SEN Secondary Science Teacher
Aurora Fairway School
Cambridgeshire
- £25,714 - £40,124 per year
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 14 July 2022
Job overview
SEN Secondary Science Teacher
Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent,
Hours: 40 hours per week, Mon - Fri,
Salary: £25,714 - £40,124 (M1 – UPS2)
Location: St Ives, Cambridge
Closing Date: 15th July 2022
Start Date: January 2023
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.
Opening in September 2022 Aurora Fairway is a bespoke new school for 11-16 year olds with Special Educational Needs, with a proposed capacity of 54 pupils, 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 - be that with GCSEs or a vocational route.
Be part of something new, we are looking for a team of people interested in the rewarding task of shaping this exciting new provision right from the very start.
The Role
We are looking for a Secondary Science Teacher to join our team. You will be delivering high quality teaching and learning to children and young people with SEMH, ASD and other complex or anxiety related needs who may present with challenging behaviours associated with their diagnosis. Some students may have multiple learning difficulties.
For a full job description with duties, please contact liz.hudson@the-aurora-group.com Recruitment Partner at The Aurora Group.
Key Duties:
- 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 assist in the development of the curriculum offer.
- To take account of wider curriculum developments.
Skills and Qualifications
Experience:
- PGCE, Qualified Teacher Status or equivalent teaching qualification in Science and evidence of in-service training is essential.
- Postgraduate diploma in SEN is desirable.
- Ability to teach a range of subjects
- 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 is desirable.
Knowledge:
- Excellent knowledge of Science within the national curriculum
- 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
Benefits and Additional Information
Be part of our successful team and also benefit from a generous package that includes:
- Life assurance and Pension
- Perkbox - offering high street discounts
- Employee assistance programme
- Car lease scheme
- Fully funded training and qualifications
- Bike to work scheme
- Free membership to our Health cash back plan - Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio and many more.
How to apply:
You can apply online by completing our online application form. For more information on this position please contact Liz on 07918 585258 / 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.
Attached documents
About Aurora Fairway School
- Aurora Fairway School
- Westwood Road, St. Ives
- Cambridgeshire
- PE27 6RS
- United Kingdom
Fairway is a warm and welcoming school which places student wellbeing and safety at the heart of our provision. Our building is a converted golf pavilion and we have adopted our vision of ‘Driving Futures Together’ from that sporting sentiment.
This means we want to give our students the drive and ambition to succeed and become the best version of themselves in:
- their education,
- their employment
- their independence in adulthood.
We realise this is a collaborative process and, that by working together, we will raise students’ aspirations and achievements.
We have a highly skilled and specialist teaching, support and therapeutic team working with each young person to ensure their needs are fully met and that every achievement takes them closer to their potential in all aspects of their lives; educationally, socially and emotionally.
Julie Sadler, Headteacher, Aurora Fairway School
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