SEN Teaching Assistant
Aurora Brooklands School
Lancashire
- £12.87 - £14.03 per hour
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- 02 February 2026
- Apply by:
- 23 February 2026
Job overview
SEN Teaching Assistant, Aurora Brooklands
Location: Leyland, nr Preston, Lancashire
Salary: £12.87 - £14.03 p/hr (actual pay: £22,996 to £25,068)
Hours: 40 hours per week – Term Time Only.
Contract: This role is for 12 months on a Fixed Term Contract
Aurora Brooklands School is an independent day school in Lancashire providing specialist education for young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health difficulties (SEMH).
The role:
Our Teaching Assistants 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:
Participate in the planning and evaluation of learning activities.
Provide meaningful feedback on pupil attainment and progress.
Support the teacher in monitoring, assessing, recording and reporting pupils’ progress according to the school’s policies to monitor and foster pupils’ progress in all areas of learning.
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.
Promote spiritual, moral, social and cultural (SMSC) development and British values within the PSHE policy across the whole school.
Promote pupils’ cognitive, social, emotional, behavioural, physical development and spiritual well-being through the whole Curriculum.
Duties will vary; you must expect to diversify and lend a hand wherever is required.
Experience and Skills required:
Experience working with SEN in an employed or voluntary setting
Undertake Team Teach certification within probation period is essential
Full UK driving licence or the willingness to learn as there is a requirement to transport pupils to and from school and engage in off-site enrichment activities which requires transportation
Willingness to work towards L3 Teaching Assistant award or equivalent is desirable
GCSE Maths and English Level 2/C or above qualification
Understanding of the Safeguarding principles and Child Protection procedures.
Knowledge or experience of pupils with SEN or SEMH/ASD
Commitment to the role, the desire to put the child first and treat them as an individual
Be positive and creative in meeting pupils’ needs
What’s on Offer at Aurora?
We believe in supporting you as much as we support the children and young people in our care. Here’s a snapshot of the fantastic benefits waiting for you:
Grow with Us – Training & Development
Learning never stops at Aurora! We offer a wide range of training programmes and career development opportunities to help you build your skills and reach your goals.
Save Money on Everyday Essentials
With the rising cost of living, our Perkbox app helps you stretch your money further:
Discounts on groceries, phone plans, internet, dining out, gym memberships & more
Access to our Cycle to Work and Car Scheme
Access Wagestream – a financial wellbeing app that helps you track earnings, save, get expert money advice, and even access part of your pay early when needed
Competitive Pay & Reward
We regularly benchmark our pay and benefits to stay ahead of the curve. You’ll enjoy:
Enhanced Annual Leave
Company Sick Pay
Enhanced Pension
Life Assurance
24/7 GP Access – For You & Your Household
Need a doctor? No problem. Book a phone or video appointment anytime, day or night. This service covers everyone in your household.
UK Health Cash Plan
Cover everyday healthcare costs like dental and optician bills. You and your children are included in the scheme, and you can upgrade to add your partner too!
Employee Assistance Programme
Your wellbeing matters. Get confidential support on a wide range of issues, including:
Freephone counselling (available 24/7)
Online tools and resources
Refer a Friend – Earn £1,000!
Know someone who’d be a great fit? Refer them and get rewarded!
(*Terms apply)
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 Karen in the Aurora Group Recruitment Team at karen.barnfield@theauroragroup.co.uk
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.
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About Aurora Brooklands School
- Aurora Brooklands School
- 9 Longmeanygate, Leyland
- Lancashire
- PR26 7TB
- United Kingdom
Aurora Brooklands
Specialist academic and therapeutic support in a welcoming environment, for students aged 9-16 who face challenges associated with social, emotional and mental health needs.
Welcome to our Special Needs School in Leyland, Lancashire
All of us here at Aurora Brooklands are delighted that you are considering our school for your child.
We understand that your experience of mainstream education may not always have been positive, so we are committed to providing a nurturing, welcoming environment for your whole family.
The school offers small class sizes of no more than 8 students, supported by a teacher and a teaching assistant. We are also able to offer input from our onsite psychology and intervention services to support social, emotional and mental health wellbeing and ensure that Education, Health and Care Plan targets are achieved.
At Aurora Brooklands, your child will not be lost in the crowd.
Instead, they will become part of a unique and creative learning community, in which everyone feels cared for, challenged and inspired.
Our School
Aurora Brooklands is an independent specialist day school, offering personalised academic and therapeutic support to young people aged 9-16 who face various challenges associated with social, emotional and mental health needs.
Many of the young people who come to us have had a poor experience of formal educational settings in the past, and may face significant barriers to learning. But with the support of our skilled and experienced teaching and therapeutic staff, they are able to overcome these barriers and to develop the skills they need to thrive in their lives beyond school.
We focus on providing a creative and stimulating learning environment while building genuine trust between our students and the adults that work with them.
This approach inspires high levels of engagement, facilitating achievement and progress for every student – whatever their background.
Our Facilities
Situated in a semi-rural location just outside of the small town of Leyland, Aurora Brooklands makes extensive use of both on-site and local facilities to enrich learning experiences.
Our school is housed across two buildings and has a range of learning spaces and classrooms, including those resourced specifically for computing, science, art, music, food technology and sports.
Students have access to ‘anytime, anywhere’ learning on our Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), as well as personal laptops and a large interactive screen in each class.
Elsewhere on the school site, our students enjoy use of a private wooded area, a multi-use outdoor games area and a number of gardens, which are used for both relaxation and for our Horticultural Studies programme.
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