1:1 Primary Tutor

Job Description

The Education Network is based in Warrington and we are Cheshires leading provider of 1-1 Tutors to children not accessing full time education. We work directly with mainstream, SEN schools as well as 7 education authorities and this is expanding at arapid rate. As such we are looking to build upon our current bank of approximately 70 1-1 Tutors that we have grown over 10 + years - currently tutoring on a 1-1 basis in local libraries, childrens centres, schools & childrens homes.We are looking for qualified Primary Teachers or Higher Level Teaching Assistants who have experience supporting teaching and learning across the Primary age phase including Early Years. Tutors would need to have suitable experience working with and supportingchildren from Early Years in to Primary. At present we have a high demand for 1-1 Tutors who can deliver core subject areas across KS1 and KS2 including Maths, Science and English (including Phonics) but having interests and experience in teaching non-core subjects would be advantageous. Our tutorstypically work throughout the school day, approximately 9am-3pm.Work may include preparing children for national tests such as SATs or Phonics Screening Assessments, in this instance a strong knowledge and understanding of different phonics schemes wouldbe beneficial. Support may include supporting children through transitional periods of education such as between EYFS and KS1. Many of the children we support on a 1-1 basis have mild, moderate & sometimes severe learning difficulties and/or SEMH issues. Some are dis-engaged, having not attended school for some time and as such can display challenging behaviour, or may have certainemotional barriers to learning. As a result, we are seeking Tutors with a background in working hard to re-engage children back into education, who have lots of patience, persistence and are resilient to facing extreme types of behaviour.Ideally tutors willhave their own resources/ bag of goodies as we say! Useful links can be provided to support with Key Stages or schemes of learning.A holistic approach to learning may be beneficial to some of our children.This can be a very rewarding role and suits Tutors who are dedicated, reliable & professional who are seeking a part or full timetable to possibly work around another job, childcare, studies or simply just because you prefer to teach on a 1-1 basis. Sessionsare usually 1-2 hrs per child & we are able to offer you as little or as many hours as you wish!About the Education Network:The Education Network has long harboured a reputation as a company that puts its candidates first and as such, we have a first-class track record of placing education practitioners in long-term and permanent roles.With the Education Network, you will be working with a fully trained team of education specialists whose sole focus is on the education sector. Our specialist team has a combined experience of over 50 years and has an unrivalled reputation within the North-Westseducation market, taking great pride in the extremely high service levels that we provide to both our schools and our candidates. Our service is honest and efficient and, in addition to our recruitment solution, we offer the opportunity for additional trainingand development for our candidates. You will also receive personalised career support from the team.This post is subject to Enhanced Disclosure Procedures and references. Education Network is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. This role is time critical, so we urge any potential candidates to apply as soon as possible. You mustcomplete initial registration with ourselves that includes various safeguarding checks such as DBS and referencing but we will support with this.Due to a high number of applications at this time of year, if you do not hear from us within 3 days it will mean that you have not been successful.