The Opportunity
As a SEND Specialist Tutor, you will be responsible for creating, planning and delivering one-to-one lessons tailored to each individual student’s needs and abilities. We welcome applications from experienced tutors, teachers and professionals with a background in supporting children and young people in an educational or therapeutic setting.
Your role will focus on helping students re-engage with learning, establish a structured daily routine and continue their educational development while they await a suitable school placement.
Both part-time and full-time opportunities are available, offering flexibility to suit your availability.
Contract/Position Details
- Location – Various locations across Newton Aycliffe
- Position – SEND Specialist Tutor
- Type of work – Contract
- Start date – October 2026
- Setting – Student’s home or a community-based setting, such as a learning hub or library
- Duration – Until the pupil secures a suitable school placement
- Contract type – Temporary
- Full-time/part-time availability – Typically 6-15 hours per week per student
- Rate of pay – Up to 30 per hour (negotiable)
Your role with us
- Deliver one-to-one or small group tuition to students with SEND, focusing on building confidence, developing life skills, safely accessing the community, learning simple cooking skills and promoting independence.
- Develop and implement personalised lesson plans that address individual learning needs and educational gaps.
- Monitor student progress and provide regular, constructive feedback to students and their families.
- Create a supportive, engaging and motivating learning environment to help students rebuild their confidence and develop a positive attitude towards learning.
- Complete daily attendance records and submit weekly progress reports.
Experience, Training and Qualifications of the SEND Specialist Tutor
- Hold a relevant qualification in education, childcare or a related field.
- Have experience working within a UK classroom or educational setting.
- Be creative, patient and adaptable, with the ability to think outside the box to engage learners.
- Have experience supporting students with SEND, including ASD, ADHD, Global Learning Difficulties (GLD) and challenging behaviours.
To be eligible for this role, the potential SEND Specialist Tutor must
- Hold the right to work in the UK.
- Hold an enhanced DBS certificate with the children’s barred list check, registered with the DBS Update Service, or be willing to complete a new application.
- Be able to provide references covering the last two years of education or employment.
Prospero Teaching is acting as an employment business/education recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy. IND-SEN
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