Behaviour mentor

Highlands School, London, N21 1QQ

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st September 2026

• Closing date

  19 June 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  8 June 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: £27,389.00 - £29,462.00 Annually (Actual) NJC Scale 5

Behaviour mentor job summary

The behaviour mentor is responsible for supporting the head of year and behaviour manager in providing excellent pastoral care to a specific year group and to support the behaviour team with school behaviour systems.

At Highlands School we have high expectations of student behaviour. The core principle of our approach to behaviour is ‘prevention before sanction’. This means we place a high level of emphasis on routines and the consistent application of our behaviour policy so that students do not reach the point where they need to be sanctioned. We use STAR expectations (sit up, track the speaker, ask and answer questions, respect those around you) as our core classroom expectations, to ensure that students can focus on their learning. Centralised detentions and an on-call system reduces teacher workload and ensures that all teachers are well supported by clear and effective behaviour systems.

Highlands school has a large and experienced pastoral team, all of whom play a crucial role in ensuring excellent student behaviour and pastoral care. Each year group has a head of year and a behaviour mentor. The pastoral team is also supported by a wellbeing assistant, a behaviour manager, a safeguarding manager and a safeguarding and inclusion officer.

Highlands is an ‘Outstanding’ school (OFSTED 2011, 2014 and 2024) at which students consistently outperform national expectations in terms of both attainment and progress. Outstanding outcomes provide our students with the opportunity to continue their studies at prestigious institutions; students at Highlands regularly receive offers from medical schools, Oxbridge and Russell Group universities. Colleagues joining Highlands are joining one of the most popular and successful schools in North London.

The work we do at Highlands is underpinned by our values: determination, aspiration, respect and equality (DARE).

Your application should be completed after reading the job description and person specification. Please use the application form to demonstrate how your skills and experience meet the requirements of the role and why you believe you would be a strong candidate.

We are committed to attracting top talent to our school and welcome applications from all members of the community.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Safeguarding students is central to everything we do at Highlands School. We are committed to ensuring that students are safe, cared for and taught how to keep themselves and others safe. We are alert to the signs of abuse and neglect and follow our procedures to ensure that students receive effective support and protection.

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 Highlands School

• School type: Local authority maintained schools, Does not apply, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1650 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Highlands School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/highlands-school-london

Highlands is an ‘Outstanding’ school (OFSTED 2011, 2014 and 2024) at which students consistently outperform national expectations in terms of both attainment and progress. Outstanding outcomes provide our students with the opportunity to continue their studies at prestigious institutions; students at Highlands regularly receive offers from medical schools, Oxbridge and Russell Group universities. Colleagues joining Highlands are joining one of the most popular and successful schools in north London.
The work we do at Highlands is underpinned by our values: determination, aspiration, respect and equality (DARE).

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