Maths Tutor

Job description

Position: Maths Tutor

Contract Type: Full-time, temporary

Start Date: 12/10/2026

Location: Hertfordshire, UK

Salary: £95–£101.80 per day

Salary depends on experience and qualifications, with the maximum rate applicable to candidates with substantial relevant teaching or tutoring experience.

Hours: 8:30am–3:30pm, Monday to Friday, term time only

Contact: Danna Crous | (url removed)

About the Role

Help students build confidence and prepare for GCSE success as a Maths Tutor at a secondary school in Hertfordshire. Delivering individual and small-group interventions, you will tackle misconceptions, strengthen subject knowledge and develop examination skills.

Working closely with the Maths department, you will plan tuition that complements classroom learning and targets gaps in understanding. You will assess starting points, explain concepts clearly and adapt sessions as students progress, providing purposeful practice and encouragement.

This Maths Tutor role suits someone with recent GCSE Maths teaching or tutoring experience who enjoys making challenging topics accessible. You will have scope to manage sessions independently while collaborating with teachers to keep support focused and effective.

Requirements

• Recent experience teaching or tutoring students preparing for GCSE Maths.
  
• Strong knowledge of the GCSE Maths curriculum and examination requirements.
  
• Experience planning and delivering effective individual or small-group tuition.
  
• Ability to identify learning gaps and maintain accurate progress records.
  
• Commitment to safeguarding and an enhanced DBS check, or willingness to obtain one.
  
• Right to work in the UK and availability for the placement.
  

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver targeted GCSE Maths intervention to individuals and small groups.
  
• Align tuition with classroom learning through collaboration with the Maths department.
  
• Identify misconceptions and plan sessions to address specific knowledge gaps.
  
• Teach examination techniques and provide focused practice.
  
• Monitor progress and adapt teaching to students needs.
  
• Build confidence, engagement and positive attitudes towards maths.
  

The Ideal Candidate

You will be a patient, approachable Maths Tutor with strong subject knowledge and clear explanations. Quick to recognise where understanding breaks down, you will adapt your approach and help students feel comfortable asking questions. You will combine independent session management with effective teamwork, using evidence of progress to refine your teaching.

Why Work via Teach Now?

Teach Now is an established education recruitment company offering dedicated customer service and professional development for teachers and support staff. Benefits include:

• Your own dedicated consultant for ongoing support and guidance.
  
• A £150 referral reward for each candidate you refer once they have worked and been paid for their first 10 days.
  
• Pay in line with Agency Worker Regulations (AWR), including equal pay entitlements where applicable.
  
• Access to a wide range of CPD through our in-house team of experienced senior leaders.
  

Application Process

Apply below or email your CV to (url removed). Applicants must have the appropriate qualifications, training and experience for this role.

If you are not contacted within two working days, your application has been unsuccessful for this role. However, we will retain your CV and continue supporting your search for work in education.

Teach Now operates stringent safer recruitment procedures. We promote equality, challenge discrimination and are committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment. This post is subject to enhanced DBS clearance.

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