School Mentor

A. Support in the coordination of the assigned year groups of the role.

B. Providing pastoral and academic direction and support to students.

C. Leading and managing pastoral staff and deployment of resources.

D. Timely and effective communication within the community.

A. Coordination of the assigned year groups of the role

• Contribute to the school development plan in the area of pastoral and academic

development and monitoring of pupils

• Implement measurable procedures that result in an improvement in the students’

attitude to their own learning

• Record data, from rewards and sanctions to monitoring pastoral and academic

progress of students

• Ensure effective and time appropriate communication with relevant stakeholders

on pastoral and academic matters

• Analyse approach to learning, PASS data, attainment grades and reports, and to

communicate with relevant stakeholders over any causes for concern

• Liaise with the house coordinator in the use of the merit system and to ensure

that positive achievement is recognised and celebrated

• Oversee the effective mentoring of pupils and their performance data to ensure

that it has an impact on pupils’ attainment.

B. Provide pastoral and academic direction, and support to students

• Review and develop policies and procedures that are in place to cater for the

welfare, health and safety of the pupils

• Work with the relevant Head of Key Stage / Deputy Head and other mentors to

ensure the school’s pastoral policies are being adhered to within the year ranges

specified above.

• Ensure effective and time appropriate communication with relevant stakeholders on

pastoral matters

• Promote and model internationalism, inter-cultural understanding and the attributes

of the Learner Profile

• Monitor the behaviour, attendance and punctuality of students

• Monitor the progress of students and keep accurate up-to-date records of progress

meetings / target setting / contract agreements