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Salary: Grade 8, Point 20 - 23: £16,936 - £17,890 pro-rata (£32,597 - £34,434 FTE)

Contract: Term time only + 2 INSET Days

Term: One year (in the first instance)

Hours: Part time - 22.5 hours per week over 3 days

Starting date: February 2026, or by negotiation

Reporting to: Assistant Headteacher: SENDCO & Interventions

The school is seeking an enthusiastic, dedicated, and positive Academic Learning Mentor to join the team, ideally starting in January 2026. This post is focused on providing targeted academic support to students in Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4, working with very small groups or on a one-to-one basis to help them achieve their learning goals.

• Support students across a variety of subject areas within KS3 and KS4.
• Deliver tailored interventions to meet individual learning needs.
• Build strong, supportive relationships with learners to foster confidence and progress.
• Collaborate effectively with teaching staff and colleagues to ensure a consistent and inclusive approach.

• Ability to establish excellent rapport with students and work well within a team.
• Enthusiasm for helping learners succeed and a positive, proactive attitude.
• Prior experience is helpful but not essential, as a comprehensive training programme will be provided.
• Flexible start and finish times may be available.

Burford is an oversubscribed school situated in an area of outstanding natural beauty. This is an excellent school, with a superb environment for learning and a priority given to teacher development. Our aim is to recruit colleagues who will be stimulated by the prospect of working hard to share in our success.

• Supportive continuous professional development and growth opportunities
• Health and wellbeing support including access to an Employee Assistance Programme, free flu vaccinations and a subsidised Healthcare Plan
• Local Government Pension scheme membership
• The school is located within a short walk of a picturesque Cotswold town

As we are a heavily oversubscribed school, children of staff have priority for admission to Burford School.

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed so you can see for yourself what makes Burford School such a special place to work – please contact Sarah Evans, HR Manager, to arrange this.

The successful candidates will need to meet the person specification in order to be offered the post.

Burford School is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced check.

As part of the vetting procedures, shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online search. This isn’t part of the shortlisting process, and there will be a chance to address any issues of concern at interview.

We reserve the right to interview prior to the closing date, therefore early application is advised.

Closing date: Monday 5th January 2026 (9:00am)

Please see relevant Admissions Policy on the school website.