Key Stage 3 Mentor

Job Summary

Responsible for the management of pastoral matters in Years 7, 8 & 9. The Key Stage 3 Mentor has the following responsibilities :

Key Responsibilities

• Support in the coordination of Key Stage 3
• Providing pastoral and academic direction and support to students
• Leading and managing pastoral staff and deployment of resources
• Timely and effective communication within the community.

Assist in Key Stage 3 Coordination

• Contribute to the school development plan in the area of pastoral and academic development and monitoring of pupils
• Contribute to the Head of Key Stage annual review and target setting in line with the school development programme
• Implement measurable procedures that result in an improvement in the students’ attitude to their own learning
• Record data, from rewards and sanctions to monitor pastoral and academic progress of students
• Ensure effective and time appropriate communication with relevant stakeholders on pastoral and academic matters
• Analyse approach to learning, attainment grades and reports, and to communicate with parents over any causes for concern
• Liaise with the house coordinator and Head of Key Stage 3 in the use of the merit system and 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

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 Head of Key Stage 3 to ensure the school’s pastoral policies are being adhered to within that Key Stage.
• Ensure effective and time appropriate communication with relevant stakeholders on pastoral matters
• Establish mechanisms to determine student satisfaction with the educational provision
• Promote and model internationalism, inter-cultural understanding and the attributes of the Learner Profile
• Monitor the behaviour, attendance and punctuality of students
• Monitor the academic progress of students
• Contribute to an effective age appropriate PSHE programme that will developed for the key stage
• Plan and coordinate the Learning for Life programme, including Super Learning Days
• Communicate in a timely manner with parents over any causes for concern
• Report weekly to the Head of Key Stage 3 on academic progress of students
• Support the house coordinator in promoting house events
• Ensure tutor reports reflect each student’s unique development towards the NCBIS values/mission
• Ensure effective transition and integration of new students into the school, and out of the school
• Contribute to ‘Case Conferences’ for teachers which target individual students experiencing difficulties.
• Ensure pastoral / behavioural incidents involving students have been investigated

Assist in leading and managing pastoral staff and resources

• Support tutors and co-tutors within the key stage
• Support the leading of pastoral staff meetings
• Liaise with the Learning Support department about relevant students
• Contribute towards the efficient running of school events such as parents’ evenings, awards celebrations etc
• Give presentations to staff and parents on issues relating to the key stage to represent the school at any meetings / events connected with these year groups.