The Learning Mentor site has moved to http://www.standards.dcsf.gov.uk/learningmentors/ where comprehensive information and support materials are now available. Please visit and bookmark the new site.

Learning Mentors originated as one of the three main strands of the Excellence in Cities (EiC) initiative, and work largely in primary and secondary education settings. They are:

• Salaried staff who work with school and college students and pupils to help them address barriers to learning
• A bridge across academic and pastoral support roles with the aim of ensuring that individual pupils and students engage more effectively in learning and achieve appropriately
• A key ingredient in many school and college approaches to improve the achievement levels of pupils and students.