Functional Skills Tutor (High Wycombe)

About the school

New Meaning Training offers education with a difference. We work with young people aged 15–25 who have not always had a straightforward experience of education. Some have been misunderstood, some have disengaged, and some are still working out where they fit. What they find here is something steadier — a place where there is time to settle in, where expectations are clear, and where they are not judged on what has gone before.

We now operate across six centres in High Wycombe, Milton Keynes, Aylesbury, Reading, Stratford-upon-Avon and Nuneaton, supporting around 320 learners in the 2026–2027 academic year. Across all centres, we offer a growing range of Introduction to programmes spanning Motor Mechanics, Construction, Hair & Beauty, Creative Arts, Computing, Sport, Retail and Hospitality. Everything is grounded in learning through doing, with a focus on making education feel possible from the start.

Teams are close-knit, supportive and practical. There is a shared way of working across the organisation, with a strong focus on staff wellbeing, development and collaboration.

The role

New Meaning Training High Wycombe is seeking a Functional Skills Tutor to deliver English and Maths in a way that meets young people where they are. The role involves building trust, keeping expectations clear and making learning feel possible again through one-to-one work, small group sessions and practical tasks linked to real life.

This is a permanent, full-time, term-time-only position of 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 08:30–16:30. Salary is negotiable and based on experience. The post is based at our High Wycombe centre.

Key responsibilities

• Plan and deliver Functional Skills English and Maths sessions up to and including Level 2 or GCSE level
• Work with young people one-to-one and in small groups
• Create learning activities that are clear, practical and linked to real-life skills
• Build positive, steady relationships with learners
• Support young people who may have SEND and/or SEMH needs
• Adapt sessions to different starting points, learning styles and confidence levels
• Help learners build routine, focus and belief in what they can do
• Embed English and Maths into wider learning and vocational activity
• Support learner onboarding, induction and reviews
• Track learner progress, engagement and next steps clearly
• Maintain accurate records and contribute to learner plans
• Work with colleagues to develop schemes of work, lesson plans and resources
• Respond calmly to behaviour, barriers and changes in engagement
• Support learners as they move through flexible pathways, including home, small group and centre-based learning

Requirements

• A qualification in Maths and English
• Experience delivering Functional Skills up to and including Level 2, or GCSE English and Maths
• Experience working with young people with SEND and/or SEMH needs
• Confidence planning and delivering one-to-one and small group sessions
• The ability to create an embedded, practical Functional Skills curriculum
• A calm, consistent and relational approach
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Good time management and self-organisation
• Confidence using Microsoft Office
• Experience developing educational resources
• An understanding that behaviour often has a reason behind it
• The ability to work independently, including lone working and home visits where needed
• A full UK driving licence and access to a business-insured vehicle
• A steady belief that young people can get back on track, even if learning has not worked for them before

Benefits & package

• 20 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service up to a maximum of 24 days
• Up to 10 additional gifted days off each year taken during school holiday periods
• Auto enrolment into The People’s Pension with 5% employee contribution and 3% employer contribution
• Blue Light Card with access to hundreds of national discounts, admin fee fully reimbursed
• Service recognition with additional annual leave and gift rewards at key milestones
• Annual flu vaccination voucher paid for by NMT
• Birthday gift voucher
• Cycle to Work scheme and Electric Vehicle scheme via salary sacrifice
• Green Travel to Work initiatives with rewards
• Training and CPD supported as part of the role
• A supportive, values-led workplace with a strong focus on staff wellbeing and collaboration

How to apply

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