Teacher Vacancy
and Responsibilities
Join the Team at Ryefields: A New Special School in Derby!
Are you ready to make a difference in the lives of young people? Do you have the passion and skills to inspire and support children with Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC) and associated Social, Emotional, and Mental Health (SEMH) needs? If so, this is your opportunity to be part of something extraordinary!
🌟 Position: Teacher
📍 Location: Aurora Ryefields School, Derby🕒 Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent📅 Start Date: September 2026
💰 Salary: MPS1 to UPS
Close date: Wednesday 15th April
About Ryefields
Ryefields is a brand-new, purpose-built age 4 to 19 school in Derby, dedicated to providing exceptional education for children and young people with Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC) and Social, Emotional, and associated SEMH needs. Our mission is to create a safe, nurturing, and inspiring environment where every child can thrive academically, socially, and emotionally. We are an academic school with high expectations, committed to ensuring that all students leave us with GCSE qualifications that open doors to future success
As our school continues to grow and expand its site, we are delighted to share the next phase of our development and the exciting opportunities this brings for future pupil enrolment. This is an exciting chance to join our founding team and play a pivotal role in shaping the ethos and success of Ryefields.
The Role
We are looking for enthusiastic and skilled teachers (in both primary and secondary) who are passionate about working with children. This is a truly rewarding opportunity where your work will be valued, your impact will be visible, and you will see firsthand the incredible success that can be achieved in education.
In this role, you will:
Deliver a tailored curriculum that meets the unique needs of each student, enabling them to thrive. Use creative and engaging teaching methods to ignite curiosity, inspire learning, and support meaningful progress. Work collaboratively with a dedicated multidisciplinary team, including therapists and support staff, to provide holistic care and education. Foster a positive and inclusive classroom environment that builds confidence, independence, and a sense of belonging.
Monitor, assess, and celebrate student progress, adapting your approach to ensure every child experiences success
What We’re Looking For
What Ryefields Offers
How to Apply
If you’re ready to join us on this exciting journey, our school’s values align with your own ethos, we warmly invite you to come for a tour and a conversation with the Headteacher, we’d love to hear from you!
Please complete an online application form in full, remembering to include all employment and education details and a personal statement that will make us really keen to speak to you. If you need any assistance or would like any more information, please contact Karen in the Aurora Group Recruitment Team at Karen.Barnfield@theauroragroup.co.uk
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.
Be part of something special. Help us create a school where every child and staff member is supported, valued, and inspired to succeed!
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.
