Sixth Form Learning Mentor

Salary: starting at £28,792 per annum, rising annually to £31,082 per annum (Scale 5 inclusive of Outer London Weighting) 

Hours: 40 hours per week (8:00am to 4:30pm) - term time only (plus five INSET days)

Required for September 2024

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly effective individual to become our Sixth Form Learning Mentor. This role would be ideally suited to a recent graduate who is looking to enter the teaching profession and/or work in education.    

This role will include working with post-16 students to support their learning and maximise their chance of success at university and beyond including helping them develop both their academic and wider skills. 

The successful applicant will:

• act as a role model and mentor for learners, implementing and monitoring strategies to raise aspirations and attainment in students and encourage progression to higher education and beyond;
• have knowledge of current career options for students and first-hand knowledge of the UCAS application process;
• plan and implement various learning strategies to help support students in achieving their potential;
• develop good relationships with all students by establishing a positive, professional presence within the Sixth Form and responding appropriately to individual needs;
• encourage the development of academic skills.

Ruislip High School is an outstanding, oversubscribed, 11-18, mixed comprehensive school with over one thousand students on roll and we have recently undergone an exciting phase of expansion, including a brand new sixth form centre.  We obtain excellent results. In the summer of 2023, 55% of students attained a grade 5 or above in English and Maths with 25% of students attaining a strong pass (grade 5 or above) in the Ebacc measure; at A Level, 26% of all grades were A* to A, with 25% of Year 13 students securing places at Russell Groups universities and two students securing places at Oxford or Cambridge.

Why work at Ruislip High School?

• Students and staff treat each other with respect. They share high aspirations which are realised through high expectations of everyone.  
• The school has a comprehensive professional development programme tailored to individual needs, from ECT to middle and senior leadership; new staff are supported and guided by highly skilled and experienced colleagues, and by partners in external organisations. 
• Staff have a range of opportunities to collaborate and develop their career within the Vanguard Learning Trust.
• Staff are afforded many benefits and rewards as part of the Vanguard Learning Trust’s entitlement package for staff.
• There are excellent transport links with central London, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Berkshire. 

In joining Ruislip High School you can expect to work in an environment that focuses on teachers improving, rather than proving, their practice; where teaching and learning is at the heart of everything we do; and where all staff work as a community to support our students to fulfil their potential in line with our school’s motto: from grass roots to reaching for the sky. 

An application form can be downloaded from the school’s website click here where all information about this post and the school can be obtained. Please note that we do not accept CVs.

Applications should be returned to: Justine O’Driscoll, HR Manager, Ruislip High School, Sidmouth Drive, Ruislip, Middlesex HA4 0BY or via email to: jodriscoll@ruisliphigh.org.uk

Closing date: 10:00am, Monday 1st July 2024

Interview date:  Friday 12th July 2024

This job is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) which requires you to disclose all spent convictions and cautions except those which are ‘protected’ under Police Act 1997 – Part V and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) and are not subject to disclosure to employers on DBS certificates and cannot be taken into account.  Ruislip High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all members of staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS disclosure is required for all posts.  

Ruislip High School is committed to the implementation of equal opportunities principles and the monitoring and active promotion of equality in all aspects of staffing and employment. We seek to reach the widest possible labour market when seeking to recruit new staff. All staff appointments and promotions are made on the basis of merit and ability and in compliance with the law.  The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our community.