Learning and Therapy Support Practitioner Therapeutic Learning and Inclusion - Partnership

Learning and Therapy Support Practitioner - (Therapeutic Learning and Inclusion) - Partnership between Amersham School and Stony Dean School

Location:

Amersham

Stony Dean School is a specialist setting with an embedded therapeutic approach to education. Through our partnership provision, we support pupils with additional needs to successfully access mainstream education at the Amersham School through highly personalised therapeutic and educational support.

The Support Practitioner will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to support pupils within mainstream school settings under the direction of qualified Speech and Language Therapists and Occupational Therapists.

The role focuses on implementing Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) provision within the classroom environment, supporting pupils to access learning, communication, social interaction and sensory regulation throughout the school day.

Mainstream Partnership Context

The Support Practitioner will primarily work within mainstream school environments as part of Stony Dean School’s partnership provision. The role requires flexibility, collaboration and an understanding of how therapeutic approaches can be integrated within busy mainstream classrooms and wider school systems.

The successful candidate will support pupils to access the academic, social and sensory demands of mainstream education through a combination of direct pupil support, collaborative working with school staff and implementation of universal therapeutic approaches.

The role will also contribute to building staff confidence and capacity within mainstream settings by modelling therapeutic strategies, supporting environmental adaptations and contributing to staff training and coaching.

Start date: The appointment is for 01 September 2026.

Salary: Buck Pay Range 4, £23,515.00 - £25,244.00 Annually (Actual), £31,424 to £33,735 Full Time Equivalent 32.5 hrs p/wk term time

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 32.5 hrs p/wk term time

Closing date: 02 July 2026

Stony Dean is a specialist school where every young person is valued as an individual. We work in close partnership with families, professionals, and the wider community to ensure that each student is supported to achieve their full potential—academically, socially, and emotionally. Our curriculum is built to meet national standards while incorporating best practices from across the country. At the heart of our approach are three core priorities that guide everything we do.

This role combines elements of therapeutic support, inclusion practice and learning support. The post holder will play an important role in bridging specialist therapeutic approaches with mainstream educational practice, helping pupils access an inclusive, language‑rich and regulation‑supportive environment whilst supporting mainstream staff to embed universal therapeutic strategies into everyday teaching and pastoral practice. The successful candidate will work closely with the Partnership Lead, therapists and education staff to help pupils access an inclusive, communication‑rich and regulation‑supportive learning environment.

There may also be opportunities to provide support across Stony Dean School and other partnership provisions.

Main Purpose of the Role

To work under the guidance of qualified Speech and Language Therapists (SaLTs), Occupational Therapists (OTs) and the Partnership Lead to:

• Implement therapeutic and educational provision outlined within pupils’ EHCPs.
• Support pupils to access learning within mainstream classrooms.
• Deliver therapeutic strategies and interventions within educational contexts.
• Promote pupils’ communication, literacy, social interaction, emotional regulation and sensory access.
• Deliver and support targeted interventions, small group work and therapeutic activities.
• Contribute to the development of inclusive and therapeutic learning environments.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Supporting Pupils

• Develop an understanding of the individual strengths, needs and support strategies of pupils being supported.
• Build positive, supportive and professional relationships with pupils, families and staff.
• Support pupils within lessons to access…