Outstanding Learning Mentor

Clapham Manor Primary School, London, SW4 0BZ

37 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  23 April 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  17 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 35 Hours, Monday to Friday from 8:30am to 4:30pm with one hour for lunch
• Contract type: Fixed term - 31st August 2027
• Pay scale: Scale 5 Sp 12 to 15 (£34.359 - £35,892 pro rata)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Outstanding Learning Mentor required to work within our new internal nurture provision from September 2026. This is an exciting opportunity for an outstanding Learning Mentor to work within our new nurture provision from September 2026. The Learning Mentor of the Nurture Provision is responsible for ensuring effective provision for the children in their care, with a focus on emotional development and support.

The role will include facilitating ‘family style’ lunch provision for our nurture children and running individual and group activities based on Thrive and other recognised social and emotional interventions. The Learning Mentors will be required to attend weekly staff training sessions and INSET days.

We are proud to serve a wonderfully diverse community, and we are committed to equality of opportunity and to creating a workplace and school community where everyone feels respected, supported and able to thrive. We strongly encourage applications from candidates of all ethnicities, backgrounds and lived experiences.

The ideal candidate will:

• Have an understanding of child development and how the learning processes can be affected by other factors.
• Possess a thorough knowledge of agencies that support vulnerable children.
• Ability to motivate pupils by establishing empathetic and supportive working relationships.
• Be a positive role model to children and ‘champion’ inclusive practises.
• Ability to organise and plan independently.
• Be flexible and adaptable to try new approaches with children.
• Be confident is using various forms of ICT and use online platforms to track the progress of children social and emotional development.
• Have or be willing to undertake full Thrive training, level 3 Child Protection training and other related training.
• Liaise confidently and professionally with parents and staff.
  

What the school offers its staff

We offer:

• Wonderful pupils in a diverse and inclusive school community where every child is valued
• An enthusiastic and highly skilled staff team
• On-going professional development, supported by a dedicated Personal Growth Partner (PGP) to guide your career pathway
• A genuine commitment to staff wellbeing, work-life balance and opportunities to connect socially with colleagues
• A powerful ethos based on improving children’s lives through outstanding education
• An imaginative curriculum which emphasises the importance of all aspects of a child’s development
• A deeply committed staff and Board of Governors, constantly striving for improvement and excellence
• Active and engaged parents and carers

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.

(We reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any point)

Shortlisting and invite to interview: Thursday 23rd April 2026

Interviews: Thursday, 30th April 2026

School Visits: Are strongly advised and can be arranged via email as above.

Commitment to safeguarding

Clapham Manor Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check, will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.

Applying for the job

This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

CMPS Nurture Provision Learning Mentor JD Person Spec.pdf - 246 KB (opens in new tab)

About Clapham Manor Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 376 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Clapham Manor Primary School website
• Email address: hr@clapham-manor.co.uk
• Phone number: 020 7622 3919
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/clapham-manor-primary-school

Clapham Manor Primary, situated in the heart of Clapham in the Borough of Lambeth, is a two form entry primary school and nursery . The school sits at the heart of the Clapham community and strives, through the moto of ‘Growing Brighter Futures’ to ensure the community and children experience a base of solid academic learning wrapped up in education of the whole person for a 21st Century life.

Arranging a visit to Clapham Manor Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@clapham-manor.co.uk.

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