Inclusion Support Practitioner

Contract Type:
Permanent

Education Phases:
Primary;

Working Patterns:
Full-Time;

Final date to receive applications:
Thursday, 29th October 2026

Interview Date: 5th November 2026

Expected Working

Start Date:

November 2026

Is a Shared Job:
No

Orchard is a three-form entry junior school on the Springfield Estate in Milton Keynes with capacity for 360 children across KS2, with a twenty-pupil place social communication department for pupils at both Orchard and Shepherdswell. This position is open to applicants who hold teacher status, or those who are unqualified but would like to develop their career as a teacher and gain their QTS.

As a school, we are keen to develop talent and provide the necessary support so that staff can achieve their aspirations and goals.

Your career #EMATters! We are currently recruiting for aInclusion Support Practitioner who thinks beyond the classroom. We are an organisation that recognises and values its diverse workforce. Join us at EMATto be part of a team that values innovation, inclusivity, and impact.

EMAT is an exciting, innovative, and growing organisation where westrive to do things differently, aligned with our core values and purpose: thatevery child deserves to be the best they can be. Our Trust was incorporated inJuly 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, asecondary school in Oundle, and 10 primary schools in Northamptonshire,Oxfordshire and Milton Keynes.

By working for our Trust, you’ll be able to take advantage of a wealth of professional development and support opportunities, aswell as a range of employee benefits.

• Continuous professional development and training opportunities.
• Careerand leadership opportunities within our growing family of schools.
• Aconfidential 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme.
• Accessto the Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Flujabs for all staff.
• Accessto health and wellbeing benefits, including an online GP.
• Accessto an employee lifestyle savings platform.
• Generous family leave.

• Support with classroom interventions and after school wrap around care.
• Support the learning, development, and wellbeing of individual students, small groups, orwhole 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 tosupport inclusive learning.
• Plan and deliver lessons under teacher direction, including providing cover when needed.
• Collaborate with SENDCo and contribute to intervention planning andreview meetings.
• Promote emotional wellbeing, inclusion, and the academy's valuesand behaviour policies.
• Commit to ongoing professional development through research-informed practice.

For more information or an informal conversation, please contact han

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 undertake 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 fromall 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.