SEND Learning Mentor - St Mary's CE Middle School, Puddletown

St. Mary’s CE Middle School is a Church of England Middle School in the rural town of Puddletown, for pupils in Years 5 to 8.  Our Christian values of kindness, fairness and ambition are at the heart of all that we do.  St Mary’s is the smallest of the three middle schools within the area and has a real family-feel to school life. We know our pupils well and are striving to achieve the best outcomes for all pupils within our care.

We are excited to be seeking an experienced, dedicated and nurturing SEND Learning Mentor to support our pupils in the classroom and within the wider school community.

Specific duties that we are seeking but are not limited to include: leading on the tracking of academic, behaviour and attendance data for pupils with EHCPs and SEND, design and deliver bespoke and impactful interventions to support improved attendance, engagement in learning and behaviour choices, support pupils to overcome their barriers across all aspects of school life and complete administrative tasks using a range of IT programmes to evidence, monitor and evaluate interventions as well as target set for pupils with EHCPs and SEND.

To achieve Grade 7 salary, the successful candidate will have extensive knowledge and experience of working with pupils with a variety of SEND, as well as evidence of training to support this. NVQ L3 or equivalent in an appropriate subject area, is desirable.

Candidates must have a good standard of English and Maths.

The role is fixed term until July 2027, for 32.5 hours per week: 8:30-15:30, Monday to Friday, term time only.

Visits to the school are warmly encouraged. Please contact Tori in the school office to arrange a visit on 01305 848293.

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. 

The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.

The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and paid annual leave entitlement for an employee under 5 years’ service.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. 

Keeping Children Safe in Education

The school will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.


The salary quoted is the annual salary for the position at the time of advert. The salary will be paid in equal monthly instalments and will be adjusted at the start of employment and again if leaving part way through the school year to ensure the correct salary is received for the work completed in an academic year.