Literacy Tutor - Full-time/Part-time

Towers School and Sixth Form Centre, Ashford

• Ref:KCC886-4196-529S
• Posted:27/06/2025
• Pay:KSC £25252.00 pro rata
• Start Date:01/09/2025
• App Close Date:10/07/2025 at 14:00
• Interviews:TBC

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Be part of something amazing. Be part of Towers.

At Towers School, we believe every student can be exceptional. Through a knowledge-rich curriculum, unwavering expectations, and a strong, supportive community, we give every learner the chance to thrive—and we’re looking for a passionate Literacy Tutor to help us make that vision a reality.

About the Role

As our school continues to grow in size and ambition, we’re seeking a Literacy Tutor to work one-to-one and with small groups of students, helping them build confidence and fluency in reading, spelling, and writing. You’ll be trained to deliver the Thinking Reading programme and play a key role in raising literacy levels across the school.

What You’ll Do:

• Plan and deliver structured, 30-minute one-to-one literacy sessions

• Support students with spelling and handwriting interventions

• Prepare engaging lesson materials and keep accurate records of student progress

• Manage student motivation and behaviour, ensuring a high-quality learning experience

• Contribute to regular progress reviews with school leaders

• Run the school library at set times, fostering a love of reading

• Support wider literacy interventions and SEN-related tasks as needed

What We’re Looking For:

Essential:

• A-levels or equivalent, including GCSE English and Maths (Grade C/4+)

• Experience working with children/adolescents

• Confidence with IT systems (email, spreadsheets, databases)

• Organised, proactive, and able to work independently

Desirable:

• A-level or degree in English Language

• Experience supporting EAL students or using Direct Instruction programmes

You’ll also be someone who:

• Holds high expectations for all students, regardless of background

• Believes every child can learn and succeed with the right support

• Maintains a warm, calm, and firm presence in the classroom

• Understands safeguarding, inclusion, and confidentiality requirements

Why Join Towers School?

We have the loveliest students
You’ll be part of a team that teaches without disruption, thanks to our consistent behaviour systems
Our subject experts plan together and teach using well-crafted knowledge booklets
We are an evidence-informed school with excellent CPD opportunities
We value teacher wellbeing: whole-class feedback (not marking), centralised detentions, smart use of data
We are truly one community—we support one another, laugh together, and improve together
Our staff, students and families are all Proud to be Towers

Information about the school

At Towers, we believe that, with access to a knowledge rich curriculum, unwavering high expectations of conduct and behaviour, an excellent welfare system and the very best teaching, our students can be exceptional.

As our popular, oversubscribed school continues to grow, we are looking for great people to join our team. This is your chance to be part of something amazing, part of a team making a genuine difference in the community.

Why work at Towers School?

We have the loveliest students! We believe in evidence informed approaches to teaching and assessment Teachers are seen as the subject experts delivering a highly academic curriculum Our subject teams plan their curriculum together and teach from fantastic knowledge booklets We have truly high expectations of conduct and consistent behaviour system which ensures teachers have the freedom to teach without disruption Our SLT are supportive and highly visible Staff well-being is a priority with: whole class feedback rather than marking; centrally run detentions; sensible use of data Investment in professional development leads to high quality, evidence informed CPD We stand together as one community in everything that we do Staff, students and parents are all ‘Proud to be Towers’

We are one community, both in and out of the classroom. Standing shoulder to shoulder, we celebrate successes together and, when things don’t go according to plan, we work together to find solutions. We take our jobs seriously but still find time to laugh. Our students see how much we care through our thoughts, words and deeds. We are greater than the sum of our parts and we are looking for people who want to contribute to our collective improvement, and to be part of a community which challenges the status quo.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Natasha Cloke
• Address:Faversham Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9AL
• Telephone: (01233) 634171 256
• Email: n.cloke@towers.school

Fax: (01233) 628326

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Job Description and person Specification Literacy Tutor