Geography Tutor (London Area)

Urgently seeking geography tutors with SEN / ASC experience and good availability.

About Bright Heart is an award-winning London-based tuition agency. 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.

The role Bright Heart Education’s tuition agency seeks an experienced tutor with excellent written and spoken English who can tutor geography - experience working with students with ASC strongly desired. Tutors must be based in or able to provide tuition in London or Surrey. We strongly prefer tutors with good availability for in-person tutoring.

Students typically receive tuition in their homes (one-to-one) with a parent or guardian present or at school through the NTP (small groups up to 1:6). Successful candidates will be provided with further information and guidelines on the Bright Heart Approach and relevant training for working with SEN students.

Key qualities we look for in our tutors include:

• Passion for teaching their subjects of expertise
• Ability to provide engaging and informative lessons that motivate students
• Ability to create bespoke lessons according to the student’s needs
• Caring, patient and empathetic
• Professional and diligent with a strong commitment to safeguarding

Benefits of the role:

• You will be working as a self-employed, part-time tutor, so you can choose which clients/students you wish to provide tuition to.
• Based on client demand, we are ideally looking for tutors who are looking to tutor at least 12 hours per week.
• Bright Heart provides its tutors with opportunities for professional development, including the potential for an employment contract if of interest.
• A £5 per journey travel contribution (in addition to the advertised pay rate)
• A respectful working environment for tutors
• On-going training and support from experienced education professionals
• Access to comprehensive CPD and upskilling opportunities through TES
• Develop Tutor of the Month award (prize of £150) selected each month
• A 10% incentive for tutors who tutor for 80 hours or more within a 6-month period

Key qualifications:

• All candidates must have the right to work in the UK and a current Enhanced DBS certificate.
• 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
• SEN tuition/teaching experience and a passion for working with students with SEN

Applying to Bright Heart:

Please attach your CV and include a cover letter outlining your tuition experience, SEN experience and your motivation for applying to us, as well as your tutoring availability and the subjects and/or types of students you would like to tutor. Please note that applications with a cover letter and completed skills tests will be given strong preference.

Safeguarding and safer recruitment:

Bright Heart has a moral and legal obligation to ensure that, when given responsibility for young people and vulnerable adults, they are treated with the highest possible standard of care. Our recruitment and selection procedures follow an equal opportunities policy. Successful candidates will be required to sign Bright Heart’s Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy and complete safeguarding induction and annual refresher training.