Careers Site Advertising End Date
27 Mar 2026
Internal Advertising End Date
27 Mar 2026
Location
Horizons Academy
Trust
Advertising Salary
£27,556 actual (£31,617 FTE)
Vacancy Type
Term Time Only
LSEAT - Schools

About the role:

Learning Support Mentor
 
Hours per week: 37.5 hours
Salary: H21 LSEAT Harmonised payscale - £27,556 actual (£31,617 FTE)

This is a truly unique and rewarding opportunity to make a lasting difference in the lives of young people. As a Learning Support Mentor, you’ll play a pivotal role in helping pupils overcome barriers, build confidence, and grow both academically and personally. If you’re passionate about nurturing potential, championing inclusion, and creating meaningful change every day, this role offers the chance to have a profound impact within a supportie, forward‑thinking school community.

 Duties and responsibilities
  • Promote consistently high expectations of all pupils and make sure they’re making good progress by offering
  • Identify pupils or groups of pupils who are facing learning difficulties, and put initiatives in place to address the barriers to learning they’re experiencing
  • Promote and support inclusion for all pupils, including those with special educational needs (SEN), English as an additional language (EAL) or with a physical disability
  • Develop individual and group mentoring programmes, creating space for pupils to receive academic and personal support from staff and peers
  • Role model good levels of literacy and numeracy, and encourage improvement in these areas among pupils who are struggling
  • Develop action plans for pupils facing particular difficulties, and work with staff and parents/carers to put them in place
  • To work with the Transition Mentor to support pupils’ successful transition to the next phases of education
  • To supervise pupils and engage positively with them in both structured and unstructured times.
  • To maintain professional boundaries at all times by observing/upholding the values and ethos of the Trust whilst contributing to the overall vision of the organisation

About Us

About the School

At Horizon Academy, we believe that every young person deserves the opportunity to Learn, Grow and Thrive. As a specialist SEMH school, we are dedicated to providing a nurturing, inclusive and aspirational environment where each pupil can achieve their full potential — academically, socially and emotionally.

Our vision is simple but powerful: to give our pupils the very best educational offer. This means delivering high-quality teaching that secures academic success, alongside a strong focus on character education, enrichment opportunities and careers guidance. We know that learning goes far beyond the classroom — it’s about developing confidence, resilience, empathy and ambition.

We are immensely proud of our pupils and the journeys they take with us. For many, their time at Horizon Academy represents a period of personal growth and transformation. Our dedicated staff work tirelessly to remove barriers to learning, build positive relationships and help every pupil discover their strengths and passions.

About the Trust

London South East Academies Trust is a growing and ambitious Multi-Academy Trust, currently comprising mainstream, special and alternative provision academies, alongside an outreach service and a music hub. Our schools are located across Bromley, Bexley, Sussex, Lambeth and Surrey, serving a wide range of communities and educational contexts.

Across the Trust, our schools share a strong commitment to raising attainment, encouraging aspiration and supporting social mobility for every pupil, throughout their educational journey and beyond. We take a holistic but personalised approach to education, recognising that children thrive when their individual strengths, needs and circumstances are properly understood and supported. This enables pupils to flourish and achieve their full potential, whatever their starting point.

We believe that great schools are built by great people. As a Trust, we invest in our staff through strong professional development and leadership opportunities, clear expectations and supportive structures. We actively encourage collaboration and the sharing of best practice across schools, supported by high-quality, cost-effective central services that allow leaders and teachers to focus on what matters most: improving outcomes for pupils.

London South East Academies Trust sits within the Elevare Civic Education Group, which also includes a multi-campus further and higher education college, London South East Colleges and a charitable foundation, Elevare Education Foundation. This unique structure provides meaningful progression pathways for pupils and families, as well as broad development and career opportunities for staff across the wider Group.

Our teams are united by a shared belief in the power of education to change lives. By continuing to grow our Trust and welcoming new expertise and perspectives, we aim to strengthen our schools further and extend the positive impact we have on our communities.

Equal Opportunities

London South East Academies Trust is fully committed to being an Equal Opportunities Employer and to creating a diverse, inclusive and respectful working environment, free from discrimination and harassment. We welcome and encourage applications from all, regardless of race, nationality, ethnic origin, religion or belief, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, parental status or marital or partnership status.

As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we will offer an interview to applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role.

If you have accessibility needs or require any reasonable adjustments to support you through the application or interview process, please let us know.

Please note that if a suitable applicant is identified, we may close the advert before the published closing date.

If you have any specific queries about the role, please contact us at [email protected].

As the Trust supports children and vulnerable adults, all roles are exempt from Section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and, where relevant, a Children’s and/or Adult’s Barred List check. Any offer of employment may be withdrawn if these checks are unsatisfactory. Self-disclosure is required as part of the recruitment process, and failure to make a full disclosure or to provide sight of a DBS certificate is likely to result in withdrawal of an offer. The Trust’s DBS policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders is available on request.

All appointments are also subject to verification of the right to work in the UK, in line with Home Office requirements. Original documentation will be required prior to commencement of employment.

 

Other jobs like this

.
09 Mar 2026
Careers Site Advertising End Date
27 Mar 2026
Internal Advertising End Date
27 Mar 2026
Location
Horizons Academy
Trust
Advertising Salary
£27,556 actual (£31,617 FTE)
Vacancy Type
Term Time Only
LSEAT - Schools
.
05 Mar 2026
Careers Site Advertising End Date
27 Mar 2026
Internal Advertising End Date
27 Mar 2026
Location
ESA Newhaven (Secondary) 
Position
Learning Support
Trust
Advertising Salary
£10,336 actual
Vacancy Type
Term Time Only
LSEAT - Schools
.
04 Mar 2026
Careers Site Advertising End Date
18 Mar 2026
Internal Advertising End Date
18 Mar 2026
Location
Acre Wood Academy
Trust
Advertising Salary
£22,245 actual (£25,868 FTE)
Vacancy Type
Full Time
LSEAT - Schools