SEN MathematicsTeacher (KS3) - Aurora Wilden View School
Location: Torton, Kidderminster
Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent
Hours: 40 hours per week
Annual Salary: M1 - UPS2
Making a Meaningful Difference Every Day!
Are you ready to make a transformative impact in the lives of young people with SEMH needs and associated challenging behaviour linked to Autistic Spectrum Conditions? Do you have the ambition and drive to inspire the next generation?
Aurora Wilden View is a mixed-gender school for 5-19 year old students with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs and associated behaviours linked to Autistic Spectrum Conditions (ASC). Opened in February 2024, our school is set within a beautiful 20-acre site and benefits from facilities that include a Science and Technology building, a polytunnel and Forest School provision.
We provide high-quality education alongside bespoke specialist and therapeutic support. Our team are dedicated to making a transformative impact in the lives of our students. We are looking for caring individuals who are full of ambition to support and inspire the next generation of students with their learning. If this is where your skills and passion lies, we want to hear from you.
This is an exciting time to join us as we continue to grow, and we are seeking committed SEN Mathematics KS3 Teacher to support our students and complement our skilled team.
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The Role:
We are looking for a Mathematics Teacher that is passionate about their subject and can deliver lessons in a creative, effective manner both inside and outside our classrooms. Holding high expectations based on sound assessment that also sees the potential for growth in each of our pupils. Our relational approach based upon PACE and Thrive, helps our students feel safe to break down barriers and access their learning in our nurturing and ambitious setting.
We are developing our curriculum and are looking for a teacher to work collaboratively with our existing teaching staff. Do you have the experience and skills to develop this curriculum for our young people? Would you work effectively with our Deputy Head who leads curriculum to make our offer even better? If so we want to hear from you! We recognise that relationships are key and putting the right person with our pupils is the most important thing. Therefore, we want the best person for the role to meet the needs of our young people.
Key duties:
The successful candidate will be required to teach Mathematics, developing the long term, medium term and short term curriculum alongside our Senior Team.
- Contribute to the delivery and development of the curriculum, having regard to the educational, physical and social needs of the students within a learning environment
- Work collaboratively with other members of staff as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Set, monitor and review personalised targets that will optimise learning for each individual
- Monitor, assess, review and report on the progress and work of students to parents, team members, senior staff, examination and funding bodies through reports and identified meetings as directed and as is required through school policies and procedures
- Maintain knowledge through training and research where appropriate and take responsibility for own professional development
- Develop lesson plans analysing and self-reflecting on the content, process and intended outcomes in relation to the curriculum requirements and the child's learning needs
- Where required, contribute to the review of EHC plans, PEP and LAC reviews
The above duties sets out a summary of the key features of the role. It is not intended to be exhaustive list, and duties will vary. You must expect to diversify and lend a hand wherever is required.
Working Hours
- 40 hours per week
- Start time: 8.30am
- Finish times: 4.30pm Monday to Thursday, 3.45pm Friday
- Includes 2.5 hours per week for ongoing training, development and additional duties
Experience & Qualifications:
Qualifications:
- PGCE with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or an equivalent recognised teaching qualification and evidence of in-service training
- Evidence of ongoing professional development, particularly related to SEND, SEMH or inclusive teaching practice
- Experience teaching Mathematics at Key Stage 3, either within a special school setting or with pupils with significant SEND, SEMH and/or ASC needs in a mainstream environment
Desirable:
- Postgraduate qualification or additional certification in Special Educational Needs and/or Inclusion
- Experience of delivering Maths using an adaptive and flexible curriculum, tailored to meet a wide range of cognitive, emotional and social needs
Knowledge and Experience:
- A strong commitment to improving outcomes for pupils with SEMH and ASC, placing wellbeing and engagement alongside academic progress
- Experience planning and delivering KS3 Maths lessons that are differentiated, accessible and motivating, using creative approaches to support learners who may be disengaged from formal education
- Ability to design learning sequences that prioritise core mathematical understanding, functional skills and real-life application
- Experience or working knowledge of therapeutic, attachment-aware or trauma-informed teaching approaches (e.g. Thrive-informed practice)
- Confidence adapting teaching strategies to support regulation, resilience and positive behaviour for learning
- Ability to work collaboratively with Teaching Assistants, pastoral staff and therapists to support individual EHCP outcomes
- Willingness to contribute to the ongoing development of the Maths curriculum within a specialist SEN setting up to and including Post 16
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
Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks includ
