Sixth Form Learning Mentor in London

Salary: starting at £29,241.91 per annum, rising annually to £31,455.61 per annum (Scale 5 inclusive of Outer London Weighting)

Hours: 37.5 hours per week (8:00am to 4:00pm with 30 minutes unpaid lunch break), term-time only plus INSET days

Required for September 2026

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly effective individual to become our Sixth Form Learning Mentor. This role would be ideally suited to a recent graduate who is looking to enter the teaching profession and/or work in education.

This role will include working with post-16 students to support their learning and maximise their chance of success at university and beyond including helping them develop both their academic and wider skills.

The successful applicant will:

• act as a role model and mentor for learners, implementing and monitoring strategies to raise aspirations and attainment in students and encourage progression to higher education and beyond;
• have knowledge of current career options for students and first-hand knowledge of the UCAS application process;
• plan and implement various learning strategies to help support students in achieving their potential;
• develop good relationships with all students by establishing a positive, professional presence within the Sixth Form and responding appropriately to individual needs;
• encourage the development of academic skills.

Ruislip High School is an outstanding, oversubscribed, 11-18, mixed comprehensive school with over one thousand students. We obtain excellent results. In the summer of 2025, 59% of students attained a grade 5 or above in English and Maths with 82% attaining at least a grade 4 in both subjects; at A Level, 53% of all grades were A* to B, with the majority of Year 13 students securing places at their first choice of destination.

Why work at Ruislip High School?

• Students and staff treat each other with respect. They share high aspirations which are realised through high expectations of everyone.
• The school has a comprehensive professional development programme tailored to individual needs, from ECT to middle and senior leadership; new staff are supported and guided by highly skilled and experienced colleagues, and by partners in external organisations.
• Staff have a range of opportunities to collaborate and develop their career within the Vanguard Learning Trust.
• Staff are afforded many benefits and rewards as part of the Vanguard Learning Trust's entitlement package for staff.
• There are excellent transport links with central London, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Berkshire.

In joining Ruislip High School you can expect to work in an environment that focuses on teachers improving, rather than proving, their practice; where teaching and learning is at the heart of everything we do; and where all staff work as a community to support our students to fulfil their potential in line with our school's motto: from grass roots to reaching for the sky.

Applications should be made through My New Term. Information about our school is available on our website: www.ruisliphigh.com.

Please note that we do not accept CVs.

For an informal discussion about this role, please contact Justine O'Driscoll, HR Manager, Ruislip High School, Sidmouth Drive, Ruislip, Middlesex HA4 0BY or via email to: jodriscoll@ruisliphigh.org.uk

Closing date: 10:00am, Tuesday 7th July 2026

Interview date: to be confirmed

Vanguard Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its pupils and expects all those working at the Trust to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013, 2020 and 2023). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered 'protected' and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

Vanguard Learning Trust is an equal opportunities employer. We strive to achieve a diverse workforce, fully representative of our community and the wider population in the UK. People of colour and minority ethnic staff are under-represented on our staff body. We are keen to attract applicants from a diverse pool of candidates and are determined to be a great employer for all.

Under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, the Public Sector fluency duty requires state funded schools to ensure candidates for their customer facing roles have the necessary standard of spoken English.