Learning Mentor
Combe Pafford School, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 8NL14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
October 2026
Closing date
19 October 2026 at 9am
Date listed
5 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 - £29,071.00 Annually (FTE) Actual Salary £19,814 - £21,119
Learning Mentor job summary
The role will focus on three key areas:
Accelerating progress for pupils whose learning has stalled, through personalised intervention and bespoke teaching approaches.
Providing challenge and enrichment for pupils who demonstrate academic aptitude, enabling them to extend their skills and achieve their potential.
Re-engaging learners who may be reluctant, anxious, or disengaged from education, using creative, motivating, and relationship-centred approaches.
Working closely with teachers, pastoral staff, and senior leaders, the Learning Mentor will help remove barriers to learning while promoting independence, resilience, and positive outcomes.
WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE:
The successful Learning Mentor will:
Demonstrate measurable impact on pupils whose progress has previously stalled.
Increase engagement and participation among learners who have become disconnected from education.
Enable mathematically able pupils to access greater challenge and achieve higher outcomes.
Support pupils in developing confidence, independence, and a positive learning identity.
Contribute to an inclusive school culture where every pupil is supported to thrive academically and personally.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A DBS disclosure is required for this post
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Combe Pafford School
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 8 to 19
- Size
- 239 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 8 to 19
- Ofsted report
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- Website
- Combe Pafford School website
Combe Pafford is a successful and popular 8-19 single academy special school situated on the coast in Torbay within easy reach of Dartmoor National Park. The school is a very popular school and always oversubscribed and has an excellent reputation locally for catering for the needs of pupils who have moderate learning difficulties, many of whom have additional needs of ASC or PD. We have 205 pre 16 pupils and a thriving sixth form of 60 students.
We are fortunate in that the school has been extensively remodelled and refurbished in recent years and we have invested heavily and created a wide range of first-class vocational facilities on-site which includes a construction hall, fully operational garage, a horticulture centre, hair salon, café which opens to the public and, at present, we are constructing a new animal care centre. The outcome of this is that on average, at least 50% of our students leave us to undertake suitable and appropriate employment.
Besides a wide-ranging academic offer, we are also extremely keen to help youngsters develop their personal and social skills through wide-ranging enrichment and residential opportunities, which recently has included visits to Europe, China and Costa Rica and at present, planning is underway for students to visit a link school in Kenya with another group going to Gran Canaria.
Our vision is to develop a successful school that delivers the very best educational experience with a clear focus on raising standards and having high aspirations for all pupils and students whilst celebrating each individual’s uniqueness.
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