Academic Mentor (Year 11)

Our School

An all-girls school in the heart of Tower Hamlets, steeped in achievement and accolades, providing inspiration and opportunity to provide a platform for student achievement.

• 1600 students on roll
• OFSTED rated Outstanding in April 2024

Our Community

We are committed to supporting young people to overcome the barriers that poverty and social exclusion create, ensuring that all students are able to achieve their full potential. This has inspired us to build up a broad network of partnerships, incubating and invigorating student experience, opportunity, drive and success.

There should be no barriers to a child’s future and society should, and can, be a level playing field. Aspiring for this to be reality we promise to:

• Emphasise high quality subject teaching, reinforced by excellent support for learning and intervention.
• Deliver inclusion services that assist personal development.
• Provide excellent pastoral care so no student goes unsupported.
• Continually develop strong leadership and have high levels of expertise in education.

Our partners

We want our students to have access to the same professional connections which young people from more privileged backgrounds can utilise. To make this a reality we have a wide range external partners in higher education, business, industry, the arts and the sciences who contribute extensively and fundamentally to our extra-curricular activities.

• Bank of America Merrill Lynch
• Barts Health NHS Trust
• British Film Institute
• London Stock Exchange Group
• Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Ltd
• National Theatre
• The Prince’s Trust
• Southbank Centre
• WOW Foundation
• University of Cambridge

About the role

We are seeking someone who is positive, dynamic and enjoys working in a small, but busy team. You will be a confident person who can build relationships with credibility and forge new partnerships internally and externally. You will be an organised, positive and enthusiastic Mentor to provide learning, motivation and inspiration to encourage our students to achieve their best through focused intervention

You will have the opportunity to develop networking skills, demonstrate IT skills across the Microsoft Office suite and other school software, lead projects and be part of a thriving professional learning community.

The ethos at Mulberry is a key strength of the school and we are seeking to recruit a passionate and creative person who will be instrumental in making our ambitious vision a reality.

Bringing Down Barriers to Success

We are proud to inspire our students through a diverse and representative leadership team and welcome applications from all of the communities we serve.

If you have the experience and passion to energise Tower Hamlets’ next generation of leaders, creators and innovators, then we want to see how we can support you in that pursuit.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and ethnic minorities who are underrepresented amongst senior teaching staff. We want the best staff and we know that means a diverse staff.

Encouraging a happy and healthy work environment

We take staff wellbeing seriously at Mulberry Schools Trust, here are just some of the great benefits for all staff.

• Local Government Pension scheme
• Employee assistance programme and support
• Free breakfast
• Free gym onsite
• Paid sabbatical opportunities
• Free onsite parking
• Subsidised staff restaurant with outdoor roof terrace
• Annual programme of conferences and Trust wide events with high profile speakers
• Cycle to work scheme
• Annual service award
• Long service awards

How to Apply

You will need to complete the application form attached or the online TES application form which includes your letter of application explaining why you are the perfect person for this rare and exciting opportunity. Please be aware that we can’t accept any CVs for this post.

Please complete your application directly online via TES. If you have any questions about the role or the process, please get in touch with us at [email protected]

Closing Date: 9am, 23rd June 2025

Start Date: TBC

Interviews: Applications are evaluated on a rolling-basis and if your application is considered, you will be contacted before the closing date. Please note all our applications have a two stage process.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will require a satisfactory Enhanced DBS clearance and will be a condition of your employment with us. Candidates who are selected for interview will be informed following the shortlisting process and full details of the interview will be provided in advance. We will seek references on all shortlisted candidates and may approach previous employers for information to verify experience or qualifications before interview. Any relevant issues arising from references will be taken up at interview.