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Academic Learning Mentor

Willowfield Academy

Nottingham

  • £29,541 - £33,120 per year
  • Expired
Salary:
Support Staff 12-19
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
tbc
Apply by:
5 October 2026

Job overview

Your Role

The role in a nutshell

To lead and support the delivery of a nurturing, structured, and engaging curriculum for KS1 pupils whose primary need is SEMH and who are working at an EYFS developmental stage. The HLTA will play a key role in facilitating continuous provision, supporting emotional regulation, and enabling pupils to access learning through play-based and experiential approaches.

The candidate

The ideal candidate will have or can demonstrate a commitment to undertake professional development. You will need:

  1. HLTA status or equivalent experience

  2. Training in SEMH, trauma-informed practice, or attachment-aware approaches

  3. Understanding of EYFS framework and continuous provision

  4. Behaviour management approaches (e.g. Team Teach, de-escalation)

  5. Safeguarding and child protection training

  6. SEND Code of Practice awareness

We welcome applications from everyone who believes they meet the expectations of the role regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith, or disability. To ensure that our staff composition is representative of the communities we serve, applications from groups who are currently under-represented in education including people with disabilities and people from minority ethnic backgrounds are particularly encouraged. 

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About Willowfield Academy

  • Willowfield Academy
  • Chingford Road, Bilborough, Nottingham
  • Nottinghamshire
  • NG8 3BT
  • United Kingdom

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At Westbury Academy our motto is ‘No child left behind.’ We strive to deliver a high-quality curriculum which is based upon the needs of our pupils focusing on maximising each child’s academic potential whilst developing their social and emotional skills.

Our intent is to Prepare every child for Adulthood by developing the knowledge, skills and understanding needed to live with Independence and purpose.

We recognise that many of our pupils have experienced disrupted learning. Therefore, we provide pupils with a curriculum that reconnects them with success.

Through a combination of academic achievement, personal development, and real-life learning experiences, we support pupils to become:

  • Ready to learn, contribute and take on future challenges
  • Respectful of others, and able to communicate effectively in different settings
  • Responsible for their learning, actions, and future

These ‘Three Rs’ (golden rules) are embedded as our golden rules and underpin everything we do.

Our curriculum is shaped by the Trust-wide values; building Confidence, providing Challenge, and promoting Curiosity, Character and Creativity.

We prioritise the development of creative and critical thinking, collaboration, self-awareness, and technological literacy- knowledge, skills and understanding that are increasingly valued by employers and essential in an ever-evolving society (WEF, 2025).

We recognise the importance of access to experiences and opportunities that pupils may otherwise miss. Learning is contextualised to pupils’ local communities and the wider world, building cultural capital, confidence, and Independence needed for life beyond school.

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