Learning Support Practitioner
Horizon Academy
Newham
- £23,691 - £24,728 per year
- New
- Expiring soon
- Salary:
- £23,691.00 - £24,728.00 Annually (Actual)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2026
- Apply by:
- 10 July 2026
Job overview
Learning Support Practitioner for Horizon Academy
Apply by: 10th July 2026
Start Date: September 2026
Grade: Scale 4
Salary: £23,691 - £24,728 (actual salary)
Contract type: Permanent, full-time
Hours: 32.5hrs per week
Position: 2 ( one LSP for Primary and one LSP for secondary)
Location: This role is based at Horizon Academy, Flanders Road, Eastham, London E6 6FE
Are you passionate and do you enjoy helping young people achieve their personal best? We are currently looking for enthusiastic and highly motivated people with experience to provide classroom support for our pupils at Horizon Academy. If so, we would love to hear from you.
The successful candidates will ideally have experience within a range of mainstream or SEMH settings.
Have a commitment to meeting pupils' needs, supporting their social, emotional and mental health needs, sometimes with personalised programmes.
Demonstrate an understanding of the role of the teacher and their own role in relation to teachers, other support staff, and pupils.
Have a secure understanding of literacy and maths.
Demonstrate an awareness of how pupils learn and the factors that can affect their progress and how to support these.
Promote community involvement both inside and outside the school to support achievements and personal development.
This is an opportunity to contribute to a Trust that is deliberate about how it improves practice and outcomes.
Compass Eko Trust is a family of 28 schools working as one system to improve outcomes for every child. We are united by a clear commitment: every child achieving, without exception.
Through a knowledge-rich curriculum, strong professional collaboration and a shared commitment to excellence, we support our schools to deliver high-quality education in their communities.
Our schools sit at the heart of everything we do. The Trust exists to bring clarity, consistency and support so leaders can focus on what matters most - teaching and learning.
As part of our Trust, you will be part of a professional community where:
Schools work together, sharing expertise and improving practice
Staff benefit from strong professional networks and collaboration across schools
Development is supported through coaching, CPD and leadership pathways
You are not working in isolation - you are part of a wider system
Our offer:
Competitive pay and conditions aligned to national frameworks
Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS)
Access to a structured programme of professional development
Opportunities to work across schools and develop your career
Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 confidential support
Access to staff benefits and discount schemes
Family-friendly policies and flexible working options where possible
Visits are welcomed. Please contact horizonacademyinfo@ekotrust.org.uk to arrange this or for any further information.
To apply, please visit ‘My New Term’
https://mynewterm.com/jobs/143275/EDV-2026-HA-39461
Compass Eko Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to appropriate pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check.
Closing date for applications: 10th July 2026
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About Horizon Academy
- Horizon Academy
- Flanders Road, East Ham
- Newham
- E6 6FE
- United Kingdom
Horizon is a new all-through special school for pupils with severe Social Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) difficulties, who, for a variety of reasons find mainstream school challenging to manage. The school is part of the Compass Eko Trust family of schools. As a Compass Eko School there is a focus on innovating practice and inspiring teachers and support staff by collaborating with staff from other schools. Compass Eko Trust is now a group of 6 schools, 2 of which are SEMH settings.
The vision for the Trust is “Every member of our community is empowered to learn, to be ambitious and to be resilient”. Compass Eko Trust Schools collaborate to achieve world class outcomes for our children, young people and families; develop flexible, innovative approaches to learning to build our centres of excellence; invest in high quality support and development across diverse schools and support and challenge each other in an inclusive environment.
The school provides full time places for pupils. The school’s vulnerable families are directed to the school by the Local Authority who believe that Horizon Academy will be the best in the local area at supporting the needs of the families and pupils. Most pupils have underlying complex special needs including speech, language and communication difficulties and increasing numbers, particularly among the older pupils, have mental health problems. All pupils have or are in the process of being assessed to have Education Health and Care (EHC) plans issued.
The Academy is dedicated to partnership working, with parents/carers, mainstream schools, other education providers, and a range of other agencies involved with young people with SEMH needs. This commitment to the social inclusion of our pupils aims to address the severe social, emotional and mental health difficulties presented, the challenges their families face and the subsequent attendance issues that manifest themselves.
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