SEND Tutors (1:1 Support) Eye

AP Education; Eye; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Guaranteed weekly pay

Tailored curriculum platforms

Baseline toolkit

Training sessions

CPD opportunities

Bespoke tutor platform

Direct impact on learners

Education Coordinators

Compliance onboarding

Ongoing placements

Job summary

AP Education is seeking SEND Tutors to provide 1:1 support across Early Years to KS4 in Suffolk. You will work face-to-face with learners with SEND/SEMH needs, delivering core subjects or SEND-specific support, and documenting progress weekly.

We offer guaranteed weekly pay, flexible hours (up to 10–30 hours per week during term-time), and a collaborative multi-agency approach with external professionals. DBS disclosure is required.

Qualifications

• Proven experience teaching or tutoring children with SEND/SEMH requirements.
• Background in education, youth work, or therapeutic settings.
• QTS or HLTA certification preferred; however, applicants with a minimum of two years' UK experience without qualifications are welcome.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Compassionate, dependable, and initiative-taking mindset.

Responsibilities

• Deliver core subjects (Maths, English, Science) or SEND-specific
• Implement effective behaviour management using positive strategies and patience.
• Provide a therapeutic and adaptable approach to education, ensuring each learner's individual needs are met.
• Perform baseline academic and emotional assessments to inform targeted support and intervention.
• Prepare detailed daily/weekly progress reports and liaise with external professionals to facilitate a collaborative, multi-agency approach.
• Manage daily attendance reporting via our attendance software.
• Assist learners in transitioning to mainstream or specialist education settings as appropriate.

Skills

SEND/SEMH tutoring

Communication skills

Compassionate mindset

Youth work background

Education

QTS/HLTA

Tools

Attendance software

Job description

SEND Tutors (1:1 Support) -Eye

Location:Suffolk

Hourly Rate: £28-£35

Flexible Hours:Up to10-30 hoursper week | Term-time only

Make a difference where it matters most.

AP Education is pleased to collaborate with local authorities in delivering customised1:1 Alternative Provisionfor children and young people who are unable to access a mainstream education setting. We seek dedicatedSEND Tutors, SEND Teachers, and HLTAsin Suffolk and the surrounding regions.

You will be supporting learners with a range of complex needs, including but not limited to:

• SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities)
• SEMH (Social, Emotional and Mental Health)
• Autism
• EBSA (Emotionally Based School Avoidance)
• SpLD (Specific Learning Difficulties)
• MLD (Moderate Learning Difficulties)

Key Responsibilities

You’ll provideface-to-face 1:1 support, working with students fromEarly Years to KS4. Your responsibilities will include:

• Delivercore subjects(Maths, English, Science) orSEND-specific
• Implement effectivebehaviour managementusingpositive strategiesand patience.
• Provide atherapeuticand adaptable approach to education, ensuring each learner's individual needs are met.
• Performbaseline academic and emotional assessmentsto inform targeted support and intervention.
• Preparedetailed daily/weekly progress reportsand, where necessary, liaise with external professionals such as SALT, OT, or Social Workers to facilitate a collaborative, multi-agency approach.
• Manage daily attendancereporting via our attendance software.
• Assist learnersin transitioning to mainstream or specialist education settingsas appropriate.

Candidate Profile:

• Proven experience teaching or tutoring children withSEND/SEMH requirements.
• Background ineducation, youth work, or therapeutic settings.
• QTS or HLTA certificationpreferred; however, applicants with a minimum of two years' relevant UK experience without qualifications are welcome.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Compassionate, dependable, and initiative-taking mindset.

Why AP Education?

• Guaranteedweekly pay.
• Access totailored curriculum platformsdesigned for flexibility, accessibility, and personalised learning support.
• ComprehensiveBaseline toolkitwith downloadable resources and training videos.
• Training sessionsled by our Head of Education.
• Regular CPD opportunities, includingworkshops on trauma-informed practice, to ensure ongoing professional growth.
• Use of our bespoke tutor platform, featuring a wide array oftrainings and resourcesto enhance your support for learners.
• Opportunity to make adirect and meaningful impact on individual studentswithout managing large classroom groups.
• DedicatedEducation Coordinatorto assist throughout your placement.
• Streamlined compliance process forquick onboarding.
• Ongoing access to new placements, with consistent referrals from our local authority partners ensuring continuity of employment.

AP Education is dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All successful applicants are required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, or sexuality