English Teacher (AQA)
MySchola Limited
A complete application in a minute
Tailored resume and cover letter, ready to send.
Benefits offered by this job
Job summary
MySchola is seeking an English Tutor to deliver live GCSE English lessons to Year 9–11 students via Zoom. You will lead small groups, with potential one-to-one sessions as enrolment grows, and you’ll create engaging slides and activities to guide weekly topics.
Applicants should have strong GCSE English knowledge, proven success with exam techniques, and a track record teaching UK exam boards. The role is fully remote and part-time, with at least 2 hours weekly and growth to around 6 hours as
Qualifications
- UK based and planning to stay UK based.
- Prepared students for UK exam boards (AQA, Edexcel, OCR).
- Have completed, or currently be studying at, a top Russell Group university.
- Achieved at least a Grade 7 in GCSE English Language and English Literature.
Responsibilities
- Lead live GCSE English lessons for Year 9–11, primarily in small groups with some one-to-one teaching via Zoom.
- Prepare clear lesson slides and activities giving students a strong route through the topic.
- Adjust teaching to improve slides, explanations or activities and use feedback to enhance lessons.
- Use questioning, discussion and exam practice to help students participate and apply skills independently.
- Share effective teaching ideas with the team to raise overall English outcomes.
Skills
Education
Job description
Help GCSE students become more confident, capable and excited about English through engaging online lessons.
We review applications on a rolling basis and move strong candidates through quickly.
Send us your details, experience and availability.
Deliver a short 30-minute lesson so we can see your teaching in action.
Start helping GCSE students make progress with the MySchola team.
MySchola is a fast-growing education company on a mission to change GCSE life for students in Years 9–11. We are building a better way for students to learn: lessons that are academically strong, engaging and genuinely motivating.
Our mission is to help more students feel confident in their ability, make meaningful progress and achieve grades they once thought were out of reach. We want to keep improving the way GCSE support works, so every student has the structure, encouragement and teaching they need to succeed.
We are looking for the tutor who can turn “I’m not good at English” into “Let me have another go.”
That might happen through a sharp explanation, a well-chosen question, a lively discussion or the patience to revisit an idea from a different angle. In an online classroom, small moments matter: noticing who has gone quiet, celebrating a thoughtful interpretation and showing a student exactly how their next answer can be stronger.
More specifically, we are looking for someone with:
- Clarity. You can take a difficult idea, find the simplest useful route into it and help a student see the point for themselves.
- Connection. You create a classroom where students feel known, comfortable contributing and willing to have another go when an answer is not quite there.
- Curiosity. You keep exploring better ways to teach texts, exam skills and analysis because a familiar method is not always the best method.
- Follow-through. You notice the detail, prepare with purpose and take responsibility for helping students move from one lesson to the next.
- Ambition. You care about more than finishing the specification. You want students to become sharper thinkers, stronger writers and more confident learners.
- Reach. You can commit to at least 2 teaching hours each week, with the potential to build towards around 6 hours as more students enrol for English.
Our best tutors leave students with more than a completed worksheet: they leave them with a clearer way to think.
The role is mainly focused on live small-group GCSE English lessons delivered through Zoom. These sessions are designed to be interactive, supportive and purposeful, with students learning alongside their peers.
Group lessons currently run on Wednesdays and Thursdays, 6:00-7:00pm. As students enrol, there may also be opportunities to teach one-to-one English sessions via Zoom. We ask tutors to have at least 2 hours available each week, with the opportunity to build towards around 6 hours as enrolment for English grows.
You will be responsible for making each MySchola English lesson useful, engaging and worth returning to.
Teach. Lead live GCSE English lessons for Year 9–11 students, mainly in small groups, with one-to-one Zoom teaching available as enrolment grows.
Prepare. Build and organise clear lesson slides and activities that give students a strong route through the week’s topic.
Improve. If a slide, explanation or activity is not good enough, change it. You have the freedom to make the lesson work better, and we want you to use it.
Create momentum. Use questions, discussion and exam practice to help students participate, understand the skill and apply it independently.
Share what works. Bring useful teaching ideas to the team so strong approaches can improve English lessons across MySchola.
What you won’t do: You will not be responsible for marking homework, managing behaviour, chasing students or completing unnecessary paperwork. Our team supports those areas so you can focus on teaching and helping students progress.
You should have a strong understanding of the AQA GCSE English Language and Literature curriculum. You should be confident teaching students:
- How to analyse language, structure and writer's methods
- How to develop high-quality GCSE exam responses
- How to use evidence effectively
- How to improve from lower-grade answers to Grade 7-9 responses
- How to apply exam techniques under timed conditions
Achieving top GCSE grades is not about memorising model answers – it is about teaching students how to think, analyse and write independently.
We are looking for someone who is always looking for ways to improve and who knows that excellent teaching is both academically strong and genuinely enjoyable. Someone who:
- Reflects on what works well in lessons
- Finds creative ways to explain difficult concepts
- Adapts their teaching depending on student ability
- Takes ownership of helping students progress
- Is excited about being part of a growing education company
- Brings charisma, warmth and positive energy to every lesson
- Can make lessons fun and memorable while keeping learning purposeful
- Uses appropriate humour, light-hearted banter and lively discussion to help students feel comfortable contributing
- Keeps students engaged and involved from the start of the lesson to the finish
At MySchola, your ideas matter. If you discover a better way to explain a concept, spark a discussion or engage students, we want you to share it. We are especially keen to meet charismatic tutors who can build a positive classroom atmosphere, connect with different personalities and keep every student actively involved throughout the lesson.
This role starts with a minimum availability of 2 teaching hours per week. As more students enrol for English, there is potential to build towards around 6 hours per week through a combination of group and one-to-one Zoom teaching.
As MySchola expands, there will be opportunities to:
- Increase your weekly teaching hours
- Teach additional subjects
- Take on more responsibility within the company
- Receive increased pay based on performance, student feedback and contribution
This is an opportunity to help shape the experience of GCSE students at an important stage in their education, while joining MySchola at an early and exciting point in its growth.
- Make a visible difference to students’ confidence, exam skills and progress
- Teach motivated small groups and, where demand allows, provide one-to-one support via Zoom
- Work with a team that values good ideas and thoughtful teaching
- Build your weekly hours as the MySchola community grows
- Develop your experience within a fast-growing education company
DO NOT apply if you do not meet these requirements, as your application will be automatically rejected.
- UK based, and planning to stay UK based
- Have prepared students for UK exam boards, including AQA, Edexcel or OCR
- Have completed, or currently be studying at, a top Russell Group university
- Have achieved at least a Grade 7 in GCSE English Language and English Literature
Must know: Macbeth A Christmas Carol An Inspector Bills The Power and Conflict poetry anthology
Bonus if you also know: Romeo and Juliet Jekyll and Hyde Blood Brothers Love and Relationships poetry anthology
PGCE and QTS (or an equivalent recognised teaching qualification) is a bonus.
- Experience teaching GCSE students
- Previous tutoring experience
- Ability to teach Edexcel GCSE Maths
- Ability to teach AQA / Edexcel / OCR Combined Science
- Ability to teach AQA / Edexcel / OCR Triple Science (Higher Tier)
The package
- £17.50 per teaching hour for group lessons
- At least 2 hours per week available to start - Wednesdays and Thursdays, 6:00-7:00pm
- One-to-one Zoom lessons may become available as student enrolment grows
- Fully remote, part-time teaching
- No homework marking, behaviour management, student chasing or unnecessary paperwork
- Potential to grow towards around 6 hours per week based on demand for English
'/%3e%3cpath%20d='M101.744%2012.4726L102.894%2016.1947L99.0021%2013.2201L101.744%2012.4726ZM105.3%208.40937H100.488L99.0026%203.59473L97.5116%208.41047L92.7%208.40385L96.5965%2011.3834L95.1055%2016.1942L99.0021%2013.2196L101.408%2011.3834L105.3%208.40992V8.40937Z'%20fill='white'/%3e%3cdefs%3e%3clinearGradient%20id='paint0_linear_5593_1381'%20x1='90'%20y1='9.44471'%20x2='99'%20y2='9.44471'%20gradientUnits='userSpaceOnUse'%3e%3cstop%20stop-color='%2300AD70'/%3e%3cstop%20offset='0.998594'%20stop-color='%2300B67A'/%3e%3cstop%20offset='1'%20stop-color='%23DCDCE6'/%3e%3c/linearGradient%3e%3c/defs%3e%3c/svg%3e){kind=small}
