Hair & Beauty Tutor

Salary:
Salary negotiable and based on experience

Type:
Permanent, Full Time

Hours:

37.5 hours per week

Schedule:

Monday to Friday 08:30-16:30 (or 08:00-16:00)

New Meaning Training (NMT) is looking fortwopassionate and skilled Hair & Beauty Tutors to help shape and deliver our growing vocational offer for learners aged 15–25. This course supports young people who may not thrive in traditional education settings but flourish in hands‑on, person‑centred environments.

You’ll work across our High Wycombe and Aylesbury centres, helping learners work toward Entry Level and Level 1 qualifications while also developing core life and work skills. This is more than a teaching role — it’s about building confidence, structure and aspirations for life beyond education.

We welcome applicants with strong Hair & Beauty industry backgrounds — especially those with experience training others in the sector. Whether you’re stepping into teaching for the first time (we’ll support you to get qualified) or you’re an experienced educator, we’re keen to hear from you.

• Plan and deliver engaging Hair & Beauty sessions tailored to the needs, abilities, and goals of each learner.
• Deliver high‑quality 1:1 and small‑group sessions that develop practical skills, life skills, emotional wellbeing, and independence.
• Support learners working toward vocational qualifications through practical delivery, portfolio guidance, and clear, constructive feedback.
• Embed Maths, English, employability, and personal development into hands‑on, learner‑centred activities.
• Adapt your approach to support learners with a wide range of SEND, SEMH needs, and EHCP requirements.
• Build positive, trusting relationships using trauma‑informed, relational practice.
• Maintain a calm, inclusive learning environment that promotes confidence and engagement.
• Support learners to progress through a flexible pathway (home → small group → class → work experience).
• Keep accurate, up-to-date records of learner progress, engagement, and interventions.
• Collaborate with colleagues to develop schemes of work, lesson plans, and high‑quality learning resources.
• Participate in learner onboarding, induction, interviews, and review meetings.
• Apply safeguarding policies and procedures consistently in all interactions.
• Demonstrate and actively embed the Loving Care Approach in daily practice.

New Meaning Training (NMT) offers education with a difference. We are an alternative education provider dedicated to helping young people aged 15–25 discover their strengths and develop the confidence and skills to earn their own living.

For the 2025–2026 academic year, around 300 young people from across Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Berkshire, Warwickshire and the West Midlands are currently learning on one of our programmes. Many learners are referred by secondary schools, pupil referral unitsand Special Educational Needs (SEN) settings.

Since opening our first centre in High Wycombe in 2015 (originally known as “Toolshed”), we have grown to seven centres across five counties. Each centre delivers a tailored mix of programmes that may include:
Construction Multiskills, Motor Mechanics, Creative Art & Design, Sports, Computing and Transition Support for young people with Education Health Care Plans (EHCPs). All programmes incorporate Functional Skills qualifications in Maths and English, alongside tutorials to support personal growth and employability. In Buckinghamshire we now have four centres; our Headquarters in High Wycombe, a Lifeskills centre based at Thomley Activity Centre, an Enrichment Centre in Aylesbury and a new centre in Milton Keynes.

NMT programmes are tailored to the individual needs of each learner, taking into account

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) as well as Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs. We apply the principles of a Loving Care Approach (trauma‑informed practice) across all our centres, ensuring that every young person receives the support they need to thrive.

• 20 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Up to 10additional“gifted” days off each year (taken during school…