SEND Tutor — Barnstaple

SENse Learning; Barnstaple; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

SENse Learning is seeking passionate tutors to provide one-to-one support for SEND learners in the UK across homes, community and online settings.

These roles are self-employed, offering flexible hours and non-PAYE engagement, with DBS assistance and ongoing pastoral support.

If you have 2+ years teaching, QTS, and a trauma-informed approach, consider applying to join a mission-driven team.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of post-NQT teaching experience, ideally with SEND, SEMH, MLD, SLD, or PMLD.
• QTS or QTLS certification required.
• Experience delivering trauma-informed, child-centred tutoring.
• Enhanced DBS and 2+ references
• UK-based with right to work.
• Ability to work across in-person, hybrid, and remote settings.

Responsibilities

• Deliver one-to-one support to SEND learners in homes, community settings, and online.
• Plan and adapt lessons to EHCP requirements.
• Maintain progress reports and provide feedback to parents or schools.
• Collaborate with SENse Learning team for pastoral support.
• Adhere to safeguarding policies and Safer Recruitment procedures.

Skills

2+ years teaching experience

SEND/SEMH experience

QTS / QTLS

Education

Qualified Teacher Status (QTS / QTLS)

Job description

You can make a difference, teach creatively, and work within a more fulfilling and rewarding career

SENse Learning is offering a unique opportunity for passionate teachers to make a real difference!

You can begin to work in an impact-first role with SENse Learning. Our SEND Tutor roles allow you to provide one-to-one support for the most in-need young people, working across specialisms as a Specialist Teacher, Intervention Tutor, and SEND Teacher!

Multiple positions are available, hiring is ongoing, and interviews are being arranged as applications are received.

What Makes This Role Right For You

SENse Learning is on a mission to ensure no student is left behind. At the forefront of Alternative Provision, we support children and young people to achieve their education goals by providing bespoke and holistic learning packages for all our students. Set within the students’ homes and out in the community, our learning packages meet the needs of the individual students, enabling them to succeed and learn via a trauma-informed approach.

The Benefits We Offer Our SEND Tutors

• Competitive pay: £35 - £45 per hour
• Flexible working: Craft your own schedule with in-person, hybrid, and work-from-home teaching opportunities, agreeing lesson times with parents, carers, or schools
• Flexible hours: Flexible part-time up to full-time hours, arranged in consultation with clients and schools to suit your schedule
• Meaningful work: Provide one-to-one support to the young people that are otherwise left behind
• Pastoral and Pathways Support: SENse Learning keeps a team around you and the child
• Community and Company Events: Knowledge sharing and resources
• Referral Programme: Get rewarded for successful tutor referrals

At SENse Learning, you will join a community of like-minded individuals dedicated to nurturing and supporting SEND Learners; be part of a team that believes in shaping a brighter future for every student.

SEND Tutor Role Requirements

• Experience: 2+ years of post-NQT teaching experience, ideally working with SEND, SEMH, MLD, SLD, and/or PMLD in a holistic and trauma-informed way
• Qualifications: Qualified Teacher Status (QTS / QTLS)
• Approach: Understanding of how to work in a child-centred, holistic way; you will have the ingenuity and creativity to make the curriculum work in an individual, student-centred way.
• Compliance: Enhanced DBS (we can facilitate this if needed) and 2+ professional references
• Location: You must be based in the UK with the right to work in the UK, even for remote/online jobs
• Safeguarding: Knowledge of safeguarding and creating a safe learning environment.

The SEND Tutor Role And Responsibilities

• Develop strong relationships with children and young people who have a range of needs and who have often experienced significant difficulties in previous education settings.
• Provide in person, online/remote, and hybrid support to children, teenagers, and young people with SEMH and SEND needs, including MLD, SLD, PMLD, and other Additional Educational Needs
• Support pupils and students, ranging from KS1 - KS5 (as appropriate for your skills), referred by local authorities and schools by planning and delivering flexible, trauma-informed tutoring and mentoring tailored to the young persons needs, EHCP, and risk assessment
• Plan and report for lessons and provide regular feedback on student progress

SEND Tutor Employment Status

• This position involves engaging with us as a self-employer tutor/teacher
• We provide guidance/signposting on accessing resources to register as self-employed if you are not registered already
• This is not a PAYE position

We welcome tutors from all backgrounds – our learners come from diverse communities and our organisation must reflect and represent their experiences.

Relevant Job Titles / Previous Experience

Individuals with highly relevant experience from teaching background often have worked in the following roles:

• SENDCo (Special Education Needs Coordinator)
• SLD / MLD Teacher
• Autism / ADHD Support Teacher
• Intervention Specialist / Teacher / Tutor
• Ex-Teacher

Other highly relevant roles from therapeutic and learning support background include:

• Learning Support Assistant (LSA) / Teaching Assistant (TA)
• Educational Therapist
• Speech and Language Therapist (SALT)
• Educational Psychologist (EP)
• Inclusion Coordinator

If you hold one of these roles, meet our requirements, and are considering a career change please do consider applying with us.

Due to the number of applications we receive, we are unable to respond to every applicant. We aim to respond to all successful applicants within two weeks.

We take Safer Recruitment seriously. All candidates must pass through our safer recruitment process to ensure their suitability to work with children and young people.