Welcome to Inclusion Bridge
Connecting families, schools, and education support professionals with confidence, care, and professionalism.
Inclusion Bridge has been created to support parents, schools, and education support professionals by improving the quality, readiness, and professionalism of education support arrangements in Dubai.
We help parents and schools connect with suitable, prepared, and quality-assured Learning Support Assistants, Teaching Assistants, Shadow Teachers, and other education support professionals who can support students effectively in school and educational settings.
We aim to make education support arrangements clearer, safer, and more professional by promoting strong safeguarding awareness, clear role expectations, professional boundaries, and child-centred support.
At Inclusion Bridge, we believe that every learner deserves the right support, every parent deserves guidance and reassurance, and every education support professional deserves preparation, training, and clear professional expectations.
We connect. We support. We empower.
Vision Statement
Mission Statement
Core Values
Quality: Families and schools deserve reliable, suitable and professionally prepared Learning Support Assistants, Teaching Assistants and Shadow Teachers.
Safeguarding: Child safety, wellbeing, dignity and protection remain central to every support arrangement.
Professionalism: LSAs, TAs and Shadow Teachers should understand their roles, responsibilities, professional boundaries and expected standards of conduct.
Trust: Parents and schools need transparent, honest and dependable support when identifying education support professionals for children and young people.
Partnership: The best outcomes are achieved when parents, schools, LSAs, TAs, Shadow Teachers and education professionals work together with clear communication and shared expectations.
Who We Support
Inclusion Bridge works with:
- Learning Support Assistants
- Teaching Assistants
- Shadow teachers
- Classroom Support Assistants
- Inclusion Support Assistants
- Student Support Assistants
- Learning Mentors
- Education support professionals
- Parents seeking suitable education support for their child
- Schools and education providers seeking prepared support staff profiles
Our primary goal is to promote inclusive education by assisting candidates in understanding their roles, professional responsibilities, safeguarding expectations, and the significance of collaborating effectively with students, parents, schools, and education providers.
Through our processes of preparation, guidance, matching, and quality assurance, we strive to make education support arrangements clearer, safer, and more professional for all parties involved.
What Inclusion Bridge Provides
Inclusion Bridge provides a structured preparation pathway for candidates and a supportive matching process for parents, schools, and education providers.
Our services include:
- Candidate registration and profile creation
- Candidate Welcome Pack and preparation guidance
- Support with the Inclusion Bridge training and professional development pathway
- Guidance on safeguarding, professional boundaries and role expectations
- Access to registered Learning Support Assistant, Teaching Assistant and Shadow Teacher candidate profiles
- Candidate matching support based on student needs, parent preferences, school context and candidate suitability
- Parent, school and candidate introduction support
- Pre-engagement checks, including visa validity, Emirates ID validity, reference checks and police clearance checks where required
- Support with quality assurance expectations, feedback and review processes
- Ongoing guidance to help make education support arrangements clearer, safer and more professional
Important Information
Inclusion Bridge does not directly employ Learning Support Assistants, Teaching Assistants, Shadow Teachers or education support professionals.
Registration with Inclusion Bridge does not guarantee employment, interviews, placement, visa sponsorship, accommodation or paid work.
Any employment, payment or contractual arrangement must be agreed directly between the candidate and the parent, school or relevant third party, subject to applicable laws, school requirements, safeguarding procedures and regulatory approvals.
Where any insurance-related support is included in a specific parent or candidate support plan, this will be subject to policy terms, eligibility, provider approval and applicable UAE legal and regulatory requirements.
Our Essential Mandatory Training Program
Inclusion Bridge has developed a 10-module Essential Mandatory KHDA-approved Training Programme for all registered Learning Support Assistants (LSAs), Teaching Assistants (TAs), or Shadow Teachers.
These modules are aligned with the Inclusion Bridge candidate preparation pathway and, where relevant, supported by training resources available through The National College UK platform. The programme includes a combination of engaging webinars, easy-to-follow training videos and practical learning activities.
The training is designed to be clear, practical and accessible, allowing candidates to complete the modules at their own pace. The full mandatory training programme takes approximately 22 hours to complete and is worth over AED 6,000. However, through Inclusion Bridge’s access to The National College UK training platform, registered candidates can complete this programme as part of their AED 500 registration fee.
Candidates will have two months to complete their assigned Learning Journey Plan, download their certificates, and build a professional training portfolio.
The 10 KHDA-approved mandatory training modules are:
- Skills for Safeguarding and Child Protection in Schools
- Skills for Professional Conduct and Safe Working Practice
- Understanding Inclusive Education and Additional Needs
- Supporting Students of Determination with Individual Needs
- Practical Skills for Supporting Communication, Sensory Needs and Learning
- Skills for Supporting Focus, Self-Regulation and Independence
- Skills for Positive Behaviour Support and Classroom Inclusion
- Role, Responsibilities and Professional Boundaries
- Time, Workload Management and Professional Organisation
- Wellbeing, Resilience and Emotional Intelligence
This training is designed to strengthen your professional readiness before you are considered for introduction to parents or schools where suitable opportunities are available.
Our Expectations
All registered candidates are expected to act professionally, honestly, and responsibly throughout the Inclusion Bridge Candidate Pathway.
Candidates are expected to:
- Provide accurate and honest information during registration
- Submit genuine documents, certificates and evidence of experience
- Complete assigned training within the required timeframe
- Follow safeguarding and child protection expectations at all times
- Maintain professional boundaries with students, parents, schools and professionals
- Communicate respectfully and professionally
- Attend agreed interviews, meetings or coaching sessions on time
- Keep Inclusion Bridge updated about their availability and employment status
- Act professionally when communicating with parents, schools or other relevant parties
- Represent Inclusion Bridge values through reliability, respect, care and professionalism
Important Information
Candidates who provide false or misleading information, submit non-genuine documents, fail to complete required training, breach safeguarding expectations, or act unprofessionally may be removed from the Inclusion Bridge candidate database.
Inclusion Bridge reserves the right to pause or withdraw candidate support where a candidate does not meet the expected professional standards.
Our Commitment
Inclusion Bridge is committed to supporting candidates by providing a clear registration process, professional guidance and access to relevant development pathways.
We aim to help candidates build confidence, understand expectations and prepare for appropriate LSA, TA, shadow teacher or education support opportunities.
For parents and schools, our commitment is to support a more structured, transparent and quality-assured approach to identifying suitable education support professionals.
Get in Touch
For candidate registration:
Registration@inclusionbridgeuae.ae