Silvercrest Education Ltd
Remote / Online
£28-£36 per hour
Flexible | Term-time | Daytime & after-school opportunities | September 2026 onwards
Job Summary
Silvercrest Education is expanding our national network of Qualified Teachers (QTS) to support the continued growth of our online alternative education provision from September 2026.
We are recruiting experienced, compassionate and adaptable teachers across the UK to join our Online Teacher Practitioner Pool, delivering personalised education to children and young people who may be unable to access education successfully within a traditional school environment.
Silvercrest works with Local Authorities, families and other commissioners to provide alternative education for learners with a wide range of circumstances and needs, which may include SEND, SEMH, emotionally based school avoidance (EBSA), EOTAS, disrupted education, medical needs, exclusion and learners awaiting an appropriate school placement.
Online placements may range from a small number of weekly teaching hours to more substantial packages and may include 1:1 tuition, small-group teaching and personalised programmes delivered as part of a wider education package.
We are particularly interested in building a diverse national pool of Primary, Secondary and SEND teachers, as well as subject specialists.
Successful applicants will complete Silvercrest Education's safer recruitment and onboarding process and join our approved practitioner pool. Hours will then be offered as suitable commissioned placements become available and will be matched according to qualifications, experience, subject specialism, availability and individual learner need.
The Role
As a Silvercrest Online Teacher, you may:
- Deliver high-quality 1:1 and small-group online teaching to children and young people.
- Plan and deliver personalised learning from each learner's assessed starting point.
- Adapt curriculum content for learners with SEND, SEMH and barriers to accessing education.
- Deliver engaging live online lessons using appropriate digital resources and teaching strategies.
- Establish positive, consistent relationships with learners who may have experienced significant disruption to their education.
- Complete baseline assessments and identify appropriate learning priorities.
- Contribute to Individual Learning Plans (ILPs) and personalised educational targets.
- Deliver provision aligned with EHCP outcomes and Local Authority commissioning requirements where applicable.
- Monitor attendance, engagement and academic progress.
- Maintain accurate records of teaching, assessment and learner outcomes.
- Provide progress information and contribute to commissioner reviews where required.
- Work collaboratively with Silvercrest leadership, parents/carers, Local Authority professionals and other practitioners.
- Support reintegration, transition or progression into a learner's next educational placement.
- Follow Silvercrest Education's safeguarding, attendance, online-safety and quality-assurance procedures.
Subjects & Specialisms We're Recruiting
We would love to hear from teachers across a broad range of phases and specialisms, including:
- Primary / KS1 / KS2
- English Language & Literature
- Mathematics
- Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Combined Science
- Humanities
- Modern Foreign Languages
- PSHE
- Functional Skills
- Entry Level qualifications
- SEND
- SEMH
- EBSA / school avoidance
- EOTAS
- Alternative Provision
- GCSE intervention and resit support
You do not need experience in all of these areas. Practitioners will only be matched to provision appropriate to their qualifications, experience and specialisms.
Essential Requirements
Applicants must:
- Hold UK Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).
- Have experience teaching children or young people.
- Have strong curriculum knowledge within their phase or subject specialism.
- Be confident delivering engaging education remotely.
- Understand safeguarding responsibilities when working with children online.
- Be able to adapt teaching for individual learning needs and starting points.
- Be confident building professional relationships with learners who may initially be reluctant or anxious about engaging with education.
- Have strong written communication and record-keeping skills.
- Be reliable, professional and able to work independently.
- Have access to a suitable computer/laptop, reliable internet connection and an appropriate confidential environment from which to teach.
- Be willing to complete Silvercrest Education's safer recruitment and onboarding requirements.
An Enhanced DBS registered with the Update Service is desirable. Appropriate pre-employment and safeguarding checks will be completed before practitioners are allocated to commissioned provision.
Desirable Experience
We are particularly interested in hearing from teachers with experience of:
- SEND and EHCPs
- Alternative Provision
- SEMH
- EBSA
- EOTAS
- Looked After Children
- Learners experiencing prolonged absence
- Online teaching
- 1:1 tuition
- Trauma-informed and attachment-aware education
- Reintegration
- GCSE intervention
- Functional Skills or Entry Level qualifications
However, we also welcome applications from excellent mainstream teachers interested in moving into personalised and alternative education.
Why Join Silvercrest Education?
Silvercrest believes that education should adapt to the learner rather than expecting every learner to fit the same model.
Joining our Online Practitioner Pool offers:
£28-£36 per hour, depending on experience, specialism and the requirements of individual placements.
100% remote teaching opportunities.
Flexible hours that can work alongside school employment, supply teaching, tutoring, caring responsibilities or other professional commitments.
Daytime and after-school opportunities.
Term-time provision.
Opportunities ranging from a few weekly hours to larger commissioned timetables.
1:1 and small-group teaching without the demands of managing a full mainstream classroom.
Opportunities to work with learners from across the UK.
Personalised teaching where practitioners can focus closely on individual progress.
Curriculum, safeguarding and professional oversight from Silvercrest Education.
Opportunities to work across a growing portfolio of commissioned alternative education.
Joining Our Online Teacher Practitioner Pool
This recruitment campaign is for Silvercrest Education's Online Teacher Practitioner Pool for September 2026 onwards.
Joining the pool does not guarantee a minimum number of hours. Instead, approved practitioners will be contacted when suitable commissioned placements and teaching opportunities become available.
When matching practitioners, we will consider your:
Phase and subject specialism
SEND/AP experience
Qualifications
Availability
Preferred number of weekly hours
Experience of particular learner needs
You may therefore join Silvercrest whether you are looking for a few hours each week alongside another role or a more substantial online teaching timetable.
Application
Please submit your CV together with a short supporting statement outlining:
- Your QTS status
- Phase(s) and/or subjects taught
- SEND or Alternative Provision experience, where applicable
- Qualifications and specialist experience
- Availability from September 2026
- Approximate number of hours you would ideally like each week
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to an initial online conversation with Silvercrest Education before progressing through our safer recruitment and onboarding process.
Silvercrest Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All appointments are subject to appropriate safer recruitment and safeguarding checks.
Pay: £28.00-£36.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Employee mentoring programme
Work Location: Hybrid remote in London
