MathsMakers In-person Instructor – Part Time, Barnet, Brent & Harrow, £40 per hour

MathsMakers In-person Instructor (part time) – Advert, Autumn 2026

Locations: Barnet, Brent & Harrow

Hours: Flexible, part-time during school hours or end of school day. Availability on a Wednesday afternoon is currently essential.

Pay: Equivalent to £40 per hour (including prep and follow-up).

MathsMakers is looking for tutors to deliver small group sessions in schools across Barnet, Brent and Harrow. Some classroom experience required.

Introduction

MathsMakers is an education charity offering supplementary help for students in years 5 to 12 to strengthen their foundations in mathematics, raise their attainment levels and cultivate their confidence when tackling problems. MathsMakers partners with schools and runs sessions for students who have been selected by the school. Many of these students are working behind National Curriculum expectations, and include some who are on Free School Meals, have English as an additional language, and may have mild learning difficulties.

Each intervention session is designed for a group of 10 students in which they are supported, individually or in pairs, by a maths mentor. Mentors are recruited from among high-attaining Year 12 maths students. Before programmes start, mentors receive training to fulfil their mentor and peer-educator role.

All sessions are taught by a MathsMakers instructor who also guides and monitors the mentors as they work with their students. We are looking for people with maths mentoring, tutoring or teaching experience, strong interpersonal skills, and an appreciation of the challenges that young people can encounter around maths learning,

Working with MathsMakers offers an opportunity to become part of a friendly team of professionals in a dynamic organisation and to make a real difference to the learning and confidence of young people.

Purpose of the Role

To contribute to the work of raising the confidence and attainment of students who attend MathsMakers after-school intervention programmes, and support the training and development of the mentors who work with these students.

General Responsibilities

• To deliver the MathsMakers programme to a high standard and in a manner that is appropriate and responsive to students’
• needs.
• To write final student reports and mentor recommendations letters.
• To observe and promote all MathsMakers policies / procedures / working practices / regulations and in particular to comply with MathsMakers Equality Policy, Safeguarding & Child Protection Policy and the Code of Conduct.
• To promote the safety and wellbeing of students.
• To undertake appropriate training and staff development.
• To work under the guidance of MathsMakers managers.
• To follow Individual Educational Plans, if provided by the school, and/or group profiles when agreed by MathsMakers managers.
• To attend MathsMakers planning and review meetings.
• To support mentors through contributing to pre-programme training, providing ongoing guidance and writing final evaluation reports.

Duties Specific to Each Session

Before each session:

• To prepare a Session Plan for each session drawing on materials from MathsMakers resources
• To manage mentor-student allocations

During each session: 

• To take attendance
• To manage time allocation
• To manage behaviour
• To supervise student work with mentors and encourage active learning

To run group activities – Starter Activity and Problem-Solving Activity

• introduce activities and highlight the expected learning outcomes regarding maths knowledge and skills being targeted
• organise and manage the mentors to facilitate students while they do group activities
• conclude the activities and move the students on to work with mentor

To conclude sessions by ensuring mentors and mentees review learning.

After each session: 

• To discuss feedback from mentors on the session’s work by their students
• To encourage sharing of ideas and challenges among mentors
• To review students’ work and plan for recap and further practice, as necessary
• To provide feedback and reflections for sharing with managers

Time Commitment

Each MathsMakers programme of support consists of one 60-minute session per week, for 12 weeks, for a group of 10 students whom the school wishes to support. The instructor is expected to be present at school 15 minutes ahead of the session start time and remain 15 minutes at the end of the session to allow time for feedback and review with the mentors.

An instructor must alert a MathsMakers manager promptly if unable to attend due to illness or other unexpected event and must provide 4 weeks’ notice of termination should the instructor wish to end the contract prematurely.

Equal Opportunities

At MathsMakers, everyone has the right to be treated with respect and dignity during their time with us as a learner, member of staff, volunteer, visitor or service user.

To achieve this, MathsMakers will endeavour to ensure that you are not treated less favourably because of your age, disability, gender, gender identity, parental or marital status, race or nationality, religion or belief, sexual orientation, trade union activity.

MathsMakers values the contributions made by the rich diversity of all who work, learn and are associated with our organisation. It is MathsMakers aim to provide an inclusive working and learning environment where everyone is fully respected and supported.

All shortlisted candidates will be expected to demonstrate their awareness of and commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Safeguarding. Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS)

This post will involve contact with children and as such a satisfactory disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required as a condition for any offer of employment.

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