Inclusion Support Practitioner

East Midlands Academy Trust; Northampton; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading educational trust as an Inclusion Support Practitioner, where you'll play a vital role in supporting student learning and wellbeing. This position offers opportunities for professional development and a chance to make a meaningful impact in a growing academy environment.

Benefits

Continuous professional development

Access to Teachers’ Pension Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Health and wellbeing benefits

Generous family leave

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting students with diverse needs.
• Knowledge of educational interventions and assessments.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Support the learning and wellbeing of students.
• Deliver targeted interventions informed by research.
• Track and evaluate student progress.

Skills

Support for learning

Emotional wellbeing promotion

Collaboration with staff

Job description

The Role

Your career #EMATters! We are currently recruiting for an Inclusion Support Practitioner who thinks beyond the classroom. In this vital role, you will support teachers in delivering high-quality learning by planning and delivering lessons, leading small group activities, and covering classes when needed. EMAT is an organisation that recognises and values its diverse workforce. Join us to be part of a team that champions innovation, inclusivity, and meaningful impact.

About EMAT

EMAT is an exciting, innovative, and growing organisation where we strive to do things differently, 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 includes an all-through school in Northampton, a secondary school in Oundle, and five primary schools in Northamptonshire and Milton Keynes. By working for our Trust, 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 Teachers’ Pension Scheme.
• A corporate eye care plan.
• 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.

General Roles And Responsibilities

• Support the learning, development, and wellbeing of individual students, small groups, or whole classes.
• Deliver targeted interventions (e.g. Phonics, Literacy, SEMH, Metacognition) informed by educational research.
• Conduct assessments (Lucid, dyslexia, dyscalculia) to identify learning needs and guide support strategies.
• Track and evaluate student progress using platforms like Edukey, IEPs, and Pupil Passports.
• Supervise students during lunch, break, and wraparound care, promoting safety and positive behaviour.
• Foster strong relationships with students, families, and staff to support inclusive learning.
• Plan and deliver lessons under teacher direction, including providing cover when needed.
• Collaborate with SENDCo and contribute to intervention planning and review meetings.
• Promote emotional wellbeing, inclusion, and the academy's values and behaviour policies.
• Commit to ongoing professional development through research-informed practice.
  
  

For more information or an informal conversation, please contact [e-mail]

A Note for Recruitment Agencies

We have a team of internal recruiters, and we advertise our vacancies to attract candidates and not agency suppliers. If we need agency assistance, then we will reach out to our trusted partners. Any speculative CVs we receive will not be accepted as an introduction.

EMAT reserves the right to withdraw this advert early if a suitable candidate is found.

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 encourage 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.