Annual Salary
£16,500 to £24,000
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
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Learning mentors support students and trainees who need extra help with their learning.
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
You could work: evenings; attending events or appointments
There will be
4% more Learning mentor jobs in 2027.
As a learning mentor you could:
You could work at a client's home, at a school or at a college.
Your working environment may be emotionally demanding.
You can get into this job through:
You could do a college course to get some of the skills you'll need as a learning mentor. Courses include:
You may need:
You could do a Learning and Skills Mentor Level 4 Higher Apprenticeship.
This takes a minimum of 12 months to complete.
You'll usually need:
You'll find it useful to get some volunteering experience, working with children or young people. You can find opportunities through Do IT and NCVO.
You could apply directly to become a learning mentor. The qualifications and experience you'll need will vary depending on where you work.
You'll usually need paid or voluntary experience of working with children or young people. Employers may also ask for GCSEs, or equivalent, in English and maths.
You might find it useful to have mentoring experience outside of education, such as:
You'll need to:
You can find out more about working in learning mentor and support from the Education and Training Foundation.
With experience, you could specialise in working with particular groups, like excluded students. You could also become a senior mentor.
With further training, you could move into:student advice and guidance; teaching; counselling; educational welfare; social work
You'll need: