Intervention Mentor (English)

Lady Manners School, Bakewell, Derbyshire, DE45 1JA

9 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  12 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  3 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £27,088.00 - £29,062.00 Annually (FTE) Actual Salary £17,947 to £19,255 per annum

Intervention Mentor (English) job summary

Grade 7 £27,088 to £29,062 per annum pro rata

28.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year

Working pattern to be negotiated

This exciting new role has been created to support students at Lady Manners overcome their barriers to literacy. Your role will focus on supporting identified students at Key Stages 3 and 4 through targeted work in class and small group interventions. Working as part of the English department you will help deliver the English curriculum and close gaps in academic progress. You will also work alongside the Inclusion Team to help students overcome barriers to learning and support overall wellbeing.

You should have a good standard of education, experience working with children or young people in an educational or youth setting, and understanding of how to support children and young people to overcome barriers to learning. The successful candidate will be supported by the English and Inclusion Departments, and will need to be flexible, enthusiastic and passionate about these areas.

You should have excellent skills in English and be able to work independently and as part of our team of teachers. Knowledge of the AQA GCSE English Language and Literatures specification would be an advantage.

Actual Salary £17,947 to £19,255 per annum.

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

Lady Manners School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our Safeguarding and Child Protection policy can be found on the vacancies page of our website.

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 Lady Manners School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1405 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Lady Manners School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/lady-manners-school

Lady Manners School has a history going back nearly 400 years, and we're very proud of it. We are a thriving comprehensive school in which we build on our traditional values to help our students to create the best possible future for themselves.

We offer our staff the opportunities to work in the beautiful surroundings of Bakewell, in the heart of the Peak District.

Our Ofsted rating and exam results are good - but we want to become even better. We look to new staff to bring with them their new ideas and enthusiasm. We look forward to welcoming you.

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