Part-Time SEND Tutor


Company:	senploy
Salary:	£30 to £42 an hour
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	BN1 1RR
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	10 Sept 2026
Closing date:	8 Oct 2026

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Summary

Not every young person thrives in a traditional classroom.

Some have experienced repeated disruption to their education. Others may be struggling with anxiety, SEND, emotional regulation, school avoidance or circumstances that mean attending a mainstream setting simply isn't working for them right now.

For these learners, successful education often starts differently. It starts with trust.

With somebody taking the time to understand what has prevented them from engaging before - and finding another way forward.

Our client, a leading provider of inclusive education and alternative learning support across Brighton & Hove, is looking for experienced SEND Tutors to provide personalised education to children and young people who need a more individual approach to learning.

This is a flexible, part-time opportunity paying £30-£42 per hour, ideal for an experienced teacher or tutor who wants to use their skills in a setting where individual progress really matters.

You'll work with children and young people who may be unable to access education successfully through a conventional classroom environment.

Learners may have needs or circumstances including:

Autism (ASC) • ADHD • SEMH • Anxiety • School Avoidance • Speech & Language Needs • Learning Difficulties • Trauma • Behavioural or Emotional Needs

Some pupils may have been out of formal education for a period of time.

Others may have experienced several unsuccessful placements or developed significant anxiety around school and learning.

Your first challenge isn't always going to be getting through a lesson plan.

It may be helping a young person feel comfortable enough to engage with you in the first place.

You'll provide personalised tuition, typically working one-to-one or with very small groups, adapting education around each learner's starting point, needs and agreed outcomes.

Your responsibilities may include:

- Planning and delivering individualised learning sessions.

- Teaching core subjects including English and maths where appropriate.

- Adapting curriculum content around different abilities and learning needs.

- Breaking learning into manageable and achievable steps.

- Supporting pupils working towards individual targets and EHCP outcomes.

- Identifying gaps in learning caused by disrupted education.

- Rebuilding confidence and positive attitudes towards learning.

- Using different strategies to support communication and engagement.

- Supporting emotional regulation within learning sessions.

- Developing activities around a young person's interests and strengths.

- Encouraging independence and gradually increasing engagement.

- Monitoring academic and personal progress.

- Recording outcomes and providing clear feedback.

- Working collaboratively with education professionals, families and other people involved in the learner's support.

- Adapting your approach when a particular strategy isn't working.

In alternative education, progress can take many forms.

It might be a pupil completing an English activity after previously refusing to engage.

It could be a young person staying focused for longer than they managed the week before.

It may be rebuilding enough confidence to start thinking about qualifications, college or returning to a more structured education environment.

Academic progress matters.

But so do confidence, communication, resilience, independence and re-engagement with education.

You'll need to recognise and value both.

This opportunity would suit someone who understands that effective SEND tuition requires much more than strong subject knowledge.

You'll need the patience to build relationships gradually, the confidence to adapt your teaching and the judgement to recognise when a learner needs to be challenged - and when they need a different approach.

We're particularly interested in candidates who have:

- Relevant teaching, tutoring or education qualifications.

- Experience supporting children or young people with SEND.

- Strong knowledge of differentiated and personalised teaching.

- Confidence planning learning around individual starting points.

- Experience supporting pupils who may have become disengaged from education.

- An understanding of safeguarding and professional boundaries.

- Strong communication and relationship-building skills.

- The ability to work independently while collaborating with a wider professional team.

- A calm, patient and adaptable approach.

- Reliable organisation and record-keeping skills.

Experience within SEND schools, alternative provision, PRUs, mainstream SEND provision, outreach tuition or one-to-one education would be particularly relevant.

The appropriate Enhanced DBS and safeguarding checks will be required.

This isn't simply classroom teaching delivered to fewer pupils. It gives you the opportunity to understand the individual learner in much greater depth. You'll have the freedom to think carefully about how they learn, rather than expecting them to fit a standard approach.

You'll benefit from:

- £30-£42 per hour, depending on experience and assignment.

- Flexible, part-time opportunities.

- One-to-one and small-group teaching.

- Greater opportunity to personalise learning.

- Work that can fit around other professional or personal commitments.

- Experience supporting a diverse range of SEND and learning needs.

- Opportunities to develop your knowledge of alternative and inclusive education.

- Support from an experienced education team.

- The satisfaction of seeing progress that may not have been possible in a conventional classroom environment.

When education hasn't worked for a child before, another worksheet isn't necessarily the answer.

They need somebody willing to understand what has happened, recognise what they're capable of and find a different route into learning.

If you're an experienced SEND Teacher or Tutor in Brighton & Hove looking for flexible, part-time work where you can provide genuinely individualised education, we'd like to hear from you.

Apply today and help a young person take their next step back towards learning.

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