Academic Mentor
Langley School
Solihull
- £22,049 - £22,050 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- Salary
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- September 2023
- Apply by:
- 11 June 2023
Job overview
Academic Mentor
37 hours per week, Term Time plus INSET Days (39 weeks)
12 month fixed term contract
1 September 2023 to 31 August 2024
£22050
We are seeking to appoint an Academic Mentor to join our team, supporting a range of pupils to thrive in education. If you are a graduate or you are about to graduate and you are looking to gain valuable experience in the workplace and particularly in education, this is your chance to make a difference in the lives of young people. If you are optimistic and passionate about transforming lives, please consider applying for this role. You will have the opportunity to work with a team of dedicated who professionals who are united in their commitment to giving everyone a better chance in life.
A comprehensive training package, delivered by Education Development Trust prior to starting work, will ensure that you are equipped with the skills and knowledge to offer support to pupils who need it most. Further information about becoming an Academic Mentor can be found at https://www.ntpacademicmentors.co.uk/
At Langley, we prioritise positive relationships between staff and students. We are incredibly proud of the way our staff and young people work collaboratively to fulfil our school motto ‘to be the best we can be’. Langley is a wonderful place to work and learn. We are a committed, compassionate community united in our mission to being fully inclusive, celebrating diversity and promoting equality in all that we do. Every learner matters and matters equally at Langley.
In our recent Ofsted Inspection Report from March 2023, inspectors described Langley as ‘an inclusive, welcoming school’ where ‘pupils behave well in lessons’ and there is a ‘calm and purposeful atmosphere around the school’.
Our school’s fundamental principles focus on supporting, challenging and inspiring the whole Langley community ‘to be the best that we can be’. But these are not simply words on paper. Students, staff and governors genuinely give all they can, to bring those principles to life every day. Examinations are critically important, of course, and our students achieve superbly well in them, but we truly believe in developing young people to deal with the tests of their lifetime, not merely to endure a lifetime of tests. Everyone who visits us comments on the unique ethos of our school as well as our commitment to inclusivity.
If you would like to find out more information about this role, please contact Louise Yarrington, Assistant Headteacher i/c Teaching and Learning and Pupil Premium on s206lyarrington@langley.solihull.sch.uk.
Please find attached a person specification, job description, candidate pack and our application and recruitment monitoring form. We look forward to receiving your application. Please email to Headteacher's PA, Becky Friend, at s206rfriend@langley.solihull.sch.uk
Closing date: Sunday 11th June 2023
Proposed Interview date: Friday 16th June 2023
Langley School staff, governors and students are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of students and staff. Pre-employment checks in line with KCSIE will be carried out for successful applicants.
The safeguarding responsibilities of the position are detailed in the Job Description and Person Specification.
As the work of this post involves working with children, adults at risk or in a position of trust, it is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Please note that Disclosure & Barring Service clearance at the appropriate level will be required for this post.
Where this post meets the definition of Regulated Activity (as defined in the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 as amended by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012) the relevant barred list(s) for children and adults will also be checked. You must disclose details of all unfiltered reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions as these will be disclosed by the DBS. It is an offence to apply for a role which involves regulated activity by an applicant who is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
Attached documents
About Langley School
The Langley Purpose
‘To be the best that we can be’
Langley has often been described as a holistic school. Our aim is simple: to support children to become 'the best they can be' and to respect and encourage the talents of all. Certainly we strive for the best possible examination results, we owe our children this; but we want more.
The Langley Vision
We want Langley to be admired and valued for its pioneering pastoral care, innovative curriculum, modern facilities and inclusive forward thinking approach that opens doors and changes lives.
Values and Ethos
Our aim is to encourage all within the school 'to be the best that we can be'. Why is this simple, but over-arching, so central to all we do? This is our core value for a number of reasons.
- So our young people are exceptionally well educated.
- To develop happy, healthy, confident and successful life-long learners.
- To develop cognitive, social and emotional resilience and resourcefulness.
- So our students are prepared not for a life of tests but the tests of life.
- So everyone fulfils their potential, is courteous and considerate to others and supports their community
The respect and affection for children is evident in all who work here and the community benefits from the calibre of and ethos shared by the Langley staff, who freely inspire, support and challenge the children and each other, well beyond the working day.
We value the ways in which our students are supportive, courteous and help them learn to appreciate the importance of appropriate behaviour at all times This ability to form good relationships, to be a caring and contributing member of a community, does not fade when they leave us - Langley students are known for their articulate confidence, their courtesy and maturity.
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