Cover Tutor - Functional Skills Maths & English

Location: HMP Brixton, London
Salary: From £30,000 + £5,000 London Weighting Allowance
Contract: Permanent, Full-Time

Help Change Lives Through Education

Are you a passionate Maths or English Tutor looking for a role where your teaching can truly make a difference?

We are seeking an inspiring and adaptable Cover Tutor - Functional Skills Maths & English to join our education team at HMP Brixton. This is a rewarding opportunity to support learners on their rehabilitation journey, helping them develop the essential skills, confidence, and qualifications needed to progress into employment, further learning, and positive futures.

Working within a prison education environment, you will deliver engaging Functional Skills Maths and English lessons while providing cover across the curriculum as required, ensuring continuity of learning and high-quality educational provision.

The Role

As a Functional Skills Cover Tutor, you will deliver City & Guilds Functional Skills qualifications from Entry Level 1 through to Level 2, supporting learners with a wide range of educational backgrounds, abilities, and learning needs.

You will use innovative teaching methods, adaptive learning strategies, and digital resources to make Maths and English accessible, relevant, and engaging for all learners.

Key Responsibilities

Teaching & Learning

• Deliver Functional Skills Maths and/or English qualifications from Entry Level 1 to Level 2.
• Plan and deliver engaging, inclusive, and learner-focused lessons.
• Create a positive learning environment that promotes confidence, participation, and achievement.
• Differentiate teaching methods to support varying learning styles and abilities.
• Embed employability, digital literacy, and personal development into lessons.
• Use a range of teaching strategies to motivate and engage learners.
• Provide cover across Functional Skills provision as required.

Assessment & Progress

• Conduct initial assessments and utilise BKSB diagnostics to identify learner starting points.
• Develop, monitor, and review Individual Learning Plans (ILPs).
• Track learner progress and maintain accurate records.
• Deliver formative and summative assessments.
• Provide constructive feedback to support continuous improvement.
• Prepare learners for examinations and qualification achievement.

Learner Support

• Support learners with additional learning needs and reasonable adjustments.
• Promote literacy, numeracy, and reading for pleasure across the learning environment.
• Encourage confidence, resilience, and a positive attitude towards learning.
• Support learners in setting realistic educational and career goals.
• Work collaboratively with learner support teams to remove barriers to achievement.

Quality & Compliance

• Maintain accurate learner records, attendance registers, and assessment documentation.
• Ensure teaching meets awarding body and organisational requirements.
• Support quality assurance activities, including observations and audits.
• Promote safeguarding, equality and diversity, Prevent, and health & safety practices at all times.

Teamwork & Development

• Work closely with colleagues, prison staff, support practitioners, and employability teams.
• Participate in staff meetings, training, and continuing professional development activities.
• Contribute to curriculum improvement and the sharing of best practice.
• Support wider departmental needs where required.

What We're Looking For

Essential

• Level 3 qualification in Maths and English.
• Teaching qualification at Level 5 or above (PGCE, Cert Ed, DTLLS or equivalent), or willingness to work towards one.
• Experience delivering Functional Skills Maths and/or English qualifications.
• Strong lesson planning, classroom management, and learner engagement skills.
• Experience supporting learners with diverse educational needs.
• Excellent communication, organisational, and administrative abilities.
• Experience maintaining ILPs, learner records, and progress tracking documentation.
• Knowledge of safeguarding, equality and diversity, and health & safety requirements.
• A genuine passion for helping learners succeed and achieve meaningful outcomes.

Desirable

• Experience within prison education, adult learning, further education, or employability programmes.
• Experience using BKSB or similar diagnostic assessment tools.
• Knowledge of OFSTED's Education Inspection Framework (EIF).
• Internal Quality Assurance (IQA) qualification, or willingness to work towards one.
• Experience using digital learning platforms and technology-enhanced learning.

Who Would Be Ideal?

This role would suit:

• An experienced Functional Skills Tutor seeking a rewarding challenge.
• A Maths or English Teacher looking to move into adult education.
• A Further Education Lecturer passionate about learner progression.
• An education professional who believes in the power of second chances.
• A tutor who thrives on helping learners overcome barriers and realise their potential.

Why Join Us?

• Competitive salary of £30,000+ plus £5,000 London Weighting Allowance
• Permanent, full-time position
• Opportunity to make a genuine social impact through education
• Small class sizes and learner-focused teaching
• Ongoing professional development and training opportunities
• Supportive and collaborative working environment
• Opportunity to help learners gain essential qualifications for employment and further education

The Impact You'll Make

This is more than a teaching role.

Every lesson you deliver has the potential to improve confidence, unlock opportunities, and support meaningful rehabilitation. Functional Skills qualifications are often the foundation for employment, apprenticeships, and further study, making your contribution invaluable to learners seeking a fresh start.

As a Functional Skills Cover Tutor, you'll play a key role in helping individuals build brighter futures through learning.

Apply Today

If you're passionate about education, believe in the transformation power of learning, and want to help people reach their full potential, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now and help transform lives through Functional Skills education