Inclusion and Pupil Mentor

Thursfield Primary School, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST7 4JL

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As Soon As Possible

• Closing date

  6 November 2026 at 3pm

• Date listed

  22 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £27,274.00 Annually (Actual)

Inclusion and Pupil Mentor job summary

Are you looking for an exciting new opportunity?

Thursfield Primary School is a very happy, caring and successful school. We are part of the Creative Learning Partnership Trust, a Trust that firmly believes that all young people deserve to become world-class learners - to belong, achieve and flourish in a first rate educational environment.

We are looking for an inclusion and pupil mentor to join our team to support the excellent teaching and learning opportunities for all of the children.

We are looking for someone who:

• Has excellent communication and listening skills
• Has the ability to empathise with and motivate learners
• Has skills in persuading, negotiation and influencing
• Has a determination to see problems and solutions through to the end
• Has a non-judgemental approach
• Has organisation and time management skills
• Has the ability to relate to young people in order to build trust so that they can achieve their full potential
• Has the ability to analyse problems and devise solutions
• Has the skills to work collaboratively as part of a team as you'll be working closely with other teaching staff and also external agencies
• Has report writing skills and the ability to maintain accurate records
• Has good general IT skills
• Has a commitment to equality and diversity
• Understands confidentiality and the handling of sensitive information
• Has knowledge of, and a commitment to, safeguarding in schools.

As an inclusion and pupil mentor, you will support, motivate and guide pupils, to help them overcome barriers that are preventing them from achieving their full potential. You will work closely with teachers and other staff to identify the needs of learners who require help and plan how to support them.

You might work with children on a one-to-one basis or in small or large groups.

As an inclusion and pupil mentor you will typically need to:

• liaise with staff to identify learners who would benefit from mentoring
• discuss and help decide how identified needs will be addressed
• implement strategies and support learners in self-esteem and confidence-building activities
• support learners who require support in their subjects, either on a one-to-one basis outside the classroom or within lessons
• listen to learners and help them resolve a range of issues that are creating barriers to their learning
• draw up agreed action plans with learners, outlining the aims of the mentoring, and monitor their progress
• inspire and motivate learners and help to promote positive behaviour
• run group sessions and workshops for parents at school
• advise parents on behaviour strategies and parenting skills
• network with other learning mentors, teachers and relevant external agencies and professionals, such as educational psychologists, the police and social services
• provide behaviour and emotional support to pupils during lunchtimes
• provide group activities such as anger management classes
• maintain accurate records and prepare written reports and evaluations
• attend meetings relating to issues such as pastoral support and pupil inclusion
• help to secure funding to support learners' additional educational needs
• manage your own professional development through undertaking relevant training and sharing best practice with other learning mentors
• help with transition activities for learners moving to secondary schools

At Thursfield we are proud of:

Our wonderful, friendly children and their achievements

Our positive and nurturing ethos and our clear values and vision

Our dedicated team of staff

Our inclusion policy for all

Our excellent relationships with parents and the wider community

Our very supportive governors

Our commitment to professional development.

To apply, please complete the online application form at https://mynewterm.com/
School Website: https://www.thursfield.staffs.sch.uk/

Visits to the school are welcomed. Please contact the school office to arrange- 01782 512301 or office@thursfield.staffs.sch.uk

Applications Closing Date: Friday 6th November at 15:00

Shortlisted applicants will be informed of interview by 11th November

Interviews will take place on Friday 13th November

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 Thursfield Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 315 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Thursfield Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/thursfield-primary-school-stoke-on-trent

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