Tutor Alternative Provision (Freelance) - Nurture in Nature Children & Families CIC

Nurture in Nature supports both children and families to reach their full potential and thrive. The successful candidate is required to work in a variety of settings including schools, family homes and our base Nurture in Nature to meet the needs of those they are supporting.

We are looking to recruit a Specialist Tutor to deliver bespoke tuition packages on a 1:1 or small group basis to young people with SEND who cannot currently access mainstream education. You must be a reliable, committed and creative professional who is passionate about providing high quality interventions to children to enable them to develop skills and strategies to navigate difficulties they face.

As a SEND Specialist Tutor, you must be able to create, plan and deliver 1:1 and small group tailored lessons to bridge gaps in pupils' education and boost attainment levels and provide timely professional reports reflecting pupils' progress. One of your aims will be to support and re-engage pupils with their learning, offer structure into their daily routine, continue their educational development and support a return to school.

The Tutor can expect to support a range of children with the following needs:

• Children at risk of exclusion from education
• Children who are unable to regulate their emotions
• Children with diagnosed and undiagnosed needs, including neurodiversity, learning difficulties, trauma and SEND
• Children with social, emotional mental health difficulties
• Children with anxiety based school avoidance
• Children who are unable to thrive in mainstream education

Interventions will focus on the development of a bespoke plan of support, based on achievable targets and outcomes. They will cover 5 core areas:

• Self-control and management of behaviour (emotional regulation)
• Social Skills
• Self-awareness and confidence
• Skills for learning
• Approach to learning

The children will develop the confidence and skills necessary for reintegration to their long term educational setting. The Tutor will work with the children to ensure learning, pastoral and behavioural targets are met alongside their Educational Plan and that outcomes are recorded following each session.

The successful candidate will require confidence, patience, and a range of teaching skills to successfully support children's education and make a positive impact on their lives. Applicants will need to be dedicated and enthusiastic in providing outstanding outcomes to children and young people with all aspects of their lives.

Generic Tutor duties and responsibilities:

Tutors have a range of duties aimed at furthering the knowledge and learning skills of their students in order to help them progress with their education or pass a specific exam. Tutors can be employed to teach a wide range of subjects and age ranges, specific duties and responsibilities vary depending on the subject being taught. Initially tutoring will focus on reengaging children with learning and developing maths and English skills.

• Creating lesson plans for the students
• Assessing students on their existing ability in a subject area
• Creating a schedule for further education and development in subject areas
• Assessing a student’s level of progress within a subject and identifying areas for improvement
• Providing mock examinations or tests to prepare students for real exams
• Reviewing student’s homework assignments and test scores and working through problem questions that the student did not answer correctly
• Providing support for students during their examinations
• Communicating with parents/guardians about trouble areas or any issues that require attention
• Keeping up-to-date on the current curriculum and latest teaching trends
• Maintaining an excellent knowledge of the subject being taught
• Supporting with desired outcomes e.g. EHCP targets, specific exams (GCSEs, Functional Skills, SATS etc.)

The Tutor Role:

Tutors will often prepare students for exams, passing tests, gaining qualifications and to improve their knowledge in a subject area. Tutors achieve this by developing the skills and confidence of their students, teaching them more about a subject. Tutors often help students progress from one stage of their education to the next, for example from one year group to the next. Tutors do this either 1:1 or in a wider group setting with multiple students.

Tutor skills and qualifications:

To be an effective tutor, you must have excellent teaching and communication skills along with an excellent knowledge of the subject and curriculum you are teaching. Tutors should have relevant qualifications in their chosen subjects to prove that knowledge. A successful Tutor candidate will have various prerequisite skills and qualifications required to be a successful tutor, they typically include:

• Verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to plan and schedule
• Knowledge relating to the subject area being taught
• Ability to motivate students to study
• Patience and understanding
• Ability to adapt to different learning styles
• Ability to supervise students and be a role model

Tutor experience requirements:

Tutors require strong knowledge and experience of their given subject, they will have experience creating lesson plans and providing assessments. Tutors ideally have experience teaching either on a one-on-one basis or within a wider classroom setting. Tutors may have previously taught in primary or secondary schools, however they must be able to tutor children from the age of 5.

Experience, Training and Qualifications of the SEND Specialist Tutor:

• Qualified Teacher Status QTS or equivalent
• Possess UK classroom teaching experience
• PECS/Makaton training preferred but not essential
• Be creative, patient and willing to think outside of the box
• Have experience working with challenging behaviour and disengaged pupils

To be eligible for this role, the potential SEND Specialist Tutor must:

• Hold the right to work in the UK
• Hold an enhanced child barred list DBS certificate registered with the online update service or be willing to process a new application
• Provide two professional child-related references.