SEN EYFS Teacher
Silverwood School, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 2QQ31 days remaining to apply
Job start date
2 June 2026
Closing date
2 March 2026 at 9am
Date listed
29 January 2026
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hrs per week, Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS + SEN Allowance
Additional allowances
SEN Allowance
What skills and experience we're looking for
Key Responsibilities:
This role is based at our Rowde campus.
- 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
We are looking for someone who:
- Brings a strong understanding of SEND and the unique challenges you might face in the role
- Is passionate about Early Childhood Education and nurturing young learners
- Brings strong communication and observation skills
- Has a creative and imaginative approach to curriculum delivery
- Can foster a stimulating, safe and motivating learning environment
- Works effectively as part of a collaborative team
- Has patience, empathy and compassion, understanding that every day is full of new experiences for these pupils
- Can adapt teaching to meet a range of SEND needs
- Values sensory play, outdoor learning and real-world exploration
What the school offers its staff
Silverwood School is an inspirational and forward-thinking special school based in the heart of Wiltshire. We support pupils aged 4–19 with a wide range of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
At Silverwood, our EYFS team is at the start of something extraordinary. From the first day of school our dedicated staff guide our SEND pupils through life’s earliest and most important discoveries—with care, creativity and boundless empathy.
We are seeking a committed and creative EYFS Teacher to join our Early Years team, starting 2nd June 2026. Whether you’re an experienced teacher looking for your next challenge or an ECT ready to begin a career in SEN, this is a role where you’ll shape lives—and grow your own career in a supportive, purpose-driven team. This permanent role will be based at our Rowde campus, offering a safe, inspiring environment tailored to the needs of our youngest learners.
Working here isn’t always easy—but it is deeply rewarding.
“Silverwood has a real sense of community and we are forever evolving and changing as a school. It’s a really exciting and inspirational place to work with fantastic people in every department and level in the school.”
What we offer:
- A purpose-built EYFS setting designed to inspire and support our youngest learners
- A collaborative team of 7 EYFS teachers who thrive on teamwork and shared success
- Opportunities for accelerated progression into middle leadership
- A structured pathway for Early Career Teachers to develop a fulfilling career in SEND
- A comprehensive and well-supported induction programme
- Freedom to design learning tailored to individual pupil need, without the limits of mainstream expectations
- 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.”
Further information about the job
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
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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
- 473 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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