Inclusion Support Practitioner

Teach Midlands; Northampton; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Continuous professional development and training opportunities

Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme

Confidential 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to work scheme

Generous family leave

Job summary

Teach Midlands is seeking an Inclusion Support Practitioner for Hardingstone Academy, Northampton. Successful candidates will help enhance teaching and learning for students aged 3 to 11, supporting those with special needs through multiple interventions.

You will collaborate closely with teachers and specialists while committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of every child. Professional development and training are provided, along with a supportive environment aimed at achieving high standards.

Qualifications

• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
• Ability to work independently and proactively.
• Experience in supporting students with special needs beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Support high expectations and standards in classrooms.
• Provide targeted support to students with varying needs.
• Collaborate with teachers and specialist professionals.

Skills

Student engagement

Building trust with students and colleagues

Adaptable learning strategies

Job description

EMAT is an exciting, impactful organisation where innovation is encouraged, aligned with our core values and purpose: that every child deserves to be the best they can be. Our Trust was incorporated in July 2012 to establish, maintain, manage, and develop academies and free schools as world-class centres of excellence. We are a collaborative partnership that currently educates around 5,000 children every year. Our schools includes an all-through school in Northampton, a secondary school in Oundle, and five primary schools in Northamptonshire and Milton Keynes. By becoming an #EMATter, you’ll be able to take advantage of a wealth of professional development and support opportunities, as well as a range of employee benefits.

These include:

• Continuous professional development and training opportunities
• Career and leadership opportunities within our growing family of schools
• A confidential 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Flu jabs for all staff
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to health and wellbeing benefits, including an online GP
• Access to an employee lifestyle savings platform
• Generous family leave

About the School

Hardingstone is a growing academy in a village location on the outskirts of Northampton offering excellent learning and enrichment opportunities for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It is an exciting time of expansion for the school providing several excellent career opportunities. Our most recent Ofsted inspection graded the Academy as Good in September 2023 and we are committed to rapidly improving Hardingstone still further.

We currently have over 245 children on roll. The children engage fantastically in lessons and are proud of their school and their achievements. Our staff team is committed to their welfare and growth and provide a friendly welcome for new colleagues. The successful candidates will be committed to our values and encourage our hard‑working, polite children to achieve and behave at the very highest levels.

Against a background of increasing complexity of special and pastoral needs, EMAT reviewed the traditional classroom based support staff to better meet the needs of our students. This led to the creation of the Inclusion Support Practitioner role, designed to enhance teaching and learning by:

• Supporting consistently high expectations and standards in every classroom
• Enthusing, engaging, and motivating students to achieve their best
• Building trust and confidence in both students and colleagues

In this role, you will be trained to be able to work more proactively and independently, providing targeted support to a range of students both with and without specific needs, adapting learning, and leading small group or one‑to‑one interventions. The position offers clear professional progression, with training and support to empower staff to make a real difference in student progress and development.

In addition, Inclusion Support Practitioners will collaborate closely with teachers, internally contracted specialists like educational psychologists, speech and language professionals, family liaison teams, and through our unique partnership with the NHS have access to Education Mental Health Support Teams, and external services such as local authority teams, ensuring a joined‑up approach to each child’s learning, wellbeing, and personal development.

General Roles and Responsibilities

To ensure the greatest possible progress and development of students, through high quality teaching and learning. To challenge and support all students to achieve their best by:

• Setting consistently high expectations and standards
• Enthusing, engaging and motivating students
• Inspiring trust and confidence in students and colleagues

EMAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). References will be taken up before interviews are offered.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, or age.

EMAT encourages a “Speak Up” culture where colleagues are encouraged to raise any concerns relating to risk or wrongdoing. You will be responsible for ensuring that colleagues are supported where necessary to raise concerns without blame or recrimination and should pro‑actively raise concerns should they come to your attention.

Location Martins Lane, Hardingstone, Northampton NN4 6DJ, UK