Teacher
Aurora Rowan School, Reading, RG4 9EY35 days remaining to apply
Job start date
19 December 2025
Closing date
23 January 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
19 December 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £32,916 - £47,472 p.a. (M1- UPS1)
Teacher job summary
Teacher
Location: Tokers Green, Reading
Salary: £32,916 - £47,472 p.a. (M1- UPS1)** Plus £5,000 Welcome bonus For Qualified Teacher*
Contract: Full time permanent position,
Start date: As soon as possible
About Aurora Rowan School
Opened in November 2024 in Tokers Green, Reading, Aurora Rowan School supports children aged 6–16 with Autism Spectrum Disorder, 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 a teacher to join our expanding team and work alongside the Senior Leadership Team to aid the smooth running of the school.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a new school that will grow with you. It is an opportunity for you to help shape the provision and develop the school to be the best that it can be.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead teaching and learning for assigned pupils, ensuring progress and wellbeing
- Supervise and mentor support staff
- Take curriculum leadership responsibility:
- Monitor standards
- Support colleagues
- Advise on resources
- Lead CPD sessions
- Contribute to school planning and uphold our values in daily practice
Please note that duties will vary and you will be expected to contribute to the overall aims of the school when required, please see the link below for our full job description:
Qualifications & Experience
- PGCE, QTS or equivalent
- Experience in SEN/ASD/SLD settings (desirable)
- Strong planning, assessment, and behaviour management skills
- Confident mentoring and coaching of support staff
- Skilled in adapting communication and teaching approaches
- Good IT skills and understanding of EHCPs and personalised learning
What’s on Offer at Aurora?
We believe in supporting you as much as we support the children and young people in our care. Here’s a snapshot of the fantastic benefits waiting for you:
Grow with Us – Training & Development
Learning never stops at Aurora! We offer a wide range of training programmes and career development opportunities to help you build your skills and reach your goals.
Save Money on Everyday Essentials
With the rising cost of living, our Perkbox app helps you stretch your money further:
- Discounts on groceries, phone plans, internet, dining out, gym memberships & more
- Access to our Cycle to Work and Car Scheme
Access Wagestream – a financial wellbeing app that helps you track earnings, save, get expert money advice, and even access part of your pay early when needed
Competitive Pay & Reward
We regularly benchmark our pay and benefits to stay ahead of the curve. You’ll enjoy:
- Enhanced Annual Leave
- Company Sick Pay
- Enhanced Pension
- Life Assurance
24/7 GP Access – For You & Your Household
Need a doctor? No problem. Book a phone or video appointment anytime, day or night. This service covers everyone in your household.
UK Health Cash Plan
Cover everyday healthcare costs like dental and optician bills. You and your children are included in the scheme, and you can upgrade to add your partner too!
Employee Assistance Programme
Your wellbeing matters. Get confidential support on a wide range of issues, including:
- Freephone counselling (available 24/7)
- Online tools and resources
Refer a Friend – Earn £1,000!
Know someone who’d be a great fit? Refer them and get rewarded!
(*Terms apply)
Ready to make a difference?
Please complete an online application form in full, remembering to include all employment and education details.
* 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 their ongoing commitment to their own CPD.
Details of the relevant area of responsibility will be discussed with you at interview and further when you join the company.
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.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Aurora Rowan School
- School type
- Special school, ages 5 to 19
- School size
- 10 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
School location
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