Academic Mentor of English

2 weeks ago

Darwen, United Kingdom Aldridge Education Full time

**Academy**:Darwen Vale High School
**JobTitle**: Academic Mentor English
**Reporting to**: Head of English
**Contract**: 12-month fixed term contract
37 hours per week Tuesday to Saturday, 52 weeks per year
**Salary: **SCP 18 £27,344 per annum**

**About the Role**:
We have an exciting opportunity to join a creative and enigmatic department as an Academic Mentor and work with students to enable them to achieve their full potential in English and progress to appropriate and exciting destinations.

**Key Duties**:

- To organise and deliver advice and resources to students that help them achieve their educational, professional and/or personal goals.
- Prepare individual intervention plans for focus students in conjunction with the Head of English
- Run before school, after-school and lunch time study support and independent learning sessions for students
- Liaise with Heads of English and students in need of support
- Conduct interviews with students to identify barriers to learning
- Provide in-class support for underachieving Pupil Premium students
- Analyse student data in order to monitor the progress of identified individuals and report to the Head of Faculty on the impact of the intervention using DDI
- Ongoing communication with Head of English and Year 11 pastoral staff
- Complete case studies for selected students
- Attend Raising Achievement meetings and produce reports for these meetings
- Regular contact with parents and carers regarding pupils progress and achievement in English.

**Closing Date**: 6th June 2023
**Interviews**: W/C12th June 2023

**About the school**:
Darwen Vale High School is an 11-16 academy situated in the heart of Darwen. We opened in brand new buildings in September 2012 and over the last two years have grown from year groups of 150 to 240 and anticipate that within the next three years we will be a full school of over 1,200 students

DVHS has been recognised as a rapidly improving school. Our academic standards have improved dramatically. English results have improved to 75% at Grade 4 in 2019 which was above the National average. Maths results improved by over 20% in 2019 when students last sat GCSE examinations resulting in 70% gaining grade 4 or better and 50% gaining grade 5 or better. Combined English and Maths results were 47% for grade 5 in 2019 and 64% for grade 4. Our teacher assessed grades for 2020 and 2021 indicate a continued pattern of improvement with improved outcomes in all curriculum areas.

**About Aldridge Education**:
Darwen Vale is a member of the Aldridge Education family of schools, which locally also includes Darwen Aldridge Community Academy, Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio and Sudell Primary School.

Aldridge Education is a charitable Trust of entrepreneurial community schools and colleges that help young people to reach their potential. We support our schools’ Principals and teachers in rapidly improving the quality of education on offer at early years, primary, secondary and sixth-form levels in order to transform the life-chances of our students.

**Safeguarding Statement**:
Aldridge Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its students and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

Any offer of employment will be made conditional upon a satisfactory enhanced DBS check and barred list check (where applicable to the role in question).

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
- Wellness programme

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

Work Location: One location

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