SEN EYFS Teacher (0.5 fte)
Silverwood School, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 2QQ22 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
6 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
6 May 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years
Working pattern
- Part time: 0.5 FTE, Permanent , Part-time (Days to be agreed)
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
Additional allowances
SEN Allowance
What skills and experience we're looking for
What we offer:
- A newly built, dedicated EYFS facility with a secure garden and outdoor play area
- A highly collaborative team of 7 Early Years teachers
- Opportunities for accelerated progression into middle leadership
- A structured pathway for Early Career Teachers to begin a career in SEND
- A comprehensive and well-supported induction programme
- Freedom to design learning tailored to individual pupil needs
- Ongoing CPD and access to external specialist support
- A positive, respectful culture that values wellbeing and work/life balance
“There is a genuine ‘human’ feel to the school. Colleagues are respectful of everyone’s situations and there is a real focus on providing a work/life balance.”
What the school offers its staff
Key responsibilities:
- Deliver high-quality early years teaching within a specialist SEND setting
- Conduct home visits in Term 1 to establish strong relationships with pupils and families
- Support children attending water confidence sessions in the onsite hydrotherapy pool
- Utilise our extensive outdoor areas and work with school animals to enhance learning and engagement
- Work collaboratively with colleagues and contribute to a shared team ethos
- Foster an environment rich in sensory experiences and structured exploration
The ideal candidate will:
- Have a solid understanding of Early Years pedagogy and the EYFS framework
- Demonstrate knowledge of SEND and a flexible, inclusive teaching approach
- Communicate clearly and effectively with pupils, families and professionals
- Bring strong observation and assessment skills to inform responsive teaching
- Be imaginative, patient and empathetic in responding to pupil needs
- Support and value outdoor learning and sensory-based play
Commitment to safeguarding
Under section 175 of the Education Act 2002, Governing Bodies of maintained schools are required to ensure that their functions are carried out with a view to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. It is vital that schools adopt recruitment and selection procedures that help deter, reject or identify people who might abuse children or are otherwise unsuited to work with them, in order to safeguard children.
Applying for the job
Please complete the online application.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Silverwood School
- School type
- Special school, ages 4 to 19
- School size
- 453 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Silverwood School website
- Email address
- sophiecovington@silverwood.wilts.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01380 850309
Silverwood School is an inspirational and forward thinking maintained special school based in the heart of Wiltshire and spread across three campuses. Our school is dedicated to supporting pupils aged 4-19 years with a wide range of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
Our mission is to enhance opportunities, enjoyment and empower every pupil to reach their full potential. Our vision is ambitious ‘Building Community; Inspiring Learning’, to create a truly integrated and inclusive system of outstanding education for all young people with SEND needs.
Our inclusive system of excellence will seek to re-balance and improve educational provision for all children and young people with SEND, including those currently in mainstream schools and resource bases or in other alternative provision. Offering local and community-based SEND provision across a wide area from its new inception. It will also deliver high quality training and expertise to a wide range of SEND settings across the county.
Arranging a visit to Silverwood School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email sophiecovington@silverwood.wilts.sch.uk.
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