Skills
39 skills are associated with this occupation.
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Essential knowledge
4 skills
Essential skills / competences
13 skills
Optional knowledge
9 skills
Optional skills / competences
13 skills
Overview
Learning mentors support students who need extra challenge, structure or help with learning, behaviour, attendance and academic progress inside or outside the classroom.
In job descriptions, look for individual learning plans, learning needs analysis, counselling methods, behaviour monitoring, teacher liaison, support networks, school psychology and student safety.
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Learning mentors work close to students who need structured support with learning, attendance, behaviour or academic progress. The focus is learning support, not ordinary classroom teaching.
Skills and specializations
Useful skills include counselling methods, learning plans, behaviour monitoring, adapting support, considering the student situation and keeping students safe. The focus is learning support, not ordinary classroom teaching.
Salary context
Salary context depends on caseload, complexity of support needs, safeguarding responsibility, specialist coordination, documentation and learner age group. The focus is learning support, not ordinary classroom teaching.
Career paths
Career paths may develop from teaching assistance, youth work, student support or counselling support toward specialist learning support, inclusion work or education team leadership.
Good to know
Check learner group, support needs, plan documentation, classroom involvement, attendance work and contact with families or specialist services. Clear adverts describe support boundaries.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
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Occupation group
Teaching professionals not elsewhere classified (2359)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/3d0f86c1-9bdd-4e84-bc62-93a716128c8d |
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| ESCO code | 2359.11 |
| ISCO group | 2359 |
| Concept type | Occupation |