Annual Salary
£14,500 to £23,000
Average UK salary in 2019 was £30,378
(source Office for National Statistics)
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Learning mentors help students and pupils deal with any difficulties they have with their learning.
Average UK salary in 2019 was £30,378
(source Office for National Statistics)
You could work: evenings; attending events or appointments
There will be
6% more Learning mentor jobs in 2026.
In your local area
Your day-to-day duties may include:
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 take a college course to help you get started in this career. Courses include:
You may need:
You can do an advanced apprenticeship in supporting teaching and learning in schools.
You'll usually need:
You can volunteer to mentor children or young people.
You can apply directly to get into this type of work. You'll normally need:
Experience of other types of mentoring outside of education may also be helpful. Examples are peer-to-peer mentoring on anti-bullying projects, supporting people with disabilities or helping young people with health-related issues.
You'll need to:
You can find out more about working in learning support from FE Advice.
You could specialise in working with particular groups, like excluded students.
You could also move into more senior mentoring roles, with supervisory or co-ordinating duties.
With further training, you might work in student advice and guidance, teaching, speech and language therapy, educational welfare or social work.
You'll need: