SEN Maths Teacher

Job Description

Overview and Responsibilities SEN Maths Teacher, Aurora BrooklandsLocation: Midge Hall, near Leyland, LancashireSalary: M1 £30,000 - UPS1 £43,266 plus Expert payment of £1,500 per annum in addition to current salaryHours: 40 hours per week – Term Time OnlyThe Aurora GroupThe Aurora Group is an innovative provider of education and care for children, young people and adults with special educational needs and disabilities. Aurora Brooklands School is an independent day school in Lancashire providing specialist education foryoung people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health difficulties (SEMH) and Autistic Spectrum Condition.SEN Teacher – leading in Maths, Numeracy, Careers & Exams focusm (to start in December 2023 or sooner)The main purpose of the role:As our Class Teacher; your role will be to provide high quality, challenging and differentiated educational activities and experiences through the teaching of a broad and balanced curriculum to enable our pupils to achieve their full potential in all areasof learning; this will include a small amount of teaching outside your specialism to your assigned form group. To facilitate this, you’ll plan and deliver lessons according to DFE guidance and the school’s policies and be responsible for the day to day runningof the class and other relevant aspects of the running of the school. You’ll supervise and provide support and guidance to our Teaching Assistants and Higher Level Teaching Assistants and play a key role in their Professional Development Reviews.Key duties:

• Deliver the curriculum as prescribed by our schemes of work.
• Lead, organise, and coordinate mathematics within the whole school.
• Develop maths as a specialist and successful dimension of the academic curriculum offer; reflected by improved progress and outcomes for all pupils.
• Provide relevant progress and teaching/learning quality information to SLT as required
• Effectively plan lessons across a variety of subjects that are stimulating, relevant and well-structured to a wide range of abilities and communication needs to ensure all students are able to participate and reach their full potential.
• Deliver the ethos of the school and the educational vision and direction which enables effective teaching and support, successful learning and achievement by students and sustained improvement in their spiritual, moral, social, cultural, mental and physicalwell-being in preparation for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of adult life.
• Deliver effective teaching and learning and monitor and evaluate the quality of teaching support and standards of students’ achievement, using benchmarks and setting targets for improvement.

Duties will vary, you must expect to diversify and lend a hand wherever is required.Skills and Qualifications Experience and Qualifications:

• Qualified Teacher status
• Thorough working knowledge of the curriculum and how to adapt this for pupils with SEN
• Experience of working with young people with ASD
• Understanding of the Safeguarding principles and Child Protection procedure
• Ability to create and maintain nurturing relationships with young people
• Experience of managing a range of approaches to learning, to include the students with anxiety
• Knowledge of strategies and visual teaching methods to engage reluctant learners important
• A flexible approach and a high level creativity

Benefits and Additional Information What’s on offer

• Training and Development

Within Aurora, we strongly believe that learning and development should not be limited to just the children and young people we support. We offer wide range of programmes and opportunities to all our employees to improve your skills and further your career.

• Save money on your bills!

With the cost of living rising we have a fantastic benefit through Perkbox to help with cutting costs and help make your money go further. Perkbox is a free app for you to use on the go wherever you are. You can get deals and discounts to save money onthings like your weekly food bill, phone plans, internet, eating out, gym memberships, insurance and more. You can also use Perkbox for our cycle to work scheme and car scheme.

• Competitive Pay and Reward

Every year we compare the market rates of pay and rewards to insure they are comparable or better to other similar organisations. We also offer Enhanced Annual Leave, Company Sick Pay, Pension and Life Assurance.

• UK Health Cash Plan

This plan can help cover your day to day healthcare expenditure such as optician and dental bills. You and your children are covered on this plan and you can also choose to upgrade and add a partner to enjoy the benefits with you.

• Employee Assistance Programme

Your health and wellbeing is very important to us and we have support available on a wide variety of issues, helping you with online tools, information and via a freephone counselling service available 24/7.

• Refer a friend for £1,000

We’ll reward you for recommending friends and family to come and join the company (*terms apply)How to apply: Please complete a full application form online if you wish to apply. For more information on this position or assistance completing your application form please contact Karen on or via email at </spa