SEN Teacher (EYFS/ Primary)
Severndale Specialist Academy, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY2 5SH13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
9 May 2025 at 9am
Date listed
25 April 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years
Working pattern
- Full time (Can be done as a job share): 32.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, Term Time plus 1 week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Salary Mainscale / Upper Pay Scale plus SEN 1 point
Additional allowances
SEN 1 point
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for an innovative, highly motivated and inspirational teacher to join the Severndale Team. You will be joining an exceptional group of highly skilled Teachers, Teaching Assistants and support staff who work collaboratively to provide a highly personalised curriculum. We particularly encourage teachers with experience in SEND provision in Special or Mainstream EYFS who have a passion for the EYFS Curriculum and learning through play to apply.
The main purpose of this post is to provide exciting and highly engaging quality teaching which delivers an appropriate curriculum that meets the needs of each pupil in accordance with the aims of the Academy. This will involve ongoing and close liaison with parents/carers, colleagues and other professionals and support staff. The successful candidate would join the Foundation teaching team (EYFS and KS1).
Role requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree
- Qualified Teacher Status or desire to attain QTS
- Early Career Teachers welcome to apply
Skills required:
- Ability to build good relationships with children, teachers and parents
- Ability to manage behaviour with SEND and trauma informed strategies
- Ability to encourage engagement and inclusion
What the school offers its staff
- Permanent Contract
- Salary Mainscale / Upper Pay Scale plus SEN 1 point
- Access to the Schools Advisory Service
- Bike to work scheme
- Continuing Professional Development
- Teachers Pension Scheme
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@severndaleacademy.co.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Severndale Specialist Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 19
- School size
- 414 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Severndale Specialist Academy website
- Email address
- recruitment@severndaleacademy.co.uk
Severndale Specialist Academy:
Severndale Specialist Academy is a multi-site special school incorporating our Monkmoor campus, provision within a local mainstream secondary school and a purpose built 16-25 year old provision at our local college. We work with young people with special educational needs from within Shropshire and beyond. Our children and young people can access Severndale Specialist Academy from nursery age through to 25 and have a range of learning, physical and mobility difficulties and some students require personal care. Supporting communication and enabling independence is a key focus of our work .
Severndale is a truly unique special school and is one of the largest special schools in the country. We are proud to be able to meet the needs of over 430 young people across all abilities of the SEND spectrum and across three different sites. Severndale is also proud to be part of The Learning Community Trust, a truly inclusive multi academy trust based in Telford.
Arranging a visit to Severndale Specialist Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@severndaleacademy.co.uk.
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