SEN / SEND Tutor, County Durham

17918; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Targeted Provision is recruiting experienced SEND tutors in County Durham for one-to-one tuition with children and young people who have SEMH or SEND needs. You work on their terms, with trauma-informed, pupil-centered support.

You’ll typically tutor English, Maths or Science, 1–2 hour sessions, in home or school settings, with planning and reporting done from home. DBS and two references are required, and you must have the right to work in the UK.

Qualifications

• 2+ years' teaching or tutoring with substantial hands-on SEND needs (SEMH, ADHD, ASC, MLD, SLD).
• QTS or QTLS, or an equivalent specialist teaching qualification.
• Confident teaching English, Maths, or Science at one or more Key Stages.
• Safeguarding: promote safety and wellbeing of children and young people.
• Enhanced DBS and two professional references.
• Right to work: UK-based with right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• One-to-one tuition in English, Maths, or Science to children aged 4-18, referred by Local Authorities and schools.
• Sessions typically 1-2 hours, in-person - often in the home, sometimes in school or community settings, occasionally hybrid.
• Per-session reports supported by templates and your SEND Support Specialist.
• You will help meet learners where they are, delivering trauma-informed tuition that supports progression.

Skills

SEMH experience

ADHD support

Trauma-informed teaching

English tutoring

Maths tutoring

Science tutoring

Education

QTS or QTLS or equivalent

Job description

You'll work with vulnerable young people, one at a time, on their terms - none of the teaching-at-scale trade-off, less admin, just one person and the part of teaching you care about.

We're recruiting experienced SEND tutors in County Durham, £28 - £35 per hour , for one-to-one tuition with children and young people who've fallen out of mainstream education, or never been properly served by it.

What you get

Flexible schedule: Most placements are a few sessions a week (time-limited part-time engagements), with more hours sometimes available. Work not guaranteed

you choose your placements. Work from home: Planning, prep, and reporting from home

hybrid placements available. Tes CPD access: Unlimited Tes professional development library, plus our own SEMH-focused courses. Specialist team behind you: SENDCos, Designated Safeguarding Leads, senior special-school leaders, and experienced tutors. Community events: Online drop-ins, knowledge-sharing sessions, and a real tutor community.

How we work

We meet each young person where they are - engagement before attainment , child-led. We match, we don't dictate. Trauma-informed tuition that's transformative, not a gap filler - trusted by Local Authorities and schools across the UK.

Day to day

One-to-one tuition in English, Maths, or Science to children aged 4-18, referred by Local Authorities and schools. Sessions typically 1-2 hours , in-person - often in the home, sometimes in school or a community setting, occasionally hybrid, usually within school hours. Most learners have SEMH, ADHD, ASC, MLD, SLD, or other SEND needsmany are out of school or at risk of being so.

Per-session reports supported by templates and your SEND Support Specialist.

You'll need

Experience: 2+ years' teaching or tutoring, including substantial hands-on work with SEMH, ADHD, ASC, MLD, SLD, or other SEND needs.

Qualification: QTS or QTLS, or an equivalent specialist teaching qualification.

Subjects: Confidence teaching English, Maths, or Science at one or more Key Stages.

Safeguarding: It is a strict requirement that you have the ability to work in a way that promotes the safety and wellbeing of children and young people.

Compliance: Enhanced DBS (we can help arrange this) and two professional references.

Right to work: UK-based with right to work in the UK.

Invoicing and payments

Paid monthly via an auto-generated invoice you approve in our tutor portal.

We welcome tutors from every background and want our network to reflect the communities our learners come from.

Our referral / introducer scheme pays a fee to anyone who recommends a tutor who goes on to complete a first lesson.

You may have worked as SENDCo (Special Educational Needs Coordinator), SEND Teacher, Special Needs Teacher, Special Needs Tutor, 1:1 Tutor, Home Tutor, Alternative Provision Tutor, Reintegration Tutor, Intervention Specialist, Inclusion Coordinator, or a mainstream / class teacher including Maths, English or Science with SEND experience.

Not a permanent or salaried positionyou are not an employee of Targeted Provision. Self-employed, freelance contract for services. TPBN1_UKTJ