Adult Learning Lead Tutor for Maths (Nottinghamshire)

Hours: 37 Hours Per Week

Interview Date: 5th February 2026

Closing Date: 28th January 2026

Salary: Hay Band A (£34,433 - £39,152 FTE)

**Once you have submitted your application, please email recruitment@inspireculture.org.uk with your name, vacancy title and application reference so that we can check that your application has been received**

Following the successful promotion of our Adult Learning Lead Tutor for Maths, we are recruiting to the post.

Inspire delivers quality adult learning for Nottinghamshire, across the county. The Adult Learning Maths Lead Tutor is a key role in this delivery.

The Maths Lead is responsible for the planning and delivery of the maths programme across the whole county. This includes a significant Maths Functional Skills offer from Entry Level to Level 2, as well as GCSE maths, maths engagement and family learning maths. Our courses are delivered in-person, many from our libraries across the county, but also in other community venues, as well as some online tutored classes. They run throughout the week and include evening and weekend delivery.

The Lead Tutor plans the programme to meet identified local need; they line manage and support a team of tutors, full-time and sessional, to develop and deliver excellent adult learning provision ensuring greater confidence, successful achievement and progression for all learners. The Lead Tutor is expected to teach maths at all levels for up to 40% of their contracted time. The Lead Tutor, working as part of the Adult Learning Management Team, collaborates to ensure an integrated, responsive and high-quality programme of adult learning for Nottinghamshire.

We are looking for a well-qualified teacher/tutor, with maths specialism. They will need to be familiar with the Functional Skills Maths curriculum at all levels, as well as GCSE. They will, ideally, have experience of delivering maths to adult learners, be passionate about the subject, understand potential barriers to learning maths which adults might experience, and able to inspire confidence and enthusiasm in our adult maths learners.

This is a full-time, permanent role with travel around Nottinghamshire. You will hold a current valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle. It will include some evening and weekend work.

We are actively championing inclusion and diversity in both our service offer and our employment: we particularly welcome your application if you are black, Asian or from a minority ethnic group, as you are currently under-represented at this level in our organisation.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks. As such, this post will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

For further information or to discuss the role, please contact Nicky Reed on 07468 354307 or nicky.reed@inspireculture.org.uk

Job Description

Job Title: Adult Learning Curriculum Lead - Maths

Hay Band A

Job Purpose

To support and develop responsive adult learning across Nottinghamshire with responsibility for managing and quality assuring a programme of accredited and tailored learning across the county. To develop and teach adult learning courses, as appropriate, across the county and online, including evening and weekend provision. To support and line manage a team of tutors and support staff to deliver the programme.

Key Responsibilities

1. To plan, manage, support, develop and quality assure a programme of accredited and tailored learning for adults across Nottinghamshire, including both in-person and online learning opportunities and programmed to offer evening and weekend courses as well as weekday daytime ones.
2. To teach an agreed programme of learning, usually no more than 267 hours per year, in both in-person and online learning, including weekday, evening and weekend courses.
3. To line manage a team of tutors and learning support workers.
4. To champion the quality of provision, ensuring the drive to achieve and maintain outstanding provision, by supporting all delivery staff to become reflective professionals, who develop their practice through CPD following the ETF Professional Standards.
5. To lead the assessment of the quality of tutors’ delivery through the observation of teaching learning and assessment and through non-formal ‘walk-throughs’ and other measures to effectively measure the quality of provision being delivered by tutors.
6. To build and maintain effective community partnerships, planning and delivering a high quality and responsive community programme of adult learning.
7. To contribute positively to, and work supportively as part of, the Adult Learning team to ensure an integrated, high-quality offer which supports learners in our communities and which meets agreed targets.
8. To contribute to the organisation’s self-assessment and quality improvement processes.
9. The post holder will work in accordance with all Inspire policies and procedures, Inspire Brand guidelines, contractual requirements, and professional best practice
10. The post holder will perform any duties or tasks assigned by management required to meet service needs as appropriate to the role.
11. The post holder will assume the role of Appointed Person and/or First Aider as required

Education and Knowledge Required for the role

1. Educated to Degree level or equivalent
2. Hold or be willing to work towards a level 4 teaching qualification
3. Hold or be willing to work towards an assessor qualification
4. Hold or be willing to work towards an IQA qualification
5. GCSE Grade A to C (4 to 9) or equivalent in English and maths
6. Knowledge of the Education Inspection Framework
7. Knowledge of the latest models for supporting the observation of teaching learning and assessment

Skills and Experience

1. Experience of leading an area of Further Education provision, delivering improvements in retention, attendance and overall achievement
2. Experience of managing a team of tutors, including undertaking their appraisals and being responsible for all elements of their performance
3. Experience of participating in Ofsted inspections
4. Familiar with the funding model for both non-formula and formula funded ASF provision

Role Dimensions

1. To manage and have day-to-day responsibility for the curriculum delivery of ASF funded provision, managing a team of Tutors (including permanent and sessional)
2. To lead the implementation of an effective annual cycle of observations of teaching, learning and assessment, ensuring that all tutors receive a minimum of one observation per academic year
3. To champion the transition of the service from ‘good’ to ‘outstanding’ at the next Ofsted inspection
4. To champion the adoption of the ETF’s Professional Standards

Inspire Competencies

Customer Service (Competency Level 4) 

1. Demonstrates effective customer service skills – in person, online, email or on the phone - identifies and satisfies customer needs, adjusting their style with a friendly and professional approach as appropriate for the customer, respecting confidentiality, equality & diversity and prioritises the customer over tasks where appropriate
2. Responds positively to customer concerns, acts to resolve or reassure customers as needed, agrees solutions with the customer or hands over to an appropriate colleague
3. Responds positively to any complaint or suggestion and seeks to resolve it within limits of their authority or hands over to a more senior manager as appropriate
4. Monitors, analyses and acts upon customer service data to maintain and/or improve the service. Considers the impact on customers when implementing change

Deliver the service offer (Competency Level 3) 

1. Knows and/or accesses information to advise and promote the Inspire Service Offer to all customers – to meet their immediate needs and other services that could be of interest or benefit them
2. Embraces any changes to the offer and any associated changes to processes or working practices positively, takes responsibility for their own development and engages with and makes the most of development opportunities provided
3. Shares feedback about the Inspire offer with their line manager and contributes to meetings, discussions and related activities to ensure service delivery and/or improve our offer
4. Leads work to develop, enhance or create new elements of the Inspire service offer and where appropriate ensure there is an integrated customer offer and journey

Communicating well (Competency Level 4) 

1. Communicates clearly and effectively in person, on the phone and in writing respectfully and in a style appropriate to the person and situation and uses and engages with Inspire’s online communications
2. Communicates effectively in a meeting or other group situation, respectfully and in a style appropriate to the group and situation with a solutions-based / can-do approach
3. Debates, positively challenges and/or discusses issues with colleagues and line manager, sharing views and acknowledging and respecting the views of others, seeks to reach agreement and respects the final decision made
4. Communicates complex information concisely and clearly using the most effective means, negotiates effectively across teams, services or with external partners and reaches agreement with all affected parties 

Working together (Competency Level 4) 

1. Adopts a friendly, helpful, supportive and respectful manner when working with others
2. Acts in a way that shows they are trustworthy, reliable and transparent in their dealings with others, respecting privacy and confidentiality as appropriate
3. Forms positive and effective working relationships, makes and implements decisions fairly, using good judgement and with integrity, in line with Inspire values and role modelling Inspire management and leadership behaviours
4. Forms and maintains effective internal and external working relationships across the organisation, with external partners, stakeholders and funding organisations, motivated by achieving the best for our customers and in the best interests of all concerned

Managing others (Competency Level 3) 

1. Effectively supervises and supports the day-to-day activities of a colleague(s) to enable them to perform their duties, planning and co-ordinating the activity of colleague(s) to deliver tasks or activities over time to meet service demand effectively and efficiently
2. Manages and reviews performance and attendance of individuals effectively, setting goals, agreeing targets, and organises training as needed, tackling poor performance or attendance if required using Inspire policies
3. Manages their team and indirect teams effectively, empowering them to perform well, monitoring group performance against service targets and acting proactively and positively in response to performance data to ensure service delivery targets are met
4. Conducts investigations in the event of discipline or grievance fairly and respectfully, communicating findings and making recommendations ethically and in the best interest of all parties

Leading the way (Competency Level 4) 

1. Incorporates the spirit of Inspire’s mission, vision and values in the work they do with customers, colleagues and stakeholders, plays their part in implementing Inspire policies and procedures and management decisions
2. Articulates and shares Inspire’s mission, vision and values to enthuse and focus the efforts of colleagues
3. Contributes to the decision-making process, stands by decisions made and owns them when implementing them
4. Makes decisions in the best interest of Inspire, its customers, staff and stakeholders that are sound, ethical, socially responsible, shares rationale for them, implements them and stands by them

Working efficiently and cost effectively (Competency Level 3) 

1. Uses Inspire resources and their time effectively to meet service demand, objectives and/or targets
2. Plans ahead, making best use of time and resources available to achieve service delivery, maximising the use of technology available, minimising unnecessary travel or waste, prioritising work and working within spending limits
3. Resolves competing or conflicting demand for resources and time effectively to meet the needs of themselves, colleagues and customers
4. Manages a budget, forecasting activity and required spend, monitors service activity and actual spend and takes pro-active action to ensure budget target and/or savings targets are met

Skills and qualifications (Competency Level 6) 

1. GCSE (Grades 1-3¹ [previously D-G]) or Level 1 Diploma (Foundation) Including: Good verbal communication skills – willing to or working towards Level 2 English and Maths
2. GCSE (Grades 4-9¹ [previously A-C]) Inc. English and Maths or Level 2 Diploma (1^st Diploma) Including: Demonstrable IT Skills (Inspire Recruitment Activity/test)

• Use of Internet – information searching
• Microsoft Office – Basic Skills
• Good verbal and written communication skills

3. A level / A2 Level / AS level or Level 3 Extended Diploma or Level 3 National Certificate
4. Newly Qualified or working towards: Diploma or Service Specific qualification or relevant HNC
   or
   Experienced Qualified (3 years or more): Diploma or Service Specific qualification or relevant HNC
5. Newly Qualified or working towards: Foundation Degree or Service Specific qualification or relevant HND
   or
   Experienced Qualified (3 years or more): Foundation Degree or Service Specific qualification or relevant HND
6. Newly Qualified or working towards: Degree or Service Specific qualification
   or
   Experienced Qualified (3 years or more): Degree or Service Specific qualification

**Once you have submitted your application, please email recruitment@inspireculture.org.uk with your name, vacancy title and application reference so that we can check that your application has been received**