{"id":65374,"date":"2026-10-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.desiblitz.com\/jobs\/job\/functional-skills-maths-tutor\/"},"modified":"2026-10-27T22:26:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T22:26:59","slug":"functional-skills-maths-tutor","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/www.desiblitz.com\/jobs\/job\/functional-skills-maths-tutor\/","title":{"rendered":"Functional Skills Maths Tutor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Functional Skills Maths Tutor- HMP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Permanent<\/p>\n<p>Location: London<\/p>\n<p>Salary: From \u00a335,000 per annum<\/p>\n<p>Are you an engaging educator with strong numeracy skills looking for a teaching role where your work genuinely changes lives?<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Role<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We are recruiting a Functional Skills Maths Tutor to join a training provider in the justice sector, delivering Functional Skills Maths from Entry Level 1 through to Level 2 within a prison education setting.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll teach small, focused groups of adult learners with a wide range of educational backgrounds, learning needs and abilities. Many will have had difficult experiences of education, so patience, empathy and a belief in each individual&#8217;s potential will matter as much as your subject knowledge. Your job is to make maths accessible, relevant and directly useful for employment and daily life.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Your responsibilities will include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Planning and delivering interactive Functional Skills Maths sessions from Entry Level 1 to Level 2.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Conducting initial assessments and diagnostics to establish learners&#8217; starting points, then setting up and maintaining Individual Learning Plans.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Designing inclusive, differentiated lessons that cater to diverse abilities and additional needs, preparing learners thoroughly for formal assessments.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Promoting numeracy and functional literacy across the prison environment while working alongside prison staff, support practitioners and employability teams.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What We&#8217;re Looking For<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Essential:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>A Level 3 qualification in Maths<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Proven experience delivering Functional Skills Maths<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Strong classroom management and lesson planning skills<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Excellent administrative capability, including maintaining ILPs and tracking progress<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Resilience and professionalism to work in a secure environment<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Desirable (but not essential):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>A Level 5 teaching qualification (PGCE, Cert Ed, DTLLS or equivalent)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Prior experience within prison education, FE or adult learning settings<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Familiarity with BKSB diagnostic tools<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Knowledge of Ofsted&#8217;s Education Inspection Framework (EIF)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>No Level 5 qualification? Candidates with relevant delivery experience who are willing to work towards a Level 5 qualification are fully encouraged to apply.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re ready to use your maths skills to change lives, we&#8217;d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Important Notice<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dovetail and Slate is a specialist justice and rehabilitation recruitment company. If this role isn&#8217;t quite right, we welcome your CV and a call to explore other opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. All appointments are subject to satisfactory vetting, including a right to work check and, where relevant, an enhanced DBS check and HMPPS security vetting, in line with the requirements of the Ministry of Justice.<\/p>\n<p>Dovetail and Slate Ltd ((phone number removed)) acts as an Employment Agency and an Employment Business under the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003.<\/p>\n<p>We are an equal opportunities employer. By applying, you consent to your data being processed for recruitment purposes in line with our Privacy Policy.<\/p>\n<p>Because rehabilitation matters.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 Dovetail and Slate Limited.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":65375,"template":"","meta":{"_promoted":"","_job_location":"London","_application":"https:\/\/www.cv-library.co.uk\/job\/225771562\/Functional-Skills-Maths-Tutor?s=103904","_company_name":"Dovetail and Slate","_company_website":"https:\/\/www.cv-library.co.uk\/list-jobs\/338808\/Dovetail-and-Slate","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_remote_position":0,"_job_salary_currency":"","_job_salary_unit":"","bs_cache_bypass_cache":0},"job-categories":[],"job-types":[685],"job_listing_tag":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Functional Skills Maths Tutor | DESIblitz Jobs<\/title>\n<meta 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