Functional Skills Maths Tutor - Prison Education

Location: HMP Stocken, Oakham
Salary: From £30,000 per annum
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full Time

Help Change Lives Through Education

Are you a passionate Maths educator who wants to use their skills to make a real difference?

We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated Functional Skills Maths Tutor to join our education team at HMP Stocken. This is an opportunity to deliver high-quality teaching that supports learners in gaining essential qualifications, improving confidence, and developing the skills needed to progress into employment, training, and positive futures.

Working within a prison education environment, you will play a vital role in helping learners overcome barriers, achieve recognised qualifications, and unlock their potential through education.

The Role

As a Functional Skills Maths Tutor, you will deliver engaging and inclusive City & Guilds Functional Skills Maths qualifications from Entry Level 1 to Level 2. You will work with groups of up to 12 learners, adapting your teaching approach to meet a wide range of abilities, educational backgrounds, and learning needs.

Key responsibilities include:

• Delivering Functional Skills Maths lessons from Entry Level 1 to Level 2.
• Conducting initial assessments and using BKSB diagnostics to identify learner starting points.
• Developing and maintaining Individual Learning Plans (ILPs).
• Creating engaging and innovative lesson plans that support learner progression and achievement.
• Supporting learners to prepare for examinations and assessments.
• Tracking learner progress and maintaining accurate records.
• Using adaptive teaching techniques to meet diverse learning needs.
• Supporting learners requiring additional learning support and reasonable adjustments.
• Promoting numeracy, literacy, and wider employability skills within the learning environment.
• Working closely with support staff, education teams, and prison colleagues to achieve positive learner outcomes.
• Contributing to quality assurance processes and maintaining high educational standards.
• Ensuring safeguarding, equality, diversity, and inclusion remain at the heart of your teaching practice.

About You

We are seeking a committed educator who believes in the power of education to transform lives.

Essential

• Level 3 qualification in Mathematics.
• Teaching qualification at Level 5 or above (PGCE, Cert Ed, DTLLS, or equivalent), or willingness to work towards one.
• Experience delivering Functional Skills Maths qualifications.
• Strong lesson planning, classroom management, and learner engagement skills.
• Ability to adapt teaching methods to support a wide range of learner abilities and needs.
• Excellent communication, organisational, and administrative skills.
• Commitment to safeguarding, equality, diversity, inclusion, and learner success.
• Ability to obtain and maintain the appropriate pre-employment clearances.

Desirable

• Experience within prison education, adult learning, further education, or vocational training environments.
• Experience using BKSB or similar diagnostic assessment tools.
• Understanding of Ofsted's Education Inspection Framework (EIF).
• Internal Quality Assurance (IQA) qualification or willingness to work towards one.
• Experience supporting learners with additional learning needs.

Why Join Us?

This is far more than a teaching role. Every lesson you deliver has the potential to improve confidence, raise aspirations, and create opportunities for long-term success.

You will become part of a dedicated education team committed to helping learners develop the knowledge, skills, and behaviours needed to move forward positively and successfully reintegrate into society.

Our prison education programmes focus on:

• Delivering high-quality teaching and learning.
• Supporting rehabilitation through education and employability.
• Creating pathways into further learning, apprenticeships, and employment.
• Developing essential life skills alongside recognised qualifications.
• Promoting inclusion, equality, and personal achievement.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary from £30,000 per annum.
• A rewarding role with genuine social impact.
• Ongoing professional development and training opportunities.
• Support to achieve further teaching and quality assurance qualifications.
• A supportive and collaborative working environment.
• Opportunities for career progression within education and skills delivery.
• The chance to help individuals build brighter futures through learning.

Make a Difference Every Day

If you are passionate about Maths, committed to educational excellence, and believe in the power of second chances, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today to become a Functional Skills Maths Tutor at HMP Stocken and help transform lives through education.