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  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    30 November 2023 at 3:56pm

  • Date listed

    14 November 2023

Job details

Visa sponsorship

No, visa sponsorship not available

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5

Working pattern

  • View all Part timejobs - 12.5 hours per week (hours can be flexible) - Required ASAP and until the summer term

Contract type

Fixed term - Fixed until 31/08/2024

Full-time equivalent salary

£24.08 Per hour

What skills and experience we're looking for

12.5 hours per week (hours can be flexible) - Required ASAP and until the summer term

Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre is a very popular, over subscribed and successful school set in 30 acres of park land in Caversham to the north of Reading.

We are looking to recruit an Academic Mentor to provide tuition to identified students, both one-to-one and in small groups, to support in English and overall academic development.

The successful candidate will play a key role in assisting students to achieve their academic potential through the provision of high-quality mentoring and support.

Suitable qualifications are required:
• A Level (or equivalent) A*- C in Maths
• GCSE Grade 5 (Grade C) or above in Maths

We welcome applications from mentors with or without Qualified Teacher Status.

If appointed as an Academic Mentor, you would need to undergo a package of online training before beginning the role.

What the school offers its staff

Closing date: Applications considered on receipt

For details and an application form please visit our website: www.highdown.reading.sch.uk.

Please return your completed application form to Miss Nicci Burns, Headteacher’s PA, by email to hnb@highdown.reading.sch.uk

Highdown School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

We are also trained in safer recruitment and the successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and a ‘Prohibition from Teaching ’check. Online searches will be completed prior to shortlisting.

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About Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
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School size
1575 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18

Highdown was awarded academy status in 2010 and was judged to be a good school by Ofsted in April 2015. Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre is a thriving school where all students are challenged to reach excellence every day. Our most important resource is our staff. Therefore, we aim to create the conditions and culture within the academy that make Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre a rewarding place to work. We are committed to investing in staff professional learning and leadership development, taking action to rationalise workload, promote mental and physical health and wellbeing, and encourage collaboration and peer support. Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, teaching and support staff (including temporary and supply staff), governors and volunteers to share this commitment.

Arranging a visit to Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hnb@highdown.reading.sch.uk.

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