Specialist Tutor Roles
Explore this page to understand various Specialist Tutor roles.
What is a Specialist Tutor?
A specialist tutor provides tailored support to young people with Special Educational Needs (SEN). These tutors offer individualised assistance to help young people reengage with learning.
We’ve been placing tutors in roles since 2018, supporting young people with the following needs:
- Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH)
- Severe Learning Difficulties (SLD)
- Unaccompanied Asylum Seekers/Refugees
- Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD)
- Multiple Needs
- Multiple Needs (Moderate Learning Difficulties)
- Care experienced young people
- Medical Needs
Find out more about the needs that we support
Specialist Tutor Roles We Require
SEN / SEND Tutor
A SEN/SEND tutor is an educator specialising in supporting young people with Special Educational Needs (SEN) or Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), providing personalised support to help them succeed academically. They work closely with the young person, families, and professionals to create a supportive learning environment.
MLD / SLD Specialist
A MLD/SLD specialist tutor is an educator with expertise in supporting young people with Multiple Learning Disabilities (MLD) or Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD). They offer targeted guidance tailored to each young person’s unique learning challenges, helping them overcome obstacles and achieve academic success.
ESOL / EAL Tutor
An ESOL/EAL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) or EAL (English as an Additional Language) tutor is an educator who specialises in teaching English language skills to individuals whose first language is not English. They focus on speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills, using tailored methods to help learners gain proficiency and confidence in English communication.
Examples of successful learning outcomes
Do these positive learning examples resonate with you? Our approach, centred around trauma-informed practices, supports favourable learning experiences. We're searching for specialist MLD and SLD tutors to aid some of the UK's most vulnerable youth. If you're driven to make an impact and mould promising futures, submit your application today
“Our young person is not confident to engage in adult-led activities at present. However, he is allowing me to spread paint with him, and to engage in activities such as spaghetti arms and music squeezes”
“Our young person swapped the toys with me on 4 occasions when I said 'My turn, lets swap'. They made lots of eye contact throughout; he was laying next to me on the floor looking up at me. our young person loves to jump and catch bubbles using his hands. YP will also use his feet, nose and mouth to catch/pop the bubbles”
“Our young person did messy play for the first time in her standing frame! She pointed to a photograph of chocolate when shown two A5 size photos, and consistently pointed to the chocolate when I swapped the position around”
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