Specialist Practitioner - Inclusion Provision

High Crags Primary Leadership Academy, Shipley, West Yorkshire, BD18 2ES

2 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  31 May 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  8 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: 30 hours per week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26,824.00 to £28,142.00 per annum (pro rata £18,227.56 to £19,123.17 per annum)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Who we’re looking for

We’re looking for a dedicated individual to provide tailored support to our pupils. You will be committed to making a positive difference to young people’s lives and in supporting and developing their learning. Your intervention will help enable an outstanding learning environment for our young people, providing the support they need to succeed.

The successful candidate will be a committed team player with excellent organisational and technical skills. You will have the ability to effectively support learning and teaching, and to develop relationships across our school and the Star community.

You will have:

• A Level 3 qualification (NVQ level 3 or A level).
• Experience of working with children who have complex additional needs.
• Experience of supporting children with special educational needs and/or Disabilities (SEND).
• The ability to maintain positive relationships with students, parents and staff.
• The ability to work effectively within a team.

What the school offers its staff

About High Crags Primary Leadership Academy

High Crags Primary Leadership Academy is a primary school, with a nursery, for 2 to 11-year-olds in Shipley, West Yorkshire. We joined Star Academies in 2018 and, like all Star schools, we have a leadership specialism. We were graded as 'Good' by Ofsted during our last graded inspection in March 2019, including an 'Outstanding' grade for our early years provision. In June 2024, Ofsted carried out an ungraded inspection, concluding that High Crags Primary Leadership Academy continues to be a ‘Good’ school.

We strive for excellence in every aspect of school life, with high ambitions and expectations for all our pupils. We provide a knowledge-based academic curriculum alongside a rich and diverse leadership programme that grows character and inspires charitable and social action. Our pursuit of educational excellence is based upon our fundamental belief that every pupil has the capacity to become a successful and inspirational leader.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

JDPS - Specialist Practitioner - Inclusion Provision.pdf - 378 KB (opens in new tab)

About High Crags Primary Leadership Academy

• School type: Academies, Does not apply, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 336 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: High Crags Primary Leadership Academy website
• Email address: tracy.waite@highcrags.staracademies.org
• Phone number: 01274 584068
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/high-crags-primary-leadership-academy

High Crags Primary Leadership Academy is a primary school, with a nursery, for 2 to 11-year-olds in Shipley, West Yorkshire. We joined Star Academies in 2018 and, like all Star schools, we have a leadership specialism. We were graded as 'Good' by Ofsted during our last graded inspection in March 2019, including an 'Outstanding' grade for our early years provision. In June 2024, Ofsted carried out an ungraded inspection, concluding that High Crags Primary Leadership Academy continues to be a ‘Good’ school.

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