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Location: Tokers Green, Reading, Berkshire/Oxfordshire border
Contract Type: Part-time, Maternity Cover Fixed Term Contract until 30th April 2027
Hours: 24 hours per week
Salary: £32,916 - £47,472 p.a. (M1- UPS1) prorata
Start date: As soon as possible
About Aurora Rowan School
Opened in November 2024 in Tokers Green, Reading, Aurora Rowan School supports children aged 5‑16 with Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC), moderate to severe learning needs, and associated challenges. As part of the Aurora Group we are committed to creating a nurturing, inclusive environment where every child is valued and supported.
We're looking for team members who:
* Value and listen to children
* Promote positivity and mutual respect
* Communicate calmly and supportively
* Work closely with families and the wider community
* Understand the importance of love, security, creativity, and involvement in a child's development
Opportunity
We are currently looking to recruit an experienced SENDCo to join our team on a fixed‑term contract. Your role is to act as a member of the school leadership team and provide outstanding Special Education Needs (SEN) provision and oversight of the day‑to‑day operation of that policy with the aim of raising SEND student achievement.
All of our education is through play based learning that will always be guided by and built around each individual and their strengths, challenges, and interests, combining elements of different approaches and frameworks as appropriate.
Key accountabilities
* Model a neuro‑informed and neuro‑affirmative approach and practice to all staff.
* Ensure that the school carries out its statutory responsibilities in accordance with each student EHCP and their defined SEND assessment.
* Oversee the day‑to‑day operation of the school's special education policy.
* Coordinate and deploy the school's provision with regard to its policies, staffing and resources for each student's EHCP and defined SEND assessment.
* Communicate with parents/carers, school employees, other agencies, and local authorities on the progress of students and the effectiveness of intervention and support strategies.
* Ensure that there is an integrated approach to the school's SEND provision generally and for specific students.
* Exercise a key role in advising and assisting the Head teacher with the strategic development of SEND policy and provision, including reviewing and formulating policies.
* Liaise with the Pastoral lead to identify appropriate therapeutic support.
* Prepare information and carry out annual statutory reviews or specific case conferences.
* Promote best practice and contribute to the aims and ethos of the school through inset and CPD for new teachers.
* Keep abreast of developments in SEND (e.g. research, changes to the law) and inform SLT and Head where appropriate.
* Undertake any reasonable task requested by the Headteacher, including covering lessons operationally required to do so.
Successful candidate qualities
* PGCE, QTS, or equivalent teaching qualification and evidence of in‑service training.
* SENDCo qualification or experience of the role.
* Relevant knowledge and experience of students with SEND, especially experience of ASC and associated conditions.
* Have successfully implemented a range of interventions.
* Understanding of safeguarding principles and child protection procedures.
* Experience of managing a range of approaches to behaviour.
How to apply
For candidates that haven't worked in this sector before please be aware that, for regulatory reasons, the application process is far more detailed and thorough compared to other sectors.
Please complete the online application form in full, including all employment and education details, and provide a personal statement that makes us keen to speak to you.
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) to assess their suitability to work with children.
Safeguarding and Equality
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.
Benefits and Professional Development
Within Aurora we support teacher professional development by offering Upper Pay Scale both to teachers joining the company and through our internal professional development and performance management process.
To be offered a role on Upper Pay Scale we will expect you to:
* Provide evidence that you are already receiving an Upper Pay Scale salary.
* Hold specific allocated responsibility, once you have completed your induction, that contributes to whole‑school improvement including the overall raising of standards in the school and demonstrate your ongoing commitment to your own CPD.
Details of the relevant area of responsibility will be discussed with you at interview and further when you join the company.
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