Job Description

Aurora Beeches School

Dorset
25,320 - 34,885.60 per year

Salary:

(M1-M6)

Job type:

Part Time, Permanent

Apply by:

31 July 2025

Job overview

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Overview and Responsibilities

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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

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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. For more information on this position please contact

Adele.richard@the-aurora-group.com.

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.

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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