Functional Skills English Tutor (Youth Justice Education)

Dovetail & Slate Ltd; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Dovetail & Slate Ltd. is recruiting a Functional Skills English Tutor for a role at HMYOI in Staffordshire. You will deliver City & Guilds Functional Skills English from Entry Level 1 to Level 2, with small class sizes and a focus on literacy development.

You will assess learners using BKSB, build ILPs, track progress, and prepare them for City & Guilds exams, while promoting literacy and collaboration with prison staff and employability teams.

Qualifications

• A Level 5 teaching qualification (PGCE, Cert Ed, DTLLS, or equivalent) preferred or willing to work towards.
• Proven track record delivering Functional Skills English with strong lesson planning and classroom management.
• Excellent administrative skills (ILPs, registers, progress logs) and strong communication.
• Desirable: experience in youth justice, prison education, FE, or adult learning; BKSB diagnostics familiarity; EIF knowledge; IQA qualification.

Responsibilities

• Engaging delivery: plan and deliver Functional Skills English lessons for small groups of learners.
• Assessment and tracking: conduct initial assessments, create ILPs, monitor progression.
• Adaptive teaching: use digital resources to make literacy accessible and engaging.
• Exam preparation: ready learners for City & Guilds assessments.
• Promoting literacy: encourage reading for pleasure and promote literacy and numeracy across the establishment.
• Collaborative support: work with prison staff and employability teams to support learners.

Skills

Functional Skills English

ILPs

Assessment tracking

Classroom management

Communication skills

DBS check

Education

Level 5 teaching qualification (PGCE, Cert Ed, DTLLS, or equivalent)

Tools

BKSB diagnostic tools

Ofsted EIF knowledge

Job description

Dovetail & Slate Ltd. is recruiting a Functional Skills English Tutor for a role at HMYOI in Staffordshire. You will deliver City & Guilds Functional Skills English from Entry Level 1 to Level 2, with small class sizes and a focus on literacy development.

You will assess learners using BKSB, build ILPs, track progress, and prepare them for City & Guilds exams, while promoting literacy and collaboration with prison staff and employability teams.