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 a 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.

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.

This role is based at Amersham School. 

 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.

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.

For further details, please see attached the job description and person specification. 

Application and Recruitment Process

 The appointment is for 01 September 2026.

Key Dates

Application Deadline: 02 July midnight 

Interview: TBC 

We reserve the right to appoint before the closing date.

The schools apply for an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for all positions at the schools which amount to regulated activity. The role you are applying for meets the legal definition of regulated activity with children.

If you are successful in your application you will be required to complete a DBS Disclosure Application Form. Employment with the schools is conditional upon the schools being satisfied with the result of the Enhanced DBS Disclosure. Any criminal records information that is disclosed to the schools will be handled in accordance with any guidance and/ or code of practice published by the DBS. It is an offence for person barred from working with children to apply for this post.

Stony Dean School is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Successful applicants will also be expected to keep up to date with annual safeguarding training, DfE guidance and School specific safeguarding information.

To formally apply you will need to complete the attached application form (CV’s are not accepted but can accompany an application form) and send this to Rachel Franklin, HR & Compliance Officer at rfranklin@stonydean.bucks.sch.uk.

 Stony Dean School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS Check with a check of the DBS Barred List.