Academic Learning Mentor
Sutton High School
Sutton
- New
- Expiring soon
- Salary:
- £37,000 FTE (pro rata £29,333)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 8 July 2024
Job overview
Term time only
Due to the growth of the school, we are seeking an enthusiastic and highly effective Academic Learning Mentor to join our Neurodiversity team.
You will be working with a range of students across our academically selective intake, including highly able students, to identify barriers to their learning and achievement, and to support them in developing their independent learning skills.
The role will include the following key areas of responsibility:
- Supporting students to develop appropriate study skills so that they can learn independently and effectively plan and use their non-contact time
- Liaising with teaching staff in order to provide effective learning tools in each subject
- Developing and running study skills programmes for individuals and small groups
- Supporting pupils in catching up on work missed due to long term absence
- Developing a range of approaches to suit different learning styles including those of neurodiverse learners
We welcome applications from candidates with experience of an educational setting such as qualified teachers looking for a new challenge or learning support assistants.
Applications from well qualified graduates looking for school experience will also be considered.
Benefits:
As part of the GDST, the UK's leading network of independent girls' schools, we can offer a variety of benefits, such as:
- Competitive salaries and pay progression
- Membership of the GDST flexible pension scheme (up to 18% employer contribution and flexibility to generate a pay top-up of up to 10% of pensionable salary in lieu of pension)
- 36 week school year (including INSET days) across 3 terms with a two-week break in the Autumn
- Access to extensive professional development opportunities
- Training grants for qualifications
- Free life assurance benefit
- A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools
- Free hot lunch during term time and evening meal if you are a Boarding Tutor or support evening events.
- Free hot beverages all year round
- Access to extensive professional development opportunities
- Opportunities to be part of the wider school community; Sustainability Team, Well- Being Angels, Boarding Tutors as examples.
- Interest free loans for training, computer purchase loans and travel season ticket loans
- A Cycle to Work scheme
- Access to our free Employee Assistance programme
- Competitive terms and conditions of employment
For further details and to apply please click the apply button.
Closing date: 8 July 2024.
Interview: w/c 8 July 2024.
Applications will be considered in the order in which they are received, and we reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should a suitable applicant be found.
Sutton High School is part of the GDST (Girls’ Day School Trust) - the leading network of independent girls’ schools in the UK. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the DBS.
About Sutton High School
Sutton High School is an academically selective independent day school for 900 girls with an age range of 3 to 18 years. We are situated on a green and leafy site in central Sutton, close to excellent public transport links and with specialist contemporary learning facilities such as Design Studios, a Ceramics Room, an Emilio Reggio EYFS Building, an amphitheatre and Oracy Space.
Both Senior and Prep schools hold strong positions in the top schools nationally and attract girls from a wide geographical area and variety of backgrounds, resulting in an inclusive school community where individuality is celebrated and girls are fiercely independent. Our values of Courage, Truth and Joy are at the heart of all we do.
The school is a member of the Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST) and the Girls’ Schools Association (GSA). Membership of the GDST, the largest group of independent schools in the country, gives us unrivalled opportunities for training and sharing of good practice in teaching and learning.
Examination results at Sutton High are consistently high and significantly above the national average. In the summer of 2023, girls achieved 75% 9-7 grades at GCSE, with over half of grades at 9/8.
Our girls benefit from expert advice and guidance about higher education and the world of work, as we have our own specialist who organises interviews, work experience placements and careers fairs and the majority of pupils go on to study at Russell Group universities.
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