Inclusion Support Practitioner

Are you a TA or HLTA working with intervention groups or children with SEND? Have you got experience of working in a school as a TA, HLTA or as part of an Inclusion Team? Are you looking to take the next step in your career journey?

Do you want a career that can positively impact people’s lives. Then your career could be as an #EMATters! We are currently recruiting for an Inclusion Support Practitioner (ISP) to work alongside our teachers to support children to be the best they can be through a range of activities and interventions. As a Inclusion Support Practitioner (ISP) you can specialise in one of our additional resource provisions or work across year groups and phases in the mainstream setting.

We are an organisation that recognises and values its diverse workforce and will invest in you to become the best. Join us at EMAT to be part of a team that values innovation, inclusivity, and impact.

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

Castle Academy is a local school with a global vision, and this is at the very core of our curriculum offer. Every school in the East Midlands Academy Trust (EMAT) is committed to providing the highest standard of education so that all children are supported to be the best that they can be. This will be achieved by the delivery of a well‑planned and highly effective inclusive curriculum which is driven by our values.

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.

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…