Learning Mentor – English

Smithdon High School are looking to appoint an enthusiastic Learning Mentor to join our English department. The successful candidate would join a team of dedicated and ambitious teachers, focused on continuing to grow the subject both inside and outside of the curriculum.

Start Date: September 2026

Salary: Scale D, Point 6, Salary £13.47/hour approx. £18,044/year

(£25,989 FTE – please note this salary will be pro rata)

Hours: 30 hours/week, 39 weeks/year

Temporary Fixed Term Contract till 31st August 2027

Email: recruitment@westnorfolkacademiestrust.co.uk

Website: https://www.smithdonhigh.org.uk/

Purpose of the Job

To support students in English, specifically those that are showing signs of underperforming and pupils with Special Educational Needs.

You will need to have good communication and interpersonal skills, the belief that all students, regardless of their personal circumstances can excel and the ability to set high expectations in order to motivate and inspire.

Responsibilities, but not limited to:

● Work on a one-to-one basis with students who have missed parts of the curriculum or who have specific weaknesses.

● Work with small groups of students during lesson times to either support their normal English lesson, or extend their understanding of specific topics.

● Work within a classroom supporting the class teacher to help aid pupils' understanding.

● Deliver interventions, for example, handwriting or literacy programmes, such as, Precision Teaching and Read Write Inc. Phonics, and support the completion of English homework, for example, Sparx.

● To plan lessons/ activities/ tutorials and sequences of lessons to meet pupils’ individual learning needs.

● To be accountable for pupil progress and attainment levels in intervention groups and report regularly on the progress of all pupils accessing interventions.

● To assess, monitor and record the progress of pupils in your teaching (and tutorial groups), set well-grounded consistent expectations and give them clear and constructive feedback.

Personal and Professional Conduct

A teacher is expected to demonstrate consistently high standards of personal and professional conduct and uphold public trust in the profession and maintain high standards of ethics and behaviour, within and outside school.

Teachers must have 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.

Teachers must have an understanding of, and always act within, the statutory frameworks, which set out their professional duties and responsibilities.

For a full job description please click the link below.

The duties and responsibilities listed in the job description provide a summary of the main aspects of the role. This is not an exhaustive list and the post holder may be required to carry out other tasks, as deemed appropriate to the grade and nature of the post.

Closing Date for Applications: 22nd May 2026

Interview Dates: TBC

Start Date: Sept 2026

How to apply

For this vacancy, please click the 'Apply for Job' button, to complete our online application form.

Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable field is met.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from minority ethnic communities and those with disabilities. An enhanced DBS check will be required.

As part of our recruitment process it is necessary for us to perform an online social media check. The reason for the online search is to identify any matters that might relate directly to our legal duty to meet the safeguarding duties set out in KCSIE. There is no other purpose for a search.

This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualifications) 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post.