SEND Tutor — Northam

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

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedule

Hybrid/in-person options

Self-employed contract

Introducer fee

Supportive team around the child

Job summary

SENse Learning is recruiting SEND Tutors to deliver one-to-one support for students with SEND and SEMH. The role supports learners across KS1–KS5, delivered in-home, online, or hybrid settings, with a trauma-informed approach.

We offer flexible referrals on a self-employed basis, with rates of £35-£45 per hour. Prior experience with safeguarding and DBS checks is required, and you must be based in the UK with right to work.

Qualifications

• Experience: 2+ years of post-NQT teaching experience with SEND/ SEMH contexts.
• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or QTLS is required.
• Approach: child-centred, holistic teaching with trauma-informed methods.
• Compliance: Enhanced DBS and 2+ professional references.

Responsibilities

• Develop relationships with children and young people with SEND/SEMH needs.
• Provide in-person, online/remote, and hybrid tutoring tailored to each student.
• Plan sessions and share progress updates with the team and carers.
• Follow safeguarding and safer recruitment standards.

Skills

2+ years teaching experience

QTS / QTLS

trauma-informed approach

child-centred holistic approach

Education

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 opportunities let you provide one-to-one support for the most in-need young people, working across specialisms as a Specialist Teacher, Intervention Tutor, and SEND Teacher!

We're engaging associates on a rolling basis, 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.

What Working With SENse Learning Offers

• Rates: £35-45 an hour, agreed for each referral and set out in its Service Schedule
• Flexible working: Craft your own schedule with in-person, hybrid, and work-from-home teaching opportunities, agreeing lesson times with parents, carers, or schools
• Your choice of work: Choose how many referrals you take on, and turn down any that don't suit you
• Meaningful work: Provide one-to-one support to the young people that are otherwise left behind
• A team around the child: Our Case Coordinators and pastoral and pathways teams work alongside you and the family
• Associate community: Optional practice-sharing events and shared resources
• Introducer fee: Paid when someone you introduce goes on to work with a young person

At SENse Learning, you'll be part of a community of like-minded practitioners dedicated to nurturing and supporting SEND Learners; working alongside 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.

What The Work Involves

• 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 your own sessions and share regular updates on student progress with the students' team

At SENse Learning, we are on a mission to raise the standard of education for young people with SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) and SEMH (Social, Emotional and Mental Health) needs. We are increasingly supporting children and young people to challenge the barriers presented by the most complex additional needs such as PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance), Complex Mental Health conditions, and EBSA.

We take Safer Recruitment seriously. All candidates must pass our safer recruitment checks, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, to confirm their suitability to work with children and young people.

Engagement Terms

• You’ll work with us as a self-employed associate under a contract for services, choosing which referrals to accept and free to work with other organisations
• If you aren't registered as self-employed yet, we can point you to resources on how to register
• This is not a PAYE position
• You’ll need your own professional indemnity and public liability insurance

Relevant Job Titles / Previous Experience

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

• SENCo (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 independent practice, 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.