Academic Learning Mentor

Raleigh Education Trust, Nottingham, NG8 5PN

26 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  5 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  9 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £28,598 - £32,061 FTE (£24,594.07 - £27,572.58 actual)

Academic Learning Mentor job summary

The role in a nutshell

Are you passionate about helping children achieve their best? Willowfield Academy North, is seeking 2 dedicated Academic Learning Mentors to join our friendly and committed team in our special school setting.

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of pupils with a range of special educational needs.

About the role:

• Provide 1:1 and small group academic support to pupils, helping them overcome barriers to learning
• Work with teachers and the SENDCO to plan and deliver tailored interventions
• Support the personal and academic development of pupils in our diverse school community

The candidate

The ideal candidate will have or can demonstrate a commitment to undertake professional development:

• Has experience supporting children, ideally in a special school or similar environment
• Is patient, empathetic, and passionate about inclusion
• Can build strong, positive relationships with pupils and staff
• Has a flexible and resilient approach to supporting children with additional needs

We welcome applications from everyone who believes they meet the expectations of the role regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith, or disability. To ensure that our staff composition is representative of the communities we serve, applications from groups who are currently under-represented in education including people with disabilities and people from minority ethnic backgrounds are particularly encouraged.  

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

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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 Raleigh Education Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/raleigh-education-trust

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