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Overview and Responsibilities
Art Teacher in a new SEN provision
Location: Horsham West Sussex
Contract Type: Permanent fulltime
Hours: 40 hours per week
Salary:(M1 UPS1 depending on experience
Start Date: Summer term 2025 or Autumn term 2025
Aurora Vincent House School
As part of our growth strategy we are really pleased to be opening a brand new SEND Secondary School in 2025 in the heart ofHorsham West Sussexfor young neurodivergent people aged 1116. Many students are working at or close to age expectations. Most of our students are coming to us from mainstream education to have access to an adapted National Curriculum delivered in small classes with a focus on meeting their sensory needs and support for their emotional wellbeing.
The Role:
You will be responsible for the delivery of the Art curriculum to students aged 1116. Many of our students are passionate about art and it is a subject that helps them to regulate their emotions too. Therefore some students will be given access to additional art lessons.
This is an exciting opportunity where you would be integral to developing a unique SEND provision and building a bespoke curriculum with the support of Aurora. We want a dynamic creative and flexible teacher.
Please note that duties will vary and you will be expected to contribute to the overall aims of Vincent House School when required. Please see the link below for our full job description:
Skills and Qualifications
Successful candidates are likely to demonstrate:
- The flexibility to choose and deliver courses appropriate to a range of needs
- They have successfully supported neurodivergent students in a teaching role
- Resourcefulness resilience and a growth mindset
- An ability to plan personalised learning
Candidates must:
- have PGCE QTS or equivalent teaching qualification and evidence of inservice training
- be able to teach GCSE Art
- have a passion to work in SEND and willingness to keep learning
- be outstanding in their pastoral and safeguarding practice
- believe in an integrated therapeutic approach
- be committed to becoming a neuroinformed and neuroaffirmative practitioner
- have the empathy and resilience to work with young people who may experience high anxiety and may have selfharming behaviours ARFID and disordered eating and a range of mental health difficulties.
We offer:
- Small classes with the opportunity to establish strong relationships with all students.
- The time support and training for you to prioritise safeguarding pastoral care and the overall wellbeing of all students.
- The chance to work with and learn from an onsite clinical team including a Clinical Psychologist OT and SaLT. There are also opportunities to be involved in research that will support our students and the wider neurodivergent community both in terms of education and mental health.
- A rare opportunity to be part of a team creating a new school and culture that will change the lives of many young people and their families within the community.
- It is an exciting time to be part of Aurora and this is a unique career opportunity to make your mark on our growing services.
If you are interested we strongly recommend you contact Liz to arrange an informal talk with the Headteacher who can explain the role in full. Our priority is appointing a teacher with the right mindset potential and pastoral approach alongside core teaching skills. Therefore aspects of the role are negotiable.
Benefits and Additional Information
You will also benefit from a generous package that includes:
- Life assurance
- Competitive Pension
- 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.
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 Lizin the Aurora Group Recruitment Team at
Successful applicants will be subject to preemployment 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 paused or taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled or we receive a sufficient number of applications.
Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.
Employment Type
Full-Time
