Learning & growth as educators

Teachers who
keep learning too.

We treat teaching as a craft to be deepened over years — not a role to be filled. Here is how that plays out in practice.

Our approach

Four ways we grow our educators.

01

Mentoring

Every new educator is supported by an experienced colleague who guides them as they settle into their role. Through regular observation, conversations and feedback, our educators learn from one another and grow together.

02

Curriculum training

Learning continues for our educators too. Alongside regular in-house training led by our curriculum team, educators are supported to attend relevant external courses and professional development opportunities that strengthen their knowledge and practice.

03

Career pathways

We support educators at every stage of their professional journey. From Assistant Teacher to Lead Teacher, Senior Teacher and centre leadership roles, educators are encouraged to develop their strengths, deepen their skills and work towards the qualifications needed for their next step.

04

Formation in faith and virtue

As educators, we believe that the values we hope to nurture in children are best taught when they are also lived and modelled. Guided by the spirit of Beacons of Light, our educators take part in ongoing formation and reflection that deepen their understanding of faith and virtue, shaping how they teach, care for children and relate to one another.

The pathway

Where a career at LSS can go.

Several of our current centre leaders started in an LSS classroom as assistant teachers.

Assistant Teacher / Educarer

Learn the rhythm of a classroom alongside an experienced lead. Support care routines, small-group work and documentation.

Preschool Teacher

Take responsibility for a class across all six learning domains, with mentoring and curriculum support behind you.

Senior / Lead Teacher

Guide colleagues, shape the centre’s programme and take a lead on curriculum projects across levels.

Centre Leader

Lead a schoolhouse — its curriculum quality, its team, its families and its day-to-day life.

“Early Childhood Education involves educating with the heart.”

Join us

Bring your practice somewhere it will be developed.

See the roles currently open across our six centres.