Learning Support Practitioner (LSP)

St Thomas More Catholic Academy, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST3 2NJ

21 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  26 March 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  5 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £21,534.00 Annually (Actual) FTE (£26,403)

Learning Support Practitioner (LSP) job summary

Learning Support Practitioner

Salary Scale: Level 5 (SCP 7-12)

Starting salary: £21,534 (FTE: £26,403)

34.5 hours per week

Term Time + Inset (6 days)

(8.30am-4.00pm Monday-Thursday; 8.30am-3.30pm Friday with 30-minute lunch break)

We are seeking to appoint a dedicated and effective Learning Support Practitioner. The successful candidate will be based in our SEND department and will join a team of 11 LSPs.

The main responsibilities of the role will include;

Carry out individual programmes of learning, specifically to support the pupil concerned

Assisting in the implementation of any other programmes of support designed by other professionals such as advisory teachers, Educational Psychologists and speech therapists

Contributing to the student’s integration programme as identified by the school

Carry out specialist interventions to individuals or small groups

The main duties and tasks:

To support teachers within the classroom.

To support the general care, welfare and safety of the pupil

To assist in the preparation of teaching materials and equipment in support of the pupil concerned

To liaise professionally with our SENCo, Assistant SENCo and the teaching staff

To liaise with parents where necessary

St Thomas More Catholic Academy is an 11-18 mixed Catholic comprehensive school with 1143 students on roll which has an excellent reputation throughout the area.

Applications are warmly welcomed from all denominations.

Closing Date: Thursday 26 March 2026 at 9:00am

Interviews are scheduled to take place WC 13 April 2026.

This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). All appointments made are also subject to satisfactory references, medical clearance and Right to Work in the UK.

STM Catholic Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education and the Prevent Duty

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Positions are exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointments will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). All appointments made are also subject to satisfactory references, medical clearance and Right to Work in the UK.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About St Thomas More Catholic Academy

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1119 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Thomas More Catholic Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-thomas-more-catholic-academy

Mixed Catholic Comprehensive

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