Learning Mentor

Start Date: As soon as possible

Salary: Scale 5 -SO1 Depending on experience £25,137- £31,557 FTE

Location: Greenwich 

Contract type: 27.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year - Fixed Term for 12 months

Are you passionate about making a difference for all children?

Do you want to work with an innovative, research-based team, who strive to adapt and evolve practice?

We are seeking a learning mentor To work alongside teaching staff, addressing the needs of children who need help to overcome barriers to learning both inside and outside the school, in order to achieve their full potential. 

Horn Park Primary School is a two-form entry school, judged by OFSTED to be a good school. We are a research-engaged community and are constantly seeking new and innovative ways of developing teaching and learning. We foster an ethos of mutual respect and positive values for lifelong learning. We are part of an innovative and forward-thinking Trust comprising of Alderwood, Deansfield, Halstow, South Rise, Willow Dene and Wingfield. The Trust offers immense opportunities to develop the quality of provision, sharing of good practice and professional growth.

You will:

• Be part of a learning community committed to achieving the best for our children

• Have a passion for creative and innovative approaches to teaching and learning in order to raise attainment

• Have high expectations, understand the importance of, and promote the principals of inclusion by enabling every child to overcome barriers to learning and reach high standards

• Have the vision and motivation to inspire children, to raise standards and promote excellence 

We can offer you:

• Wonderful, enthusiastic children who are motivated to learn

• A team committed to raising standards for all children 

• A commitment to your own CPD

• A part in a forward thinking, dynamic Trust who see children at the heart of the learning process

• Access to the latest research and the opportunity to lead on the implementation of this into classroom practice

Horn Park is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all pupils attending the school. As the duties of this post involve regular contact with children, any offer to the successful candidate will be conditional upon an Enhanced Disclosure being obtained.

Please visit our website for an application pack and further information: 

www.hornpark.greenwich.sch.uk / www.compass-partnership.uk

Completed application forms should be emailed to: hpapplications@hornpark.compassps.uk 

Visits to school are warmly welcomed

Closing date for applications: Tuesday 4th January 2022 - 9am

Short listing: Wednesday 5th January 2022

Interviews: Week beginning 10th January 2022