SEND Teachers EYFS, Post 16, PMLD, Social Communications & Key stage 2
Silverwood School, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 2QQ23 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
4 April 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
12 March 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time, part time (Can be done as a job share)
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
Additional allowances
SEN Allowance
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Role
Salary: MPS/UPS + SEN Allowance
Location: Rowde SN10 2QQ
Contract Type: Permanent
We are looking for enthusiastic and talented teachers to join a supportive team of professionals who are committed to raising standards and using innovative ways to enhance the learning experience of our pupils. We need an outstanding classroom practitioner who has a passion for ensuring all pupils achieve their potential.
We are looking for skilled and enthusiastic individuals in each of the Teaching roles below
• EYFS – You will be responsible for early years pupils with profound and multiple learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties, and autism .
• Key Stage 2 - You will be responsible for primary-aged pupils with profound and multiple learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties, and autism. The classes follow a pre-formal and semiformal curriculum, integrating learning, therapy, and health needs
• Post 16 - You will be responsible for pupils within the Post 16 age with profound and multiple learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties and autism.
• PMLD - You will be responsible for pupils within the secondary age phase with profound and multiple learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties and autism.
• Social Communications - You will be responsible for pupils within KS3 & KS4 phase with complex autism and severe learning difficulties. The class follows a semi- formal curriculum, incorporating social communication and emotional regulation strategies.
You will need to have an excellent understanding of child development, and experience of teaching pupils with SEND as well as experience successfully teaching pupils with ASD, SLD and PMLD. You will need to be a willing and inquisitive learner yourself and be able to collaborate effectively within your own team and across the Silverwood School community.
The curriculum is designed to incorporate learning, therapy and health needs and is supported by an experienced team of Teaching Assistants. The successful applicant will also be expected to be a key member of a curriculum team.
What the school offers its staff
Silverwood School is committed to all aspects of personal development, it is inclusive and seeks to ensure every individual achieves. You will be part of the Pension Scheme, Wiltshire Employee Rewards and offered continuous professional development.
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 download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to Jennieclarke@silverwood.wilts.sch.uk
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
- Jennieclarke@silverwood.wilts.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01380 850309
Silverwood School is a maintained co-educational special school for pupils aged 4 to 19 years. We formed in September of 2020 with campuses in Chippenham, Trowbridge and Rowde:
We have an ambitious vision to create a truly integrated and inclusive system of outstanding education for all young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in Wiltshire. Wiltshire are investing in a £33 million new build at one site to create a state of the art centre for SEND education, health, and care and training focusing predominantly on pupils with complex SEND.
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 Jennieclarke@silverwood.wilts.sch.uk.
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