respond to the varying and changing needs of the school and adapt to any task presented to achieve the smooth running of the school.
- Promote pupils’ cognitive, social, emotional, behavioural, physical development and spiritual well-being.
- Demonstrate a proven ability to work collaboratively within a multi-professional team
- Under the guidance of a more senior TA or a teacher, ensure all documentation is completed correctly for records of incidents, health, behaviour etc. as necessary
For the full job description, please contact Adele from the recruitment team adele.richard@the-aurora-group.com
SEN Teaching Assistant
Location: Wilmslow, Cheshire East
Salary: £13.00 - £13.72 per hour depending on experience and qualifications
Hours: 40 hours per week – Term Time Only
Contract: Permanent and 12 months fixed term contract available
The Aurora Group
We’re really pleased to have opened Aurora Summerfields School in April 2023 in Wilmslow with a proposed capacity of 50 students.
This is a brand new independent specialist school for young people aged 5 to 19, who face difficulties as a result of complex communication needs typically associated with Autism spectrum conditions. The school will mirror our ‘Outstanding’ rated Aurora Hanley School which you can read about here
Amongst a number of other new roles, we’re currently looking for experienced 1-1SEN Teaching Assistant's with a Level 3 qualification.
The Role / Key duties:
As our new Teaching Assistant, your role is to support our children with their learning and general wellbeing to ensure every child has the best opportunity to reach their full potential in a caring and safe environment. Where necessary this may include supporting with care needs from time to time as well as positive behaviour management adopting a tailored approach to the individual child.
You will be expected to establish a warm, caring and supportive relationship with pupils in order to support them feeling safe and enabling them to enjoy and learn during their time at the School, and to promote and encourage independence and personal development in pupils while maintaining high expectations of behaviour at all times.
You will support the class teacher and contribute to providing high quality, challenging and differentiated educational activities and experiences through supporting the teaching of a broad and balanced curriculum aiming at pupils achieving their full potential in all areas of learning.
Like many SEN environments; your duties are likely to vary and therefore candidates will need to be flexible and be able to lend a hand whenever required.
SEN Teaching Assistant
Location: Wilmslow, Cheshire East
Salary: £11.72 - £12.78 per hour depending on experience and qualifications
Hours: 40 hours per week – Term Time Only
Contract: 12 months fixed term contract available
The Aurora Group
We’re really pleased to have opened Aurora Summerfields School in April 2023 in Wilmslow with a proposed capacity of 50 students.
This is a brand new independent specialist school for young people aged 5 to 19, who face difficulties as a result of complex communication needs typically associated with Autism spectrum conditions. The school will mirror our ‘Outstanding’ rated Aurora Hanley School which you can read about here
Amongst a number of other new roles, we’re currently looking for experienced 1-1SEN Teaching Assistant's.
The Role / Key duties:
As our new Teaching Assistant, your role is to support our children with their learning and general wellbeing to ensure every child has the best opportunity to reach their full potential in a caring and safe environment. Where necessary this may include supporting with care needs from time to time as well as positive behaviour management adopting a tailored approach to the individual child.
You will be expected to establish a warm, caring and supportive relationship with pupils in order to support them feeling safe and enabling them to enjoy and learn during their time at the School, and to promote and encourage independence and personal development in pupils while maintaining high expectations of behaviour at all times.
You will support the class teacher and contribute to providing high quality, challenging and differentiated educational activities and experiences through supporting the teaching of a broad and balanced curriculum aiming at pupils achieving their full potential in all areas of learning.
Like many SEN environments; your duties are likely to vary and therefore candidates will need to be flexible and be able to lend a hand whenever required.
Assistant Head teacher & SENDCo
Location: Tokers Green, Reading
Salary – £47,185 - £50,807 (L1 – L4)
Full time permanent position, starting September 2024
Closing Date: 5th April
Aurora Rowan School
Part of the Aurora Group, Aurora Rowan School in Tokers Green, Reading, Berkshire is due to open in November 2024, supporting young people aged 6 -16 with a diagnosis of Autism spectrum disorder, moderate to Severe Learning needs and associated difficulties, who require an individualised, specialist approach.
We are a passionate team that put the opportunity to provide the best possible outcomes for our children and young people in their preparation for adult life at the centre of all we do and our decision making. At Aurora Rowan School it is our aim to raise standards by promoting a school ethos which is underpinned by core values. These values support the development of the whole child as an effective and engaged learner within a calm, caring, happy and purposeful atmosphere The support we will provide enables each of our students to engage and progress at their own level within a learning environment designed to help them achieve their full potential as they reach adulthood.
We are looking for team members who feel they can demonstrate our values.
Staff at Aurora Rowan:
- Value all the children.
- Display great patience and listen carefully to children.
- Focus on and emphasise the positive.
- Face reality and help pupils to come to terms with difficult issues as they arise, such as death.
- Only disapprove of poor behaviour, never the child.
- Try to make time for one another.
- Are mutually supportive.
- Speak quietly and avoid shouting.
- Are valued by the governors and the community.
- Have a good sense of humour.
- Communicate with parents to ensure that they appreciate the school’s values and to ensure that there is a common understanding.
In order for the school’s purpose to be effective and for the values to be meaningful to the pupils, the staff understand that the basic needs of children are:
- To be loved.
- To feel secure and know clearly what is expected of them.
- To be valued.
- To have a balance of activities – active/passive; quiet/talking; communicating/reflective; taught skills/exploratory work.
- To have help to develop relationships.
- To develop self-awareness and a knowledge of the world outside of themselves.
- To have creative experiences, including external exploration and internal reflection.
- To be fully involved in the process of education.
Opportunity
We are currently looking to recruit an Assistant Head teacher / SENDCo to join our expanding team and work alongside the Head teacher to aid the smooth running of the school.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a new venture in a school that will grow with you. You will be a part of a Brand-New School set up. It is an opportunity for you to help shape the provision and develop the school to be the best that it can be.
Job Summary
- To work with the Head teacher as part of the senior Leadership team in all aspects of leadership and management and to take responsibility for managing and developing learning and teaching, curriculum, assessment, and enrichment throughout the designated phases of the school.
- To take a central role in assisting the Head teacher, to develop our school in accordance with its shared values and our school development plans.
- To develop the schools Special Education Needs (SEN) provision and oversight of the day-to-day operation of that policy with the aim of raising SEN pupil achievement.
- To ensure each pupil’s EHCP paperwork, review, reports and actions are undertaken within statutory timescales
- To hold the role and responsibility for the designated teacher for the school, with responsibility for helping develop strategies and protocols, and understanding the issues which can affect how both looked-after and previously looked-after children learn and achieve, including attending PEP meetings, ensuring all relevant paperwork is completed within timescalesandto a high standard
- To carry out any other reasonable duties that the Head teacher may request in support of the effective running of the school.
Class Teacher - Primary
Location: Aurora White House School, Quidenham, Norwich, NR16 2NZ
Salary: £30,000 - £44,870 (M1 – UPS2)
Hours: 40 hours per week
Aurora White House School
We’re currently looking for a Class Teacher to join our primary school.
Part of the Aurora Group, Aurora White House School in Quidenham, Norwich provides day placements for students aged 5 to 11 years primarily with communication and interaction difficulties or specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia. Some may be on the autistic spectrum or have anxieties and difficulties that create barriers to learning. There is a full clinical team onsite to support at all times and you will have the support of an experienced and stable SLT.
The successful teacher will work in a small class (5 or 6 children) who benefit from a bespoke package in our school. These delightful learners are in KS1/Lower KS2 and all come with significant amounts of additional therapeutic intervention. Their needs are such that we staff the class on a 1:1 basis - you will need to be a team player, both within this class, others with the same provision (there are 3 in total) and the wider school.
To take a virtual look around the schools please click here:White House Virtual Tour
For the full job description please contact Liz from the recruitment team liz.hudson@the-aurora-group.com
ELSA
Location: Effingham, Surrey
Hourly Rate: £14.70 - £16.04 per hour (£26,265.95 - £28,660.26 dependant on experience and qualifications) Plus £2,000 Welcome bonus For HLTA with SEN Experience*
Hours: 40 hours per week. Term time only.
Aurora Poppyfield School
We’re currently looking to recruit an ELSA to join our team at Poppyfield School. You will be delivering interventions around emotional literacy and mental wellbeing.
Our autistic students are aged between 11 – 16, they have associated behavioural and communication difficulties. Some pupils may have multiple learning difficulties. Poppyfield is part of the Aurora group and shares the same Principal as Redehall School but all other staff are specific to each school. There is also a full therapy team on site to support staff and students.
To see more about the work that Poppyfield does please follow this link - https://youtu.be/crpoGrYVnDU If you are viewing this advert on Reed please visit our website directly.
What’s in it for you?/ Why Should You Apply?
- You want to make a difference in the lives of our pupils and their families.
- You are looking for a role where you are given the opportunity to lead lessons and develop your skills to support teaching and learning.
- You want to contribute to our broad and creative curriculum offer.
- You want to work with an inspiring pupil population.
- You enjoy working as part of a collaborative and committed multi-disciplinary team.
- You have a strong commitment to pupil and staff well-being and want to work in an organisation with the same strong values.
- You want to work within an organisation that support, develops and invests in their staff.
Key Duties:
- To be accountable to the school leadership team in all areas of work and responsibilities.
- To support the SENCO, Clinical teams and class teachers with aspects of emotional literacy as identified
- To support the Class Teacher in all areas of the day to day running of the class and support with delivery of emotional literacy.
- To work closely with team members delivering therapeutic interventions and support implementation of therapy programmes, strategies and supports in class.
Like many SEN environments; your duties are likely to vary and therefore candidates will need to be flexible and be able to lend a hand whenever required.
Duties will vary, for a full job description please contact Liz from the recruitment team: liz.hudson@the-aurora-group.com
Art and Design Teacher – Aurora Beeches
Location: Cranborne, Dorset
Salary: £24,000 - £35,896 (M1-UPS2)
Hours: 32 hours a week
At Aurora Beeches in Cranborne, we believe in giving young people, ages 11-16, the tools and opportunities to create the lives they want for themselves. With high-quality teaching, an excellent level of individual support and a range of expert-led, integrated therapy, we support all our pupils with a range of needs including Autism and other associated conditions. We can take advantage of our beautiful setting to inspire and create fun experiences to enhance learning and progress.
The main purpose of the role:
As our Art and Design Teacher, you will deliver high quality teaching and learning to pupils aged 11-16 with ASC, social and emotional difficulties, anxiety disorders and mental health needs. The focus is on increasing academic and vocational qualifications and knowledge, whilst achieving independent living skills that will equip our pupils for the next stage in their lives, be that further education, or other training. The key to success will be your ability to communicate your passion for art in a way that inspires pupils to develop a love of art and the part it places in their own and lives of others. To promote the types of future careers that can be achieved through the art curriculum.
The ability to be able to teach Art and Design up to GCSE level is essential.
Key duties:
- Contribute to the delivery and development of the curriculum, having regard to the educational, physical and social needs of the pupils within a specialist learning environment.
- Use innovative ways of engaging pupils so that they can explore their creativity, supporting them to understand how art can enrich their own lives.
- Use art as a forum to enable pupils to develop their understanding of culture and the diverse World around them.
- Enhance social mobility by providing pupils a range of experiences that will support them to confidently communicate in different environments.
- Work collaboratively and flexibly with other members of staff as part of a multi-disciplinary team, to ensure pupils can access their education.
- Create, maintain and use short-, medium- and long-term plans in delivering the curriculum, to ensure pupils develop skills in fine motor, hand eye co-ordination, language, social skills, decision-making, risk taking, lateral thinking, complex analysis, problem solving and inventiveness.
- Set, monitor and review personalised targets that will optimise learning for each individual.
- Contribute to the review of EHC plans, PEP and CLA reviews.
- Provide clear structures for lessons maintaining pace, motivation and challenge.
- Assist in the development of the curriculum offer. To maintain an overall awareness of current issues in the field of autism and SEMH to be able to plan for effective teaching and learning.
- Manage a delegated budget as required.
Duties will vary, you must expect to diversify and lend a hand wherever is required.
For the full job description and break down of duties, please contact Kirsty from the recruitment team kirsty.wilkinson@the-aurora-group.com