Job Details:
Maths and English Tutor

Job Description

The Growth Company’s (GC) Education and Skills team have an exciting new opportunity for a Maths and English Tutor to plan, deliver and assess effective Functional Skills and GCSE lessons to maximise learner progress and achievement.

As one of the largest providers of skills and training in the UK, we are dedicated to supporting businesses and individuals with apprenticeships, higher education, and commercial training. We help people to develop their skills across a diverse range of sectors and levels, with our work with leading businesses to ensure our curriculum boosts the career prospects of individuals and productivity of businesses.

This role requires the following qualifications:

Teaching qualification (Level 4+)
Maths and English L2 - (GCSE or Functional Skills)

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan and deliver dynamic, inclusive lessons that inspire learner engagement and challenge.
• Conduct initial and ongoing assessments to tailor learning pathways.
• Personalise teaching using IA outcomes and holistic learner data.
• Promote high expectations to build confidence and aspirations.
• Manage classroom behaviour to foster a safe and supportive learning environment.
• Track progress and identify learners needing intervention for rapid improvement.
• Deliver impactful teaching across centres, groups, and individual learners.
• Champion safeguarding, equality, diversity, and health & safety policies.

About You:

• Passionate about empowering learners of all backgrounds.
• A reflective practitioner with a drive for personal and team development.
• Resilient and flexible, with a creative approach to challenges.

Skills Required:

• Relevant subject-specific and teaching qualifications with a record of CPD (Continuing professional development).
• Proven success teaching Functional Skills and GCSE to disengaged learners.
• Skilled in planning and assessing for progress within challenging environments.
• Effective collaborator with strong time management and adaptability across sites.

Safeguarding the welfare of all individuals, including vulnerable adults and young people is a core priority at GC, and we expect all staff to uphold this responsibility. All Education and Skills appointments are subject to Safer Recruitment Procedures, including a DBS check and a professional social media check, carried out by Due Diligence Limited (DDC Ltd) at no cost to the successful candidate.

Please note: It is an illegal offence to apply for a role involving regulated activity if you are on the Barred List.

We are committed to increasing workforce diversity and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who meet the essential criteria and either have a disability or are from a diverse ethnic community.

If this applies to you, you can request consideration under this scheme during the application process. Your request will be shared only with the Hiring Manager and Internal Recruitment Team.

We also aim to make our recruitment process inclusive and accessible. If you need reasonable adjustments or have any general enquiries at any stage or the recruitment process, please contact [email protected] or call us on 0161 237 4447.

Examples include:

• Meeting the hiring manager or touring the venue in advance
• Extra time for tasks
• Interview questions shared beforehand
• Accessibility software or equipment for assessments

We’re proud to support the Ban the Box campaign, which helps people with convictions access job opportunities. As part of this, we’ve removed questions about convictions from the initial application stage.

GC is committed to fostering a culture of flexibility and agile working. Many roles will increasingly support full agile arrangements. If you require more permanent flexibility, we encourage you to discuss this during your interview so your request can be considered early in the process.

All GC colleagues will work inline with the Health & Safety at work act and the GC Health & Safety Policy.

• Our annual leave entitlement starts at 25 days, plus bank holidays which increases with length of service with the opportunity to purchase up to 10 additional days leave each year.
• Access to counselling via our Employee Assistance Programme.
• We have 8 EDI steering group to make sure we value our differences and enable an environment of fairness, dignity and respect.
• We offer up to two days’ paid leave to volunteer at a charity of choice through our Volunteer2Day scheme.
• We offer travel loans, discounted seasonal travel tickets for public transport and a great cycle to work scheme promoting opportunities to reduce environmental pollution and a healthier lifestyle.
• We have an enhanced learning and development offer for all staff and managers with opportunities for mentoring, undertaking apprenticeships and continuous professional development.
• Paid for eye test and contributions towards glasses for VDU users, helping improve overall health and wellbeing in the workplace.