ESOL / EAL Online Tutor, Oxfordshire

You can teach English to young people across the UK who can't get specialist EAL support locally - none of the teaching-at-scale trade-off, less admin, just one person and the part of teaching you care about. We're recruiting experienced online EAL and ESOL tutors in Oxfordshire, £25 - £30 per hour, for one-to-one remote sessions with vulnerable children and young people - including unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC) - who need English quickly to access their education.

What you get

• Work from home: Fully remote.
• Flexible schedule: Most placements are a few sessions a week (time-limited part-time engagements), with more hours sometimes available. Work not guaranteed; you choose your placements.
• Tes CPD access: Unlimited Tes professional development library, plus our own CPD offerings.
• Specialist team behind you: SENDCos, Designated Safeguarding Leads, senior special-school leaders, and experienced tutors.
• Community events: Online drop-ins, knowledge-sharing sessions, and a real tutor community.

How we work

We meet each young person where they are - paced to the learner, child-led. We match, we don't dictate. Trauma-informed teaching that's transformative, not a gap filler - trusted by Local Authorities and schools.

Day to day

• One-to-one online EAL or ESOL tuition to children aged 4-18, referred by Local Authorities and schools.
• Sessions typically 1-2 hours via secure video, usually within school hours; often the same learner for months.
• Learners are usually young people new to the UK, or longer-resident learners whose English is below the level they need for school. Some have additional SEMH, ADHD, ASC, or other SEND needs.
• Per-session reports supported by templates and your Support Specialist.

You'll need

• Experience: 2+ years' teaching English as a second or additional language, ideally with young learners and some online experience.
• Qualification: CELTA, DELTA, TEFL, TESOL, or QTS with EAL specialism, or an equivalent English-language teaching qualification.
• Subjects: EAL, ESOL, ESL, or EFL with school-age learners.
• Safeguarding: It is a strict requirement that you have the ability to work in a way that promotes the safety and wellbeing of children and young people.
• Tech setup: Reliable broadband, a working webcam, and a quiet space to teach.
• Compliance: Enhanced DBS (we can help arrange this), two professional references, and UK-based with right to work in the UK.

Invoicing and payments

Paid monthly via an auto-generated invoice you approve in our tutor portal.

Applying

• Apply in under 5 minutes via our mobile-optimised form.
• We interview on a rolling basis and respond to successful applicants within 2 weeks.
• Safer recruitment applies; we welcome tutors from every background and want our network to reflect the communities our learners come from.
• Our referral programme rewards tutors who recommend others who complete a first lesson.

You may have worked as

EAL specialist teacher, ESOL teacher, Online TEFL teacher, Online TESOL teacher, English Language Tutor, Online English Tutor, ESL teacher, International school English teacher (UK-based), MFL teacher with EAL experience, Bilingual classroom teacher, or Inclusion Coordinator with an EAL remit.

Not a permanent or salaried position; you are not an employee of Targeted Provision. Self-employed, freelance contract for services.