lotto2
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Learning MentorWe are thinking of introducing this role in our school.
I know it will be dependent to the needs of the school, I wondered what kinds of things a learning mentor did in anyone elses school?
Thanks
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happyhighlandcoo
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Lots of time in class as TA but with target children in the morning.
Write and manage Individual Behaviour Plans alongside class teacher. Create reward systems for individuals.
Take kids out for friendship groups, anger management, self esteem work etc. usually afternoons.
Run a lunch time rewards club, after school homework club, attend breakfast club and give out late cards.
Think they manage the anti bullying council.
Bit of PPA cover and order stock.
We have 2, plus a mental health type councillor lady and the support they give for the emotional wellbeing of children is so helpful to the children's learning and to help class teachers cope with difficult cohorts and issues.
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Night Garden
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Ours do what HHC said but we have a behaviour mentor and EAL mentor so they are more specific in what they do.
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poppychick
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Ours doesn't work in class.
She does all the PSHE as PPA cover & takes mostly one to ones for talk time when she makes crafts and things with them whilst talking over issues from the week. This is timetabled but there are flexible slots for things which crop up.
Also attends CAF meetings and similar and deals with difficult issues by phoning or visitng our families. She holds a weekly coffee group with the Parent Voice group.
I guess this role will vary widely from school to school.
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crispy
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Our LM does:
Attendance - everything from fetching children to EWO meetings, writing to parents, chasing absence, etc
Child protection stuff - CAF, deals with SS. attends meetings with goodness knows who, deals with all the family issues, organised bereavement counselling, young carers,etc
Has small groups to promote self esteem, self awareness, good attitudes to school and such like.
Organises and liases with adult learning to parents can facilitate thta with our school during school hours.
Runs school council and healthy schools stuff (with me but she does most of it  ) and fills in most of the paper work connected to those things.
She leads (but has teacher to support) one P4C lesson a week. She does KS1 payground duty too.
TBH the list goes on.
However she doesn't support in class or do any PPA cover.
Can I just say she's FAB!
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greyengine
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We have two who are both great and very adaptable. They both live locally and have good contacts with the local community.
They do all sorts of things around attendance, child protection, behaviour etc, transition work with Year 6 including sometimes taking small groups to their new secondary schools for visits, run 'cuppa and chat' sessions with parents and have also been trained to do parenting classes. As a class teacher, if a child comes in upset or with an issue from home, they'd probably be the first port of call and often children will ask to talk to them if they have issues to discuss. They also liaise with outside agencies such as LABBS, mental health and counselling services to arrange support for children who need it. They do do some emergency cover in classes from time to time but don't have regular classroom support as part of their work.
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