SEN Teacher
Contract: Permanent, Term‑time (39 weeks), 37.5 hours per week Salary: £32,646.56 per annum Location: Underwood and Ilkeston – RIS Mansfield
Make a Real Difference at R.E.A.L. Education
Join R.E.A.L. Education—a leading alternative education provider in the East Midlands supporting young people aged 7–18 who face barriers to mainstream schooling.
We create personalised learning pathways through our independent schools, specialist alternative provision, and rich vocational curriculum including Sports, Land Based Studies, Motor Mechanics, Construction, Creative Digital, Catering, Creative Arts, and Adventure.
Our staff build strong, trusting relationships with learners and their families, offering flexible, safe learning environments where young people can grow, achieve, and thrive. If you are passionate about helping learners overcome challenges and reach their potential, we’d love to hear from you.
What You’ll Be Doing
Please note: This role requires regular travel between sites. A valid driving licence and access to a vehicle are essential.
About You
We’re looking for someone who brings both professional expertise and a positive, compassionate approach.
Essential Skills & Experience
Please look at our Job Description in the link below for more information
25-04-SEN-Teacher-JD_PS
Our Benefits
How to Apply
Apply online via our application form. For further information, please contact our recruitment team
Safeguarding
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.
Please note: the vacancy may close early if a successful appointment is made. Shortlisted candidates may be subject to an online search.

We are an innovative and expanding provider of education and care for children, young people and adults with special needs.
Our goal is to empower individuals to grow. The word ‘growth’ is personal to each and every one of us. We believe that each individual has a unique set of skills and abilities, and their diversity should be encouraged, developed and celebrated. Our roles are to find ways to discover how.
We all work together as a cohesive and dynamic, harmonious team. Bringing together education, care and therapy in an interdisciplinary manner, developing innovative new approaches which will lead to the catalyst for change and help to unlock the potential within each individual. We create enabling learning environments for children and young adults to have the opportunities to grow in their own unique and inspiring way. Every one of us makes a contribution to the outcomes, regardless of whether we are working directly with children and young adults or not. Each element of what we do comes together to create something spectacular.
We are always seeking exceptional leaders to join our energetic team. So if you’re looking for a new challenge in education or care with a dynamic new organisation which truly believes in empowering uniqueness and valuing differences, then we want to hear from you.