Sixth Form Mentors

**Salary**:
Grade C - £23,783 to £24,462 per year (dependent on experience). Please note that this is the full-time salary, and your actual salary will be pro-rated according to the agreed hours.

**Job type**:
Full Time, Part Time, Permanent

20 December 2024

**Job overview**:
Coombe Girls’ School and Sixth Form is a comprehensive girls’ state secondary school, with a co-educational Sixth Form. The school is heavily oversubscribed and is committed to providing an excellent education to children in the local area. We are proud of the progress our students make from their starting points during their time with us: the school’s Progress 8 score is provisionally +0.65 and over 40% of GCSE entries were graded 7 to 9 last year. The school is proud to be part of the
- Coombe Academy Trust


**Why Work With Us?**

Coombe Girls’ School & Sixth Form is a fantastic and rewarding place to work. Our students are motivated and keen to learn while our creative, engaging staff is committed to providing exceptional teaching to our students. We take the wellbeing of our staff seriously and actively manage workload whilst retaining very high standards. Our staff are highly supportive of one another.

We are a Google school and staff are provided with a Chromebook to support their work. The school is within walking distance of New Malden train station with its fast, direct links to central London and into Surrey and Hampshire. For those travelling by car, parking is available in the school car park, and bike racks and showers are provided for colleagues who are able to cycle to work.

With regards to Personal Development, we pride ourselves on our commitment to CPD. Our staff is supported to access National Professional Qualifications and receives Thrive training. There are opportunities to work collaboratively across all five schools in the Trust (both primary and secondary) as well as with the central Trust team. The Trust looks to provide opportunities for growth for colleagues within the Trust.
- Experience working with young people or improving achievement in educational settings is desirable.
- Demonstrates excellent literacy, numeracy and communication skills; works well independently and as part of a team, and meets deadlines consistently.
- Highly motivated, enthusiastic and dedicated to raising student achievement and self-esteem while respecting their diverse backgrounds.
- Builds effective mentoring relationships, employs strong listening and feedback skills, and helps students overcome barriers to learning.
- Understands safeguarding, champions inclusion and promotes best practices aligned with the ethos of the school.

We welcome applicants to attend our recruitment event on **Thursday 6th of February.**This is a chance to learn more about working at Coombe Academy Trust and talk to our inspirational staff. Details of the event can be found
- here


**About**Coombe Girls' School**:
**Coombe Girls' School**
- Clarence Avenue, New Malden
- Surrey
- KT3 3TU
- United Kingdom

+44 20 89421242

Coombe Girls’ School and Sixth Form is a comprehensive girls’ state secondary school, with a co-educational Sixth Form. The school is heavily oversubscribed and is committed to providing an excellent education to children in the local area. We are proud of the progress our students make from their starting points during their time with us. We place significant emphasis on excellent pastoral care and opportunities for personal development. We foster the approach of ‘Brave, not perfect’ in our students and are committed to preparing them for a ‘world of opportunity’.

We have a long tradition of using research to develop our teaching and learning to the benefit of our students. The vast majority of our students in the Sixth Form continue to university at 18.

Coombe Girls’ School and Sixth Form is situated in New Malden in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames and there are excellent rail links to both London Waterloo.

We are proud to be part of the Coombe Academy Trust and enjoy the opportunities for collaborative working and developing strength provided by the Trust.