Academic Mentor
Ibstock Place School
Wandsworth
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 19 February 2023
Job overview
The post holder will be a member of the Department of Academic Mentoring and will contribute to all aspects of its work. They will join a small team of specialists who offer provision for pupils with needs in the areas of literacy, revision and study skills, organisation skills or those with English as an Additional Language.
We are a well-respected Department; teaching staff are alert to their pupils’ learning needs and open to input. Working under the direction of the Head of Academic Mentoring, the postholder will ensure that pupils are appropriately supported in their mainstream classes as well as effectively guided with appropriate tasks in 1-2-1 or small group classes.
Pupils can present with a range of learning differences including mild dyslexia, dyspraxia, and neurodivergence. We communicate regularly with the Pastoral team, always taking a whole-child approach.
All pupils are valued and encouraged to advocate for themselves and to make their voices hear in the school and in our community. We work closely with parents to ensure that the pupil-parent-school triangle is both secure and active. The Academic Mentor will also be involved in departmental administrative tasks and decisions. These will include support with the processes around Exam Access Arrangements, and whole school activities and responsibilities.
We are looking to recruit a person who:
• Is an effective communicator
• Understands the need for confidentiality
• Has the ability to work flexibly as part of a team
• Displays a commitment to the protection and safeguarding of children and young people
• Is able to plan time effectively and be well organised
• Is flexible and resilient and able to adapt quickly to new environments and challenges
• Has good inter-personal skills and can establish positive relationships with multiple stakeholders
• Is reliable and trustworthy, and able to work effectively with limited supervision
• Sets an example of personal integrity and professionalism
• Adheres to the ethos of the school
• Promotes the vision and aims of the school
• Has ESOL or another qualification in teaching English as an Additional Language
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About Ibstock Place School
Ibstock Place School is an independent co-educational day school for pupils aged 4 to 18. The school occupies a ten-acre site on the edge of Richmond Park in South West London.
An urban location with a beautiful botanical feel, Ibstock is the perfect home for scholarly exploration and adventure. Championing co-education since our founding in 1896, we have created a diverse environment that reflects real-world communities and workplaces.
Our school is over subscribed, with assessed entry at the age of four for Kindergarten (Reception). There is a competitive entry examination at the age of eleven and most pupils in the Prep School proceed on into the Senior School.
Headmaster
Christopher Wolsey
Aims and Ethos
Our aim is to create an outstanding place of learning, a place where our pupils find academic excellence and the joy which it inspires. We ensure that our pupils’ natural curiosity and empathy is ceaselessly nourished. In so doing, we set the conditions which enable them to excel, both during their time with us and throughout their adult lives.
We do this by concentrating on four Cs:
•Our curriculum is dynamic and forward-thinking.
•Our culture is warm and inclusive.
•Our context is beautiful and stimulating.
•Our commitment to co-education.
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