English Graduate Academic Mentor

English Graduate Academic Mentor – Full-Time | Secondary School | September Start

Location: Peckham, Southwark - South London
Contract: Full-time role, Monday to Friday 8:30am-16:00pm
Salary: £500 - £600 per week
Start Date: September 2025
School Type: Secondary School

Job Summary

Are you a passionate English Literature or Language graduate with a joy for language and literature?

Do you have an interest in teaching that you would like to explore in an entry level role that can give you an insight into the profession?

This exceptional Secondary School, set in the heart of a bustling Peckham community, is looking for a top-achieving, creative academic to join them as an English Graduate Academic Mentor with an immediate start.

This is a mixed-gender school that has served its local area for decades, providing a great quality of education and in doing so engineered its own close-knit community. Each and every student is recognised as an individual who is encouraged to express their own learning styles to succeed.

This approach to environment, learning and teaching reflects in results – with the majority of students achieving grades 9 to 5 across core subject areas in recent GCSE examinations. It’s a highly regarded school and a great place for any graduate to begin their career within education as an English Graduate Academic Mentor.

What We’re Looking for & Key Role Responsibilities

As an English Graduate Academic Mentor, your day will consist of:

• Using your degree and passions within English to inspire excellent learning outcomes
• Support students with learning both in and outside of the classroom
• Hold both 1-1 and small group study interventions to improve student progress
• Help pupils stay engaged and on track with their learning
• Instil a love for reading, writing and language in students

For this English Graduate Academic Mentor role, we are looking for someone who:

• Has achieved a 2:1 or higher degree in an English degree
• Ideally a degree achieved from a Top-30 University
• An outgoing personality and openness to embrace learning opportunities
• A genuine desire to work with young people and make a difference
• Previous experience working with young people is a bonus but not essential – we are looking for potential

What Is On Offer

This is an excellent opportunity for an English Graduate Academic Mentor to begin their career in a school that is looking to provide gifted graduates with training, support and progression opportunity within the education sector.

• Discover the day-to-day life of working in a school
• Observe excellent teaching practice
• Progress your skillset and develop confidence in the classroom
• Make a real difference in a rewarding role
• Open yourself up to potential progression – Progress into a trainee teacher if you choose to do so in September 2026

This school is also excellently located and very accessible by both car and public transport.

Ready to take make your mark on the next generation and take your first step into teaching? Apply now and join our team as an English Graduate Academic Mentor this September.

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