SEN English Teacher
Salary: £34,069 - £50,956
Permanent Full-Time
Location: Fairway School, St Ives, Cambridgeshire
Hours: 40
Are you a passionate and dedicated teacher looking for a role where you can make a genuine difference every day?
Aurora Fairway School is seeking an enthusiastic SEN Teacher with English as a specialism to join our growing team. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a specialist secondary school supporting young people aged 11–16 with a range of additional needs, including Autism, Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs, and Speech, Language and Communication Difficulties.
Whether you are primary or secondary trained, if you are committed to helping students overcome barriers to learning and achieve their full potential, we would love to hear from you.
About Aurora Fairway School
Aurora Fairway School is a specialist independent secondary school located in St Ives, Cambridgeshire. Our personalised approach, small class sizes and dedicated multidisciplinary teams enable us to provide an engaging and supportive learning environment where every student can thrive.
As part of The Aurora Group, you'll join a forward-thinking organisation committed to transforming the lives of children and young people with special educational needs.
The Role
As an SEN Teacher, you will:
- Deliver inspiring and engaging lessons that meet the individual needs of students.
- Create a positive and inclusive learning environment where every learner can succeed.
- Plan, assess and adapt learning to support a wide range of abilities and learning styles.
- Monitor and promote student progress, wellbeing and achievement.
- Work collaboratively with teaching assistants, therapists, parents and carers to achieve the best outcomes for students.
- Contribute to curriculum development and the wider life of the school.
- Support students to develop confidence, independence and essential life skills.
About You
We are looking for someone who:
- Holds Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), PGCE or an equivalent teaching qualification.
- Is passionate about inclusive education and supporting students with additional needs.
- Can build positive relationships with students, families and colleagues.
- Has strong classroom management skills and a creative, adaptable approach to teaching.
- Is committed to delivering high-quality teaching and learning.
- Shares our belief that every young person deserves the opportunity to succeed.
Desirable Experience
- Experience working with students with SEN, SEMH and/or Autism.
- Experience delivering a differentiated curriculum to learners with varying abilities.
- Knowledge of effective strategies to support communication, emotional regulation and engagement.
- Additional qualifications or training in SEN.
How to apply?
Please complete an online application form in full, remembering to include all employment and education details.
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.
Aurora Fairway School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.