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In Person 1:1 Tutor Required

Job details
Posting date: 12 November 2025
Salary: £28 to £32 per hour
Hours: Part time
Closing date: 09 December 2025
Location: Mansfield, Derbyshire
Company: senploy
Job type: Temporary
Job reference: 194139

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Summary

1:1 Alternative Provision Tutor (SEND / SEMH) - Flexible Term-Time Hours

£26-£32 per hour | Choose Your Hours | Nottinghamshire Local Authority Approved Provider

About the Role

The CatchUp Academy provides 1:1 in-person tuition and re-engagement support for children and young people who are currently unable to attend mainstream school. We work as an Approved Alternative Provision and Specialist Tuition Partner for Nottinghamshire, receiving ongoing referrals for pupils who need personalised support.

Children may be out of school due to:
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SEN including ASC, ADHD, Dyslexia, DLD


SEN including ASC, ADHD, Dyslexia, DLD
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SEMH needs, including anxiety, trauma, or school-based avoidance


SEMH needs, including anxiety, trauma, or school-based avoidance
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Medical needs affecting attendance or stamina


Medical needs affecting attendance or stamina
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Being in care or transitioning between placements


Being in care or transitioning between placements
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Long periods of non-attendance / school refusal


Long periods of non-attendance / school refusal

Your role is to rebuild confidence, routine and engagement, while developing core academic skills at a level that matches the young person's needs.

This work is meaningful, relational and transformative - tutoring in its most human form.

What You Will Do
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Deliver 1:1, in-person tuition (no online) during school hours


Deliver 1:1, in-person tuition (no online) during school hours
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Teach core subjects (English and Maths required; Science desirable)


Teach core subjects (English and Maths required; Science desirable)
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Adapt and scaffold learning to meet the young person's starting point


Adapt and scaffold learning to meet the young person's starting point
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Use a calm, relational and patient approach to re-engage learners


Use a calm, relational and patient approach to re-engage learners
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Support emotional safety, routine-building and self-belief


Support emotional safety, routine-building and self-belief
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Communicate with schools, parent/carers and multi-agency teams


Communicate with schools, parent/carers and multi-agency teams
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Record simple session notes and small-step progress


Record simple session notes and small-step progress

Hours & Flexibility
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6-30 hours per week, depending on how many students you choose to take on


6-30 hours per week, depending on how many students you choose to take on
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Sessions run Monday-Friday between 9:00am-3:00pm


Sessions run Monday-Friday between 9:00am-3:00pm
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You choose your workload - work can scale up or down to suit your life


You choose your workload - work can scale up or down to suit your life
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Perfect for:


Former / current teachers


LSAs & SEN TAs


Mentors / Youth Workers


Those returning to education after career breaks




Perfect for:
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Former / current teachers


Former / current teachers
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LSAs & SEN TAs


LSAs & SEN TAs
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Mentors / Youth Workers


Mentors / Youth Workers
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Those returning to education after career breaks


Those returning to education after career breaks

Who We're Looking For
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Experience working with children or young people with SEND or SEMH needs


Experience working with children or young people with SEND or SEMH needs
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Good understanding of core subjects at KS2/KS3/KS4 (depending on your strengths)


Good understanding of core subjects at KS2/KS3/KS4 (depending on your strengths)
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Ability to build trust first and go at the pupil's pace


Ability to build trust first and go at the pupil's pace
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Calm, patient and relationship-focused approach


Calm, patient and relationship-focused approach
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Confident working independently in home or community-based settings


Confident working independently in home or community-based settings
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Enhanced DBS (or willingness to obtain)


Enhanced DBS (or willingness to obtain)

The Impact You'll Make

For many of the learners you support, you may be the first step back into education they've felt safe to take.

You will:
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Reignite confidence in a young person who has withdrawn


Reignite confidence in a young person who has withdrawn
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Show them that learning can feel achievable again


Show them that learning can feel achievable again
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Help them move toward reintegration, qualifications and future choices


Help them move toward reintegration, qualifications and future choices

This is work that changes lives - one learner at a time.

Why Work With The CatchUp Academy
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Approved Local Authority Partner → consistent referrals


Approved Local Authority Partner → consistent referrals
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You choose your hours → work that fits your circumstances


You choose your hours → work that fits your circumstances
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Friendly, supportive team with safeguarding and ongoing guidance


Friendly, supportive team with safeguarding and ongoing guidance
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Opportunity to make a real, visible difference


Opportunity to make a real, visible difference

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