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Students In Classrooms : Primary Learning Advocate

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University of Nottingham


01/11/2025


9 Months


To be arranged but typically up to 7 hours per week


Smart Casual

Pay


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Description

Role

To provide literacy support to selected primary school children and assist the classroom teacher with the aim of raising pupil attainment. To follow the guidance of teachers and inspire, support, and motivate primary pupils’ learning whilst they raise awareness of opportunities in higher education.

 

Start Date: 1st November 2025

 End Date: 31st July 20256  Working Hours: 7 hours per week

Dress Code: Smart Casual

Duties and responsibilities

1. To support pupil attainment and engagement with learning.
2. To work with individuals or small groups of pupils on literacy skills and other work specified by classroom teacher
3. To provide support to classroom teachers and pastoral staff.
4. To be a positive role model for pupils, acting responsibly and appropriately when working with young people, their parents/carers and school staff.
5. To help to raise pupils’ self-esteem, motivation, confidence, persistence and application.
6. To help raise pupils’ awareness of the opportunities that higher education can offer them and raise their awareness of routes to higher education.
7. To help pupils to see the connection between their current studies and the future stages in their development.
8. To complete and return all necessary administrative documents in a timely manner.
9. To complete weekly reflective logs to support evaluation and scheme development.
10. To complete all training, induction and checks as requested.
11. To submit all timesheets in a timely manner.
12. To network, share best practice and provide peer support to other Primary Learning Advocates
 
ADDITONAL INFORMATION:
13. Students are expected to make their own travel arrangements to and from their school placements, except in exceptional circumstances, which require prior agreement by CenSCE.
 
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
14. Applicants must be willing to undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS) application with satisfactory results. Applicants must agree to this information being shared with the allocated school.
15. All applicants must be current higher education students of Nottingham Trent University or the University of Nottingham

Skills and experience

Essential

1. Excellent communication skills to include professional email communication, active listening, the ability to influence others, and to tailor information to suit a target audience.

2. Excellent interpersonal skills.

3. Ability to empathise with others and build positive working relationships.

4. Good timekeeping skills.

5. Ability to inspire, motivate and help raise the self-esteem of children.

 

ATTRIBUTES

7. A positive attitude to dealing with challenging situation.

8. An adaptable approach to new situations, approaching them flexibly

9. A positive attitude to learning and educational opportunities.

10. Reliable

 

Desirable Skills

6. Ability to plan effectively and take responsibility for the quality and delivery of own work.

 

Attributes

10. Knowledge of educational and social issues facing children and young people, particularly those from widening participation backgrounds.

11. An understanding of the current Primary National Curriculum.

12. An understanding of the importance of reading as a skill.

 

EXPERIENCE

13. Experience of working with children and young people.

14. Experience of communicating

Location
To be arranged with the hiring manager

How to apply

Notifications of interest and applications for this role will go directly to the hiring manager. Unitemps are providing a platform for the job advertisement only, and Unitemps staff do not see applications or any other communications between applicants and the hiring team.

 

Please apply with a CV and covering letter, stating that you saw the role advertised on the Unitemps website.

 

Please apply for this role here: https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/ntusurvey/students-in-classrooms-application-25-26-uon

Notifications of interest and applications for this role will go directly to the hiring manager. Unitemps are providing a platform for the job advertisement only, and Unitemps staff do not see applications or any other communications between applicants and the hiring team.

 

Unitemps at the University of Nottingham are committed to promoting equality of opportunity, and we welcome applications from students who reflect the diversity of our communities.  

 

To hear about our other roles, please register online at https://portal.unitemps.com/register/candidate and sign up to emailed job alerts. 

 

Ensure that you demonstrate how you meet the requirements outlined above in your written application. You will always need to tailor your application to the role you are applying for.  

Applications may close early if a suitable candidate is found, so apply early to avoid disappointment.