The job in one line
You teach GCSE. That is the job, and we have built the role so that it stays the job.
Who you will be teaching
PET-Xi runs a 16–19 Study Programme for young people mainstream education has not served well. Some were excluded. Some simply stopped attending and nobody chased them. Some arrived in the UK as asylum seekers or refugees and are rebuilding an education in a second language.
Around nine in ten of our learners are neurodiverse. Six in ten come from low-income households, which means the cost of turning up, travel, food, kit, is itself a barrier. Some were referred with at least one contextual safeguarding concern. A few do not speak in class very much.
Every one of them has sat your subject’s exam before and not got the grade. They were handed long odds. Your job is to change them.
What you will actually do
– Teach GCSE. Resit groups in your subject, across the ability and attendance range, for learners who need the grade to move on.
– Assess properly. Diagnose where the subject actually broke down for each learner. For most of them it was years before they met you.
– Mark, feedback, track. Keep progress visible to the learner, not just to the spreadsheet.
– Run the exam cycle. Entries, mocks, access arrangements, revision, results day. You own the outcome for your subject.
– Intervene early. Target the learners at the grade boundary and the ones a long way below it, differently.
– Be one of the adults who stays. Youth Workers hold the pastoral side. You hold the subject. Both matter, and the learners can tell when one is missing.
Who we are looking for
A qualified teacher who wants to teach the young people who need teaching most. You will need QTS or QTLS and a subject qualification, and experience of teaching your subject to GCSE. That part is not negotiable, because these learners have already been taught badly once.
What we cannot train:
– One hundred per cent commitment to the young people in front of you.
– Patience with a learner on their third attempt at the same paper, and no sense that a resit is a lesser job.
– The instinct to be a role model and an ally, and to build a young person’s belief that they are worth something.
– Energy that lifts a room without needing volume.
– Grit. Some weeks the odds win. You come back on Monday.
A second language is a serious advantage. Arabic in particular, and also Romanian, Polish, Ukrainian, or another community language spoken by our learners and their families.
Building, not maintaining
This is the second year of the Study Programme. The first year taught us a great deal and we are acting on it, a stronger team, a clearer structure, a better offer for learners. You will have real influence over how that takes shape.
We are looking for people who find that prospect appealing and will enjoy the impact and challenge.
The young people we work with have been let down by adults who did not stay. Consistency is the most valuable thing you can give them.
What we offer
– £28,000 – £32,000, set by experience and relevant qualifications.
– One subject, one cohort, and a role that is teaching rather than everything else a school hands you.
– A defined CPD plan and a team that backs each other.
– Pension, Holiday, Other Benefits
How to apply
Tell us which post you are applying for, maths or English. Send your CV and a short covering note, no more than one page, telling us how you would teach your subject to someone who has already decided they cannot do it, to [email protected]. Closing date 28th August 2026. Interviews will be held 2nd–4th September 2026 and will include teaching a short session.
Pay: £28,000.00-£32,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Work Location: In person
