SEN Tutor - Barnet

Prospero Teaching; Greater London; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Prospero Teaching is looking for dedicated SEN Tutors to provide 1:1 support to students across Barnet. We are supporting learners who are out of mainstream education and have diverse SEND needs, including ASD, ADHD, SEMH, and communication challenges.

Deliver tailored tuition, build positive relationships with learners and families, and collaborate with schools and authorities. DBS checks are required or applicants must be willing to obtain one. Right to work in the UK is required.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children and young people with SEND.
• Strong understanding of ASD, ADHD, SEMH, and learning difficulties.
• Ability to deliver personalised learning and adapt resources effectively.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Enhanced DBS on the Update Service (or willingness to obtain one).
• Right to work in the UK.
• QTS or a relevant teaching qualification (desirable).
• Experience delivering EOTAS, alternative provision, or home tuition (desirable).
• Knowledge of EHCPs and targeted intervention strategies (desirable).
• Experience working with Looked After Children (LAC) (desirable).
• Training in Team Teach, Autism Awareness, Makaton, PECS, or Zones of Regulation (desirable).
• Previous experience delivering 1:1 tuition within community or home settings (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Deliver engaging, tailored 1:1 tuition sessions that meet each student's individual educational and developmental needs.
• Support students with SEND who may have experienced significant disruption to their education.
• Adapt lesson plans and teaching strategies to accommodate a range of learning profiles and EHCP targets.
• Promote confidence, independence, and positive engagement with learning.
• Use creative and differentiated approaches to meet academic, social, emotional, and behavioural needs.
• Work collaboratively with parents, carers, schools, local authorities, and other professionals.
• Monitor, record, and report on student progress and outcomes.

Skills

SEND experience

1:1 tutoring

communication skills

relationship‑building

Education

QTS or teaching qualification

Job description

Location: Barnet, London

Pay Rate: 25- 35 per hour

Hours: Flexible

Job Type: Temporary Part-Time Term-Time

Prospero Teaching is looking for dedicated and experienced SEN Tutors to provide 1:1 support to students across Barnet. We are supporting a number of young people who are currently out of mainstream education, including those awaiting school placements, accessing alternative provision, receiving EOTAS packages, or who are Looked After Children (LAC).

Many of the students have additional needs, including Autism (ASD), ADHD, SEMH needs, Speech and Language difficulties, Moderate Learning Difficulties (MLD), and other SEND requirements. As a result, we are seeking tutors who can deliver personalised learning programmes while building positive, trusting relationships with learners and their families.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver engaging, tailored 1:1 tuition sessions that meet each student's individual educational and developmental needs.
• Support students with SEND who may have experienced significant disruption to their education.
• Adapt lesson plans and teaching strategies to accommodate a range of learning profiles and EHCP targets.
• Promote confidence, independence, and positive engagement with learning.
• Use creative and differentiated approaches to meet academic, social, emotional, and behavioural needs.
• Work collaboratively with parents, carers, schools, local authorities, and other professionals.
• Monitor, record, and report on student progress and outcomes.

Requirements:

• Experience working with children and young people with SEND.
• Strong understanding of a range of special educational needs, including ASD, ADHD, SEMH, and learning difficulties.
• Ability to deliver personalised learning and adapt resources effectively.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Enhanced DBS on the Update Service (or willingness to obtain one).
• Right to work in the UK.

Desirable:

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or a relevant teaching qualification.
• Experience delivering EOTAS, alternative provision, or home tuition.
• Knowledge of EHCPs and targeted intervention strategies.
• Experience working with Looked After Children (LAC).
• Training in areas such as Team Teach, Autism Awareness, Makaton, PECS, or Zones of Regulation.
• Previous experience delivering 1:1 tuition within community or home settings.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a passionate SEN Tutor to make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable young people. By providing high-quality, personalised support, you will help students overcome barriers to learning, rebuild confidence, and achieve positive educational outcomes.

Prospero Teaching is acting as an education recruitment agency for this role. All applicants must pass safeguarding and vetting procedures prior to starting. Supporting the welfare, education, and development of children and young people is at the heart of what we do.