Academic & Engagement Tutor

Southern Education Trust, Poole, BH12 4HU

7 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  5 May 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  28 April 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Teaching assistant
  • HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Working pattern: Full time: Term time only working, plus generous pension and sick pay scheme. This role will require some travel across East Dorset and West Hampshire so a full driving licence with business insurance essential. Area assigned depending on where you live
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916-£45,352

What skills and experience we're looking for

Who this role suits

You’ll thrive in this role if you are:

• Patient, flexible and emotionally resilient
• Comfortable working independently in community settings
• Able to build trust with young people who may be disengaged or anxious
• Creative and adaptive in your approach to teaching and engagement
• Motivated by small steps and long-term impact rather than quick wins

You’ll need:

• QTS or strong tutoring/teaching experience
• Experience supporting young people with SEND, SEMH or additional needs
• A full UK driving licence with business use insurance and access to a vehicle
• If you don’t have QTS but feel you’re the right fit, we still want to hear from you.

What the school offers its staff

What we offer

• A role where you make a genuine, visible difference
• A supportive, experienced team who understand the realities of the work
• Comprehensive induction and ongoing training
• Professional development and career progression
• A flexible, varied role where no two days are the same
• The opportunity to be part of a growing, values-driven Trust

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Academic & Engagement Tutor – Extended Learning

Not a typical teaching role. A different kind of impact.

Permanent. Full-time. Teacher’s Main Pay Scale (QTS)

Community-based across Portsmouth; Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole and Ringwood. Area assigned depending on where you live - travelling is required Full driving licence with business insurance and access to a vehicle essential

When school isn’t an option, you become the starting point.

At Extended Learning we work with young people who are currently unable to access education in the traditional way. For many, school feels overwhelming, out of reach, or no longer safe.

This is where you come in.

As an Academic & Engagement Tutor, you’ll meet students where they are, at home or in the community and help them take their first steps back towards learning, confidence, and self-belief.

Let’s be honest

This isn’t a traditional tutoring or classroom-based teaching role.

You won’t always be delivering structured lessons. You won’t always see immediate academic progress. Some sessions won’t look like “teaching” at all.

Some days you’ll be:

• Sitting in a living room building trust
• Taking a short walk just to get a student out of the house
• Adapting your entire plan in the moment
• Encouraging engagement when motivation is low

Because before learning can happen, connection has to come first. Progress can be slow. Trust can take time. But when it comes - it matters…

A student engages. A conversation opens up. Learning becomes possible again. Those moments are everything.

The role

You’ll plan, prepare and deliver personalised 1:1 sessions that balance academic learning and emotional engagement, supporting students to:

• Reconnect with education at their own pace
• Build confidence and self-esteem
• Cement their knowledge, understanding and interests to gain AQA Awards
• Make progress in English and Maths (Functional Skills/GCSE)
• Develop routines, resilience, and positive learning habits
• Transition back into school, college, or next steps

You’ll also:

• Work closely with families of students
• Adapt strategies to overcome barriers to engagement
• Monitor progress and keep clear, accurate records
• Prioritise safeguarding and student wellbeing at all times

Who this role suits

You’ll thrive in this role if you are:

• Patient, flexible and emotionally resilient
• Comfortable working independently in community settings
• Able to build trust with young people who may be disengaged or anxious
• Creative and adaptive in your approach to teaching and engagement
• Motivated by small steps and long-term impact rather than quick wins

You’ll need:

• QTS or strong tutoring/teaching experience
• Experience supporting young people with SEND, SEMH or additional needs
• A full UK driving licence with business use insurance and access to a vehicle
• If you don’t have QTS but feel you’re the right fit, we still want to hear from you.

About us

Extended Learning is part of Southern Education Trust. We design personalised programmes for young people who cannot currently access school, combining academic support with emotional development.

Our vision is simple: making lives better

We believe:

• Relationships come before results
• Progress looks different for every student
• With the right support, every young person can re-engage and thrive

What we offer

• A role where you make a genuine, visible difference
• A supportive, experienced team who understand the realities of the work
• Comprehensive induction and ongoing training
• Professional development and career progression
• A flexible, varied role where no two days are the same
• The opportunity to be part of a growing, values-driven Trust

The truth

This role requires patience, adaptability and resilience.

It will involve regular travel across your region. Not every session will go to plan. Progress won’t always be immediate.

But if you stay consistent, if you build trust, you will help young people reconnect with learning and believe in themselves again.

If you want a role where relationships come first and impact lasts, we’d love to hear from you. To become part of our amazing team, please contact recruitment@southern.education

Closing date: 5th May 2026

Interview date: 13th May 2026

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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About Southern Education Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Email address: recruitment@southern.education
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-delta-education-trust

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