Learning Mentor

Wootton Upper School, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK43 9HT

25 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  23 September 2025 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  1 August 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £20,176.31 - £20,820.36 Annually (Actual) Level 2D, Point 4-6 (FTE £25,185 - £25,989 per annum)

Learning Mentor job summary

Are you passionate about supporting young people to achieve their full potential? Are you a professional looking for a new challenge, or considering a future career in teaching? If so, we invite you to apply for the position of Learning Mentor at Wootton Upper School.

As a Learning Mentor, you’ll play a key role in helping students overcome barriers to learning, both inside and outside the classroom. Whether it’s providing one-to-one support, running small group interventions, or working closely with teaching staff and parents, your work will have a direct and lasting impact on student progress and wellbeing.

We welcome applications from:

• Experienced professionals who want to make a difference in education.
• Graduates or aspiring teachers looking to gain valuable school-based experience.
• Individuals with backgrounds in youth work, psychology, social care, or pastoral support.

You’ll need:

• A strong commitment to supporting young people’s personal and academic development.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• The ability to build positive relationships with students, staff, and families.
• A proactive, resilient, and empathetic approach to problem-solving.

Why Join Us?

At Wootton Upper School, we are proud of our inclusive ethos, dedicated staff, and a culture that values wellbeing, collaboration, and professional development. As part of our team, you will:

• Work within a supportive and experienced SEND and teaching team.
• Receive opportunities for training and career progression, including routes into teacher training.
• Contribute meaningfully to the lives of students at a crucial stage in their education.Top of FormBottom of Form

Closing Date: Open until filled.We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible

Applicants must complete the Trust’s application form via My New Term- we cannot accept CVs. When applying, please complete all sections of the application form and ensure that you do not leave any gaps in your qualification/work history and that you give details of any periods not accounted for by full time employment, education or training. Forms with missing sections and/or gaps may not be considered.

Wootton Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Wootton Academy Trust supports Equal Opportunities Employment.

A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES - We prefer to hire people directly. We’ll be in touch if we need you!

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 Wootton Upper School

• School type: Academy, ages 13 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 867 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 13 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Wootton Upper School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wootton-upper-school-bedford

Wootton Academy Trust is a Multi-Academy Trust comprising of Wootton Upper School and Kimberley STEM college.

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