Job Description
Role Overview
Position: 1:1 Tutor - Maths & EnglishLocation: BA22 (Yeovil area)Start Date:30th MarchHours:Mondays, 9:30-11:30 (2 hours per week)Rate:£20 -£35 per hourType: 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.