The Kingsbrook School

Part of the Insignis Academy Trust

We have an exciting opportunity to join our successful, vibrant community as an

Intervention Lead (ARC)

Permanent, Full Time 37 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (term time + training days)

Salary – Bucks Pay Range 4 - actual salary £25,794 to £27,691 (equivalent to £30,361 to £32,594 for full time)

Start date – ASAP 

Are you ambitious, forward thinking, resilient and driven by a desire to enable all children to succeed? If you are then our ARC Intervention Lead position may be exactly what you are looking for!

At Insignis Academy Trust we are recruiting for an ARC Interventions for The Kingsbrook School. The post is based at the Inclusion Unit (The ARC) at the school, which is a specialist Inclusion Unit catering for young people with Education Health Care Plans and who have SEMH as their primary need. There are 25 students currently placed in The ARC, with between 4-6 placed each academic year until the provision reaches its maximum capacity of 32.

We are specifically seeking a practitioner with a specialist focus on Positive Behaviour Support (PBS). In this role, you will do more than manage behaviour; you will champion a culture of least restrictive practice and trauma-informed care. You will conduct Functional Behaviour Analysis and design bespoke, evidence-based plans that prioritise students' sense of belonging. Working strictly to Restraint Reduction Network expectations, you will model strategies in the classroom alongside colleagues and lead on data-driven reviews to ensure every intervention aligns with our students' EHCP outcomes.

The ARC Intervention Lead have to teach Project based learning and highly skilled classroom ARC Intervention Leads play an important role in developing the skills of our pupils they will need to achieve and flourish in life.

Opened in September 2022 to 180 year 7 students, the school will grow by each year of entry until full in 2027-28. Located at the heart of the Kingsbrook Estate in Aylesbury, the school boasts state of the art facilities across the mainstream school and a purpose-built Inclusion Unit for children with additional Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs.

This is a crucial appointment for the school. The right candidate must also have a strong presence as well as excellent behaviour management. You will be able to build and maintain strong relationships with your students, which will lead to an improvement in behaviour and attainment. You must be committed to student progress and be able to inspire those individuals.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. The successful candidate will be required to undertake a criminal record check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

For any enquiries relating to the position please contact the Trust’s Human Resources Team, either by email (recruitment@insignis.org.uk) or by telephone (01296 744351), who will be happy to help.

Closing date: Monday 5th January 2026 at 12 Noon

We encourage and value candidates who have varied lived experiences and inclusive mindsets, either due to their engagements in the world or due to their protected characteristics (as set out in the Equalities Act 2010). We are committed to continued development of a community that is representative of the environment in which we work and in nurturing an equitable society.

Insignis Academy Trust operates rigorous ‘safer recruitment’ practices and the successful candidates will be required to undertake the completion of satisfactory checks including an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, medical report, confirmation of qualifications and documentation to prove Right to Work in the UK.

The Insignis Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified deadline if a suitable candidate is found.