Inclusion Support Practitioner (Hardingstone Academy)
Location: Hardingstone Academy, UK
Contract Type: Permanent
Education Phases: Primary;
Job Roles: Other Support;
Working Patterns: Full-Time;
Application Deadline: Friday, 6th November 2026
Interview Date: TBC
Expected Working Start Date: TBC
Is a Shared Job: No
About us
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
Job Description
Your career #EMATters! An exciting opportunity to join our committedand hardworking team. We are currentlyrecruiting for an Inclusion Support Practitioner (ISP) to work with ourchildren in our SEN Department, Butterfly Meadow at Hardingstone Academy. We are an organisation that recognises andvalues its diverse workforce. Join us at EMAT to be part of a team that valuesinnovation, inclusivity, and impact.
About EMAT
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 freeschools as world-class centres of excellence. We are a collaborativepartnership that currently includes an all-through school in Northampton, asecondary school in Oundle, and ten primary schools in Northamptonshire andMilton Keynes. By working for our Trust, you’ll be able to take advantage of awealth of professional development and support opportunities, as well as arange of employee benefits.
These include:
- Continuousprofessional 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.
- Generousfamily leave.
General Roles and Responsibilities:
The role of the Inclusion Support Practitioner supports teachers in delivering high-quality learning by planning anddelivering lessons, leading small group activities, and covering classes whenrequired. This role will be key in enhancing student progress, managingbehaviour, and contributing to the overall learning environment.
A Note for Recruitment Agencies
We have a team of internal recruiters, and we advertise our vacanciesto attract candidates and not agency suppliers. If we need agency assistance,then we will reach out to our trusted partners. Any speculative CVs we receivewill not be accepted as an introduction.
EMAT reserves the right to withdraw this advert early if a suitablecandidate is found.
EMAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare ofchildren and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share thiscommitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screeningappropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and theDisclosure and Barring Service (DBS). References will be taken up beforeinterviews 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 toraise any concerns relating to risk or wrongdoing. You will be responsible forensuring that colleagues are supported where necessary to raise concernswithout blame or recrimination and should pro-actively raise concerns shouldthey come to your attention.
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