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Overview and Responsibilities
Maths Teacher – Aurora Beeches
Location: Cranborne, Dorset
Salary: £25,320 - £34,885.60 (M1-M6) actual annual salary
Hours: 32 hours a week, Term Time Only (4 days per week, Monday-Thursday)
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 young people 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:
We're looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated Maths Teacher to join our team and support young people aged 11–16 with social and emotional difficulties, anxiety disorders, and mental health needs. In this role, you’ll deliver engaging and high-quality Maths lessons up to GCSE level, helping students gain the academic and life skills they need for their next steps, whether that’s further education, training, or employment. Our students can display challenging behaviours, so we’re looking for someone patient, resilient, and ready to build strong, supportive relationships.
You’ll collaborate closely with a multi-disciplinary team to create personalised learning plans, set meaningful goals, and contribute to important review of Statements and EHC plans, PEP, and LAC reviews. Alongside teaching, you'll help shape and develop our curriculum, keeping it fresh, relevant, and tailored to each student's needs.
Skills and Qualifications
Successful candidate qualities:
Essential: PGCE, QTS, Cert Ed or equivalent teaching qualification and evidence of in-service training.
To be able to teach Entry level 2 & 3, and GCSEs in Maths
Desirable: Experience of working in a college environment, ideally in specialist education.
Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
Good teaching and communication skills, both written and verbal.
Effective skills in planning, preparation, recording and reviewing students’ progress.
Good IT skills and understand of how IT can be used to support learning.
Ability to remain calm and reflective when working in a challenging environment.
Proven ability to work on own initiative, be well organised, prioritise effectively and achieve results against deadlines.
Ability to engage students in positive enabling relationships.
Full UK driving licence and access to your own car (essential)
Please note that the minimum age to work on site is 21
Benefits and Additional Information
What’s on offer?
Be part of our successful team and also benefit from a generous package that includes:
Amazing opportunity to work in a stunning setting with grade 2 listed gardens.
Being part of a supportive and friendly team
Full training and continued support
Opportunity to gain qualifications, which will be funded by us!
Regular staff wellbeing events
Free homemade lunches with a range of options
Life assurance
Enhanced pension scheme
Health cash back plan
Car lease scheme
Bike to work scheme.
Perk box
Free parking
If you are interested in this role then please apply online and complete our application form.
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.
Safeguarding Statement
Aurora The Beeches 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.