Functional Skills Maths Tutor

Dovetail & Slate Ltd; East Midlands; Vor Ort; GBP 27.000 - 33.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Dovetail & Slate Ltd is recruiting a Functional Skills Maths Tutor for a prison education setting in the East Midlands. The role involves teaching Functional Skills Maths from Entry Level 1 to Level 2 in a secure environment, helping adult learners build confidence and practical maths skills for employment and daily life.

You will plan engaging lessons, assess learners, and develop individual learning plans while supporting progression and numeracy across the setting.

Qualifikationen

• Strong numeracy and a genuine passion for teaching maths.
• Strong classroom management and lesson planning skills.
• Resilience and professionalism to teach in a secure environment.

Aufgaben

• Plan and deliver interactive Functional Skills Maths sessions from Entry Level 1 to Level 2.
• Conduct initial assessments and diagnostics to establish starting points and develop Individual Learning Plans.
• Design inclusive, differentiated lessons for diverse abilities and needs.
• Prepare learners for formal assessments and qualifications, tracking progress.
• Promote numeracy and literacy across the setting and support learner progression.

Kenntnisse

Functional Skills Maths

Initial assessment

ILA development

Differentiated lessons

Inclusive teaching

Adult education

Classroom management

Ausbildung

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

Level 3 Mathematics qualification

Jobbeschreibung

Recruitment for education and the public sector

Prison Education From £30,000 per annum Permanent mid Level 27 October 2026

Levels: Entry Level 1 Entry Level 2 Entry Level 3 Level 1 Level 2 Functional Skills

Also teaches: Numeracy Functional Skills

Job Description

Functional Skills Maths Tutor - HMP

Permanent

Location: the East Midlands

Salary: From £30,000 per annum

Are you an engaging educator with strong numeracy skills looking for a teaching role where your work genuinely changes lives?

About the Role

We are recruiting a Functional Skills Maths Tutor to join a training provider in the justice sector, delivering Functional Skills Maths from Entry Level 1 through to Level 2 within a prison education setting.

You’ll teach small, focused groups of adult learners with a wide range of educational backgrounds, learning needs and abilities. Many will have had difficult experiences of education, so patience, empathy and a belief in each individual’s potential will matter as much as your subject knowledge. Your job is to make maths accessible, relevant and directly useful for employment and daily life.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Planning and delivering interactive Functional Skills Maths sessions from Entry Level 1 to Level 2.
• Conducting initial assessments and diagnostics to establish learners’ starting points, then setting up and maintaining Individual Learning Plans.
• Designing inclusive, differentiated lessons that cater to diverse abilities and additional needs.
• Preparing learners for formal assessments and qualifications, celebrating their progress along the way.
• Promoting numeracy and literacy across the setting, and working alongside colleagues and support practitioners to support learner progression.

What We’re Looking For

• Strong numeracy skills and a genuine passion for teaching maths
• Strong classroom management and lesson planning skills
• Resilience and professionalism to teach within a secure environment

Desirable (but not essential):

• A Level 5 teaching qualification (PGCE, Cert Ed, DTLLS or equivalent)
• Experience within prison education, adult learning or Further Education

No Level 5 teaching qualification? Candidates with relevant delivery experience and a willingness to work towards one are encouraged to apply.

If you’re ready to use your maths skills to make a genuine difference to adult learners’ lives, we’d love to hear from you.

A real person, not an automated email. If we are not the right fit for you we will say so quickly rather than leave you waiting.

• Resilience to work in secure environment
• Level 3 qualification in Mathematics (desirable)
• Level 5 teaching qualification - PGCE, Cert Ed, DTLLS or equivalent (desirable)
• Experience in prison education, adult learning or FE (desirable)

Skills & Qualifications

Functional Skills Maths teaching Initial assessment and diagnostics Individual Learning Plan development Differentiated lesson design Inclusive teaching Adult education Supporting learners with additional needs Classroom management in secure settings

Not quite the right role? We’ll email you when something closer comes in.

Your search

• Location: East Midlands
• Sector: Prison Education
• Phase: Prison
• Subject: Mathematics