Student Mentor

 All Saints Catholic School is a large Catholic comprehensive school situated in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and within the Diocese of Brentwood, with good transport links to central London. 

We are a high achieving 11 -18 mixed school with excellent examination results.

We have received an Educational Outcomes award for being in the top 12 percent of schools in the country for progress.

Our strength in teaching and learning has a positive impact on our students and the exam results for 2019 show that

PURPOSE OF THE MENTOR ROLE:

• To support and uphold the Catholic ethos and values of the School.

• To positively contribute to fulfilling the mission of the School.

• To work to raise expectations and standards within our community.

• To promote a positive image of the School.

• To provide support and guidance to children, by removing barriers to learning, in order to promote effective participation, enhance individual learning, raise aspirations and achieve full potential.

• To provide a complementary service that enhances existing provision in order to support

learning and participation and encourage social inclusion by developing and maintaining effective and supportive mentoring relationships with children.

• To work within an extended range of networks and partnerships to facilitate support and

learning opportunities and improve the quality of services to children.

• To liaise closely with parents and carers of these children and provide clear communication and information about the mentoring relationship and support offered to their child.

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT:

All staff have a responsibility to maintain high standards of ethics and behaviour, within and outside school, by: 

• treating pupils with dignity, building relationships rooted in mutual respect, and at all times observing proper boundaries appropriate to a teacher’s professional position 

• having regard for the need to safeguard pupils’ well-being, in accordance with statutory provisions 

• showing tolerance of and respect for the rights of others 

• not undermining fundamental British values, including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect, and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs 

• ensuring that personal beliefs are not expressed in ways which exploit pupils’ vulnerability or might lead them to break the law. 

• having proper and professional regard for the ethos, policies and practices of the school in which they teach, and maintain high standards in their own attendance and punctuality. 

• having an understanding of, and always act within, the statutory frameworks which set out their professional duties and responsibilities.