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Functional Skills Tutor

Part-time, Full-time

Urgently seeking an experienced Functional Skills Tutor with excellent written and spoken English who is available to tutor in the Ashford area - experience working with students with SEN is strongly desired. The client has suggested a male tutor with an interest in music would work well.

The role:

Bright Heart Education are urgently seeking an experienced Functional Skills Tutor with excellent written and spoken English who is available to tutor in the Ashford area - experience working with students with SEN is strongly desired.

Successful candidates will be provided with further information and guidelines on the Bright Heart Approach and relevant training for working with SEN students..

Why work with Bright Heart?

- Specialist SEN tutoring agency

- Recognised at the National Tutoring Awards (2024/23/22) and Nasen Awards (2021/20)

-  Work as a self-employed, part-time tutor, so freedom to choose your own assignments and hours

- Competitive tutoring rates, including an incentive scheme and a travel allowance for in-person tutoring

- Diverse client base working with parents, councils and schools, so options for day-time and after-school tutoring

- Respectful working environment for tutors

- On-going support from education consultants who are all qualified teachers

- On-going training, including access to comprehensive CPD through TES Develop

- Free annual nasen training workshop and social events hosted by Bright Heart

- Tutor of the Month award of £150

Responsibilities

Successful candidates will be provided with further information and guidelines on the Bright Heart Approach and relevant training for working with SEN students

About the Company

Bright Heart is an award-winning London-based tuition agency – we won the Tuition Business of the Year award in the 2022 National Tutoring Awards arranged by The Tutors’ Association (runners-up in 2023 and 2024). We were also an accredited Tuition Partner for the National Tutoring Programme (NTP) which ended in August 2024.

We offer a more nurturing approach and help students with special educational needs (SEN) and those lacking confidence or motivation. Our heart-based approach – the ‘Bright Heart Approach’ – involves meeting the whole person from their unique perspective with warmth to build trust, self-esteem and self-belief, before building on academic abilities.

Bright Heart is committed to providing the best possible care to its students and vulnerable adults and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

Qualifications

All candidates must have the right to work in the UK and a current Enhanced DBS certificate (with a check of the children’s barred list) before commencing any tutoring assignments (we can apply on behalf of a candidate if not currently held). Candidates must also provide 2 relevant professional references and a parent reference. Candidates who have lived / worked overseas in the last 5 years will also need to provide certain overseas checks, including a police certificate. Please review the safer recruitment policy on our website for further details.

In addition, candidates should have:

At least 12 months of relevant tutoring and/or teaching experience in the UK

Excellent spoken and written English

Strong subject knowledge in their tuition subject(s)

University qualification or studying towards one and A-levels

Passion for teaching and their tuition subject(s)

SEN tuition/teaching experience and a passion for working with students with SEN

Vacancy posted 1 day ago
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