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Learning Mentor - Brighton

Patcham High School

England

  • £26,470 - £28,253 per year
  • Expired
Salary:
LGA Pay Scale 5 Point 13-17
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
16 October 2025

Job overview

LEARNING MENTOR - Brighton


We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and innovative Learning Mentor to join our team of dedicated and committed professionals as soon as possible.

The hours of work are 8:00am-4:00pm Monday to Thursday inclusive and Friday 8am-3.30pm, term time only (47.36 weeks per year)

The salary scale for this post is LGA Scale 5 Point 13-17 currently £29,064-£31,022 full time equivalent. The pro rata salary range is £26,470-£28,253 per annum. The actual starting salary for the successful candidates will be £26,470 per annum.

Experience of working with young people is essential. The successful candidate will be supporting the engagement, attendance, and overall wellbeing of students who face challenges in accessing learning or attending school regularly. The successful applicant will work on a 1:1 and small group basis to help remove barriers to education and promote positive outcomes for young people at risk of disaffection, or non-attendance.

If you enjoy a challenge and are interested in the post, please download an application pack available on our school’s website https://www.patchamhigh.brighton-hove.sch.uk/join-us/work-with-us/current-vacancies Where possible, please email your completed application form to Elise Holmes eholmes@patchamhigh.org.uk . If you have any questions, please contact Elise, either by email or by telephone to 01273 543484.

PLEASE NOTE: WE DO NOT ACCEPT APPLICATIONS MADE BY CV

We offer a generous pension scheme, staff discounts available through the school: travel to work and cycle to work schemes, gym membership, CPD opportunities and more.

Patcham High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.

Brighton & Hove Schools – Taking Action for Equality

We welcome applications from all parts of our community as we aspire to have a staff body that matches the social and cultural diversity of our student intake. We are open to flexible working.

*We reserve the right to interview on application should a suitable candidate become available and we have the right to withdraw this advert prior to the closing date.

*Closing date: Thursday 16th October at 4pm
Interviews: Soon after closing date













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About Patcham High School

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  • Patcham High School
  • Ladies Mile Road, Patcham, Brighton
  • East Sussex
  • BN1 8PB
  • United Kingdom

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Based in Brighton, Patcham High School is a secondary, community school for students aged between 11 and 16 which currently educates around 1100 students.

Headteacher

John McKee

Values and Vision

Patcham High is a fantastic school and I am hugely privileged to be its Headteacher. We are aspirational, proud and successful. Our children are brilliant and their achievements are remarkable. We see the potential in everyone and we are ambitious for all. Our school is values driven and inclusion is at the centre of all that we do. We do not turn our back on any child.

We aim to develop well-balanced sixteen-year olds, ready to go out into the wider world, to lead successful and fulfilling lives and to contribute, positively and generously. We place great importance on high quality relationships, teamwork and a ‘can do attitude’. Our students have hopes for the future and we want to make sure they are qualified with our help and support to make the right choices.

Ofsted report

Patcham High School actively encourages all pupils to experience and value each other’s differences, cultures, backgrounds and abilities. It provides a wide range of opportunities through an ambitious academic curriculum.

Ofsted 2023


View Patcham High School’s latest Ofsted report

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