Primary English & Maths Tutor

  • Prospero Teaching
  • Durham, County Durham
  • Jan 31, 2026
Seasonal Education

Job Description

Prospero Teaching is seeking an experienced and supportive Primary English & Maths Tutors to provide 1:1 and small-group tuition to primary-aged students across South Hetton. These students have been disengaged from education for some time, due to SEND, SEMH, behavioural challenges, etc. so patience is a key attribute.

Job Title: Primary English & Maths Tutor
Location: South Hetton
Pay Rate: GBP25-GBP30 per hour
Contract: ongoing
Hours: Dependent on young persons needs

This role involves supporting Primary students with English and Maths, helping them build subject knowledge and confidence. Students will have a mixture of abilities so a range of Primary experience is needed to fully support these students.

The successful tutor will take a student-centred and structured approach, tailoring sessions to individual learning needs and working collaboratively with families and schools to support academic progress.

Sessions will take place face to face either in a community setting or at the young persons home.

Your role with us:
Deliver one-to-one or small group tuition in Maths and English
Develop and implement personalised lesson plans that address individual learning gaps.
Monitor student progress
Create a supportive and motivating learning environment to help students re-build their confidence in learning.
Complete daily attendance and weekly reports.
Access to our Resource Hub, which includes learning materials
Access to CPD accredited courses and training

To be eligible for the Maths and English Tutor role, you need:
Previous experience working with young people with SEND such as young people with ADHD, SEMH and students who have been permanently excluded - this role is great for those with previous experience within a PRU.
Hold the right to work in the UK
Hold an enhanced child barred list DBS certificate registered with the online update service or be willing to process a new application
Be able to reference the last two years of education/employment

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Prospero Teaching is acting as an employment business/education recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy. The successful candidate will be required to register with Prospero Teaching in order to fill this vacancy.