Silverwood School is a new 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: former schools of St Nicholas School, Larkrise School and Rowdeford School.
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 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, 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.
If you are a creative and resilient Teacher with a passion for SEND education and are looking for a new challenge and to be part of something new and exciting, we would very much like to hear from you.
Permanent
Full-time Teacher and subject leader of Humanities 0.6 / 0.8 FTE
Required to start January 2022.
NQT / MPS / UPS all welcome to apply
SEND allowance paid – dependent on experience
We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated and hard-working teacher, who has a genuine passion for working with pupils with moderate or complex learning difficulties. Our recent amalgamation means that we also provide for students with severe learning difficulties; experience of working at this level of need would be advantageous. You will be required to co-ordinate and lead the Humanities provision across the site. There will also be a requirement to teach other subjects. The successful candidate will also have a tutor group assigned to them. Applications are encouraged from both Primary and Secondary trained teachers
We are a strong, supportive staff team, committed to high standards of delivery. Experience of working with pupils with complex needs, including ASD, is essential.
Applications are welcome from committed teachers with SEN experience, who are able to teach pupils at the lower levels of the National Curriculum/upper levels of P scale.
Visits to the school are encouraged and warmly welcomed by prior arrangement.
Please note that this appointment is subject to enhanced DBS, medical and reference checks. Silverwood School is committed to Equal Opportunities and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its pupils.
Completed applications should be returned by 12noon on 29th October ‘21. Interview date is 5th November 2021
Silverwood School is an amalgamation of 3 special schools in Wiltshire. The three campuses of Silverwood School are known as Chippenham Campus (formerly St. Nicholas School), Rowde Campus (formally Rowdeford School) and Trowbridge Campus (Formally Larkrise School) it also incorporates Popular College in Chippenham.
Silverwood School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.