Role Overview
Position: 1:1 Tutor - Maths & English
Location: BA22 (Yeovil area)
Start Date: 30th March
Hours: Mondays, 9:30-11:30 (2 hours per week)
Rate: £20 - £35 per hour
Type: SEND / SEMH Support - relationship‑focused, low‑demand learning
You will be supporting a bright, creative young person who enjoys:
🐾 Cats
🤸 Trampolining
The young person has a diagnosis of ASD, ADHD, and a PDA profile, alongside trauma-based and school-related anxiety.
He learns best in a calm, low-pressure setting with lots of choice, flexibility, and connection.
What You'll Be Doing
Providing 1:1 Maths & English tutoring
Creating a safe, predictable, relationship‑centred learning environment
Using low-demand, collaborative approaches suitable for PDA
Incorporating interests to enhance engagement
Adapting sessions depending on regulation and readiness
Allowing movement breaks and flexible structure
Building trust gradually through a nurturing, playful style
Ideal Tutor Profile
Kind, patient, and nurturing
Neurodiversity‑affirming
Comfortable with indirect, non‑pressured approaches
Creative and adaptable
Experienced with ASD / ADHD / PDA
Organised, dependable, and reflective
Prospero Teaching - Additional Opportunities in Dorset & Surrounding Areas
We are also recruiting multiple Tutors in Dorset, supporting young people with SEN / SEMH on a 1:1 basis.
As a Prospero Tutor, you will:
Plan and deliver engaging sessions tailored to each learner
Assess and monitor progress
Provide weekly feedback and progress reports
Record attendance
Build positive, trusting relationships
Use creativity, empathy, and patience to support re-engagement
About You:
Caring, patient, and understanding
Knowledgeable in the National Curriculum
Confident teaching English, Maths, or Science
Experienced supporting learners with SEND / SEMH
Organised, reliable, and adaptable
Essential Requirements
Minimum 1 year of experience working in UK schools
Experience supporting learners with SEN / SEMH
Right to work in the UK
Enhanced DBS on the update service (or willingness to apply)
Up-to-date safeguarding training (or willingness to obtain)
Ability to provide references
📨 How to Apply
If you feel you'd be a great fit for this tutoring role or other Prospero opportunities, please send your CV