Job Description

Aurora Beeches School

Dorset
26,391.04 - 28,821.08 per year

Job type:

Full Time, Permanent

Start date:

01 September 2025

Apply by:

28 August 2025

Job overview

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Overview and Responsibilities

Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Location: Cranborne, Dorset
Hourly rate: 14.77 - 16.13 per hour


Annual salary: 26,391.04- 28,821.08 (FTE 30,721.60 - 33,550.40)


Contract: Permanent, 40 hours a week, Term Time Only



At

Aurora Beeches

, we believe in giving young people 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 students with a range of additional learning needs to create and meet their own goals.

The main purpose of the role:

As our

Higher Level Teaching Assistant

, you will support our young people with their learning and general wellbeing to ensure every child has the best opportunity to reach their full potential in a caring and safe environment. Where necessary this may include positive behaviour management adopting a tailored approach to the individual child.

Key duties:

Take responsibility for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils according to the school's policies, including safeguarding and PREVENT


Under the guidance of a teacher, implement learning activities and experiences, appropriate to the class group, by supporting the delivery of a broad and balanced curriculum aiming at pupils achieving their full potential in all areas of learning


Establish a positive relationship with pupils in order to support them in feeling safe and enabling them to enjoy and learn.


Work with the children and support their learning, providing further explanation where needed, and work towards


Under the guidance of the Teacher, help collate evidence and information that supports pupils' attainment and progress.


Participate in the evaluation of learning activities.


Provide meaningful feedback on pupil attainment and progress.


Support the teacher in monitoring, assessing, recording and reporting pupils' progress according to the school's policies in order to monitor and foster pupils' progress in all areas of learning.

Skills and Qualifications

Successful candidate qualities:

Qualifications:


Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification or higher


GCSE pass above C (or 4 in the new GCSE system) in English and Maths


Knowledge and Experience:


Relevant knowledge and experience of pupils with SEN, SLD/PMLD, ADHD and ASD


Understanding of the Safeguarding principles and Child Protection procedures


Experience of managing a range of approaches to behaviour, including managing behaviours that challenge.


Experience working within education is advantageous


Experience of working within a multi-cultural, inclusive setting

Benefits and Additional Information

What's on offer?

Be part of our successful team and also benefit from a generous package that includes:


Life assurance


Enhanced pension scheme (from October)


Perkbox - offering high street discounts


Employee assistance programme


Car lease scheme


Fully funded training and qualifications


Bike to work scheme


Free membership to our Health cash back plan - Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio and many more.

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.

Recruiter contact:

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About

Aurora Beeches School

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Aurora Beeches School

The Beeches, Wimborne
Dorset
BH21 5RT
United Kingdom

+44 1725 551247

Welcome to our Special Needs Secondary School in Cranborne, Dorset

At Aurora Beeches, we believe in giving young people 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 students with a range of additional learning needs to create and meet their own goals.



All our students are fully involved in choices around their own programmes, so that whatever their plans are - whether they want to pursue further education, training or employment - they are empowered and supported to create their own futures.

Our School

At Aurora Beeches, we support young people to make choices about their own futures.



We provide high levels of personalised support to help our students to make positive life decisions, work towards gaining qualifications and employability skills for their chosen careers and learn independent 'preparation for life' skills.



Our academic and vocational study programmes are designed to help every student access employment or further education, including at Aurora Boveridge College - the further education provider with whom we share our beautiful campus.

Our Facilities

Aurora Beeches is situated within the Aurora Boveridge College campus, a beautiful 50-acre site near the village of Cranborne in the Dorset countryside.



Our students enjoy access to modern, well-equipped classrooms, as well as vocational areas including a digital studio, science lab and art and design base.



Our extensive grounds include horticulture learning areas with large glasshouses, as well as motor vehicle workshops, an animal care unit and excellent sports facilities.

Our Curriculum

We offer a varied curriculum, including academic subjects such as English, maths, science, humanities, and art up to GCSE level, as well as vocational subjects including horticulture, animal care, motor vehicle engineering and digital IT.



We also offer a Forest School programme, delivered on-site in our extensive grounds.



During their time at Aurora Beeches, students have regular appointments with an independent careers advisor and plenty of opportunities to try different work options through our work-based learning programme.



Alongside working on the skills needed for employment or further study, our students also engage with our therapy team to support their long-term success and to develop essential independent living skills.

Our Outcomes

We are proud to list evidence of the progress and performance of our students (for the previous academic year) below -


100% of students who took A-level Chemistry achieved A


100% of students who took A-level Mathematics achieved A


100% of students who took GCSE Geography achieved grade 6

100% of students who took GCSE History achieved grade 5

67% of students who took GCSE English Language achieved grade 5 or higher

100% of students achieved Level 3 Practical Horticultural Skills

100% of students achieved Entry Level Science Please note that you are wholly responsible for fact checking in respect of the information provided by schools. Please also check for the latest visa and work permit requirements that may apply. Tes is not responsible for the content of advertisements or the policies adopted by advertising schools. Tes asks that all schools follow

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