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English Tutor

Dovetail Ref: 190710
Prison Education £30,000 per annum Permanent mid Level Urgent 23 September 2026
East of England
Lauren Main

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Education Details

English Prison Education prison
Levels: Functional Skills
Also teaches: Functional Skills

Job Description

English Tutor- HMYOI

Permanent

Location: the East of England

Salary: £30,000 per annum

Start date: As soon as possible

Are you a passionate English tutor looking for a role where your teaching genuinely makes a difference?

About the Role

We are seeking an inspiring English Tutor to join an education provider in the justice sector, delivering meaningful learning within a young offenders' education setting. This is a unique opportunity to support young learners on their rehabilitation journey, helping them build the literacy skills, confidence and qualifications needed to progress into employment, training or further education.

You'll deliver engaging and inclusive English lessons to learners with a wide range of educational backgrounds, learning needs and abilities. Many of your learners will have had difficult experiences of education, so patience, empathy and a genuine belief in each individual's potential will matter as much as your subject knowledge.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Delivering English qualifications, including functional skills, to groups of learners.
  • Conducting initial assessments and diagnostics to identify learners' starting points and needs.
  • Planning and adapting lessons to meet a diverse range of abilities and learning styles.
  • Using innovative teaching approaches and resources to make English relevant and accessible.
  • Monitoring and recording learner progress, providing constructive feedback to support achievement.
  • Creating a safe, respectful and encouraging learning environment within a secure setting.

What We're Looking For

Essential:

  • Experience teaching or tutoring English, ideally to learners with varied abilities
  • A relevant English or teaching qualification, or willingness to work towards one
  • Strong communication and classroom management skills
  • Resilience, patience and a genuine commitment to supporting disadvantaged learners

Desirable (but not essential):

  • Experience working within a prison, youth justice or other secure education setting
  • A teaching qualification such as PGCE, Cert Ed or DET
  • Experience delivering functional skills English qualifications

If you're ready to bring your English teaching skills to a setting where they can truly transform young lives, we'd love to hear from you.

Important Notice Dovetail and Slate is a specialist education recruitment company. If this role isn't quite right, we welcome your CV and a call to explore other opportunities. We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. All appointments are subject to satisfactory vetting, including a right to work check and, where relevant, an enhanced DBS, PVG (Scotland), or EWC (Wales) check, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Dovetail and Slate Ltd (11351060) acts as an Employment Agency and an Employment Business under the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003. We are an equal opportunities employer. By applying, you consent to your data being processed for recruitment purposes in line with our Privacy Policy. Because education matters. © Dovetail and Slate Limited.

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Your Recruitment Consultant

Lauren Main

Lauren Main

Associate Recruitment Consultant

Requirements

  • Experience teaching or tutoring English
  • Relevant English or teaching qualification or willingness to work towards one
  • Strong communication and classroom management skills
  • Resilience and patience
  • Enhanced DBS check
  • HMPPS security vetting

Skills & Qualifications

English teachingFunctional Skills deliveryInitial assessment and diagnosticsLesson planning and adaptationLearner progress monitoringWorking with disadvantaged learnersSecure setting experience

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