Job Description
Job Title: Functional Skills English Tutor
Location: HMP (Sutton, Surrey)
Salary: From £30,000 + £5,000 London Weighting
Contract: Permanent, Full-Time
The Opportunity
We have an exciting opportunity for an inspiring Functional Skills English Tutor to join our prison education team on-site at HMP High Down. In this deeply rewarding role, you will deliver City & Guilds Functional Skills English qualifications from Entry Level 1 through to Level 2. Working with small class sizes (up to 12 learners), you will play a vital role in boosting literacy, building self-esteem, and helping individuals reshape their futures.
What You Will Be Doing
Engaging Delivery: Plan and deliver interactive, inclusive Functional Skills English lessons tailored to small groups of adult learners with varied educational backgrounds and learning needs.
Assessment & ILP Management: Conduct initial assessments and use BKSB diagnostic tools to establish starting points, construct Individual Learning Plans (ILPs), and track continuous student progression.
Adaptive Pedagogy: Utilise innovative, practical, and digital resources to make literacy accessible, engaging, and relevant for all learners.
Exam Preparation: Prepare learners for formal City & Guilds assessments and qualifications, celebrating their literacy milestones and personal development.
Promoting Literacy: Actively encourage reading for pleasure and promote literacy and numeracy standards across the prison environment.
Multidisciplinary Collaboration: Partner with prison staff, learning support practitioners, and employability teams to ensure positive, holistic learner outcomes.
What We Are Looking For
Teaching Credentials: Level 5 teaching qualification (PGCE, Cert Ed, DTLLS, or equivalent) is preferred. No Level 5 qualification? Candidates with relevant delivery experience who are willing to work towards a Level 5 qualification are encouraged to apply.
Teaching Experience: Proven track record of delivering Functional Skills English qualifications with strong classroom management and lesson planning skills.
Core Competencies: Excellent administrative capability (ILPs, registers, assessment logs), strong communication skills, and the resilience to teach in a secure environment.
Desirable Criteria: Prior experience within prison education, FE, or adult learning settings, familiarity with BKSB diagnostics, knowledge of Ofsted's Education Inspection Framework (EIF), or an IQA qualification.
Our Benefits Include:
- 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
- Paid volunteering day each year
- Enhanced Wedding Leave & Enhanced Maternity Scheme
- Access to hundreds of retail discounts via the Additions portal
What's on Offer
- 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Paid volunteering day each year
- Life Assurance
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Enhanced Wedding Leave
- Enhanced Maternity Scheme
- Access to retail discounts via Additions portal
- Level 5 teaching qualification (PGCE, Cert Ed, DTLLS, or equivalent) preferred or willingness to work towards
- Administrative capability (ILPs, registers, assessment logs)
- Resilience to teach in secure environment
- Enhanced DBS check required
- 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Paid volunteering day each year
- Cycle to Work scheme
Skills & Qualifications
Functional Skills English delivery City & Guilds qualifications BKSB diagnostic tools Individual Learning Plans (ILPs) Initial assessment Adult education Literacy teaching Inclusive teaching methods Digital resources Exam preparation Multi-agency collaboration
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