Sixth Form Academic Mentor

Sixth Form Academic Mentor Recruitment Pack – December 2025

Dear Candidate,

Thank you for your interest in the post of Sixth Form Academic Mentor. We are a Trust of nine schools, all based in South East London. Whilst each of our schools maintains its individuality, we share a common mission: to ensure that every single child and young person in our care is successful at school so that they can flourish and be successful in their lives.

We are committed to ensuring this success from 3 to Forever, under our mantra of ‘once a Haberdasher, always a Haberdasher’.

Our People Strategy is key to our success and integral to this is our commitment to equity, equality, diversity, and inclusion. Bringing this to life is the responsibility of every member of staff. We take seriously any behaviour which undermines it. Anyone applying to work with us should share this commitment.

For a confidential discussion regarding this post, please contact Trust Recruitment Lead Yas Affum at y or HR Advisor for Crayford Academy, Lauren Findlay at l.f

We are seeking a candidate who will have the sixth form community at the centre of their focus. You will be responsible for managing the Sixth Form Study Area, ensuring an appropriate working ethos is maintained, and establishing a culture of effective study r main area of responsibility will be to lead, manage and develop the KS5 Learning Hub.

You will address the needs of students in Key Stage 5 who need help to overcome barriers to learning both inside and outside the classroom, in order to achieve their full potential. You will work with a range of students, especially those at risk of underachievement; supporting them to achieve within the curriculum and providing additional support outside of the classroom.

• Oversee the sixth form study area and supervise study conditions during lesson times, ensuring a calm and productive atmosphere and ethos for study.
• Ensure policies are followed, maintaining an environment that supports effective study habits.
• Maintain the register and track compulsory “study students” referred in by staff, and track and assess students’ academic performance, providing regular feedback and progress reports to students, parents and staff.
• Register and review attendance at the timetabled supervised study sessions and communicate with parents regarding concerns. Log all communications in the school MIS (Arbor).
• Provide study skills support for students – personalised 1‑1 or group mentoring sessions.
• Identify students who are at risk of under‑achievement, poor attendance, low engagement or low self‑esteem and develop targeted intervention plans.
• Help students develop effective study techniques and time‑management skills; draw up action plans with short and long‑term targets.
• Work closely with teachers, staff and external partners to provide comprehensive support and integrate academic support with classroom learning.
• Maintain KS5 resources and develop and manage the KS5 learning hub.
• Support timetabling changes, create appropriate form groups specific to tutor specialisms and track weekly attendance.
• Assist the Careers Manager and Head of Sixth Form where required, e.g. the UCAS process.
• Promote equal opportunities, the ethos of the Trust, and the school’s commitment to staff development, health and safety, safeguarding and welfare of children.
• Report any safeguarding concerns in accordance with Trust’s Safeguarding Policy and undertake any duties as reasonably required by the Executive Principal or Leadership Team.

This role will report into an Assistant Principal. As a new employee within the Trust you will be supported by the Senior Directors of people and professional learning, alongside your line manager to realise your full potential.

We are proud to be a London living wage employer.

8.00am – 4.00pm, Monday to Friday (35 hours per week, term time plus inset plus five days). You must be available to work three of these days during August to support A Level results day, GCSE results day and 6th Form enrolment.

Trust Support Staff Scale, Band 5, £27,367 to…