Job Description

Job description

Job Title: Head of Tutoring Company: LessonWise Location: Shoreditch Exchange Hoxton, London Compensation: 45,000 base salary Type: Full-time, Hybrid 3 days a week onsite (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday)

About LessonWise

LessonWise connects families with exceptional, fully-vetted tutors who deliver personalised online learning that actually moves the needle for students.

Our mission is simple: smarter tutoring, brighter futures. We combine outstanding educators, rigorous safeguarding, and intelligent technology to ensure every student gets the support they need and every parent feels confident in the journey.

As we scale, we're building a world-class tutoring function that champions quality, pedagogy, and progression. If you care deeply about teaching standards, love developing talent, and want to shape the future of personalised education in the UK, we'd love to meet you.

Role Overview

The Head of Tutoring will be responsible for identifying, onboarding, and developing top tutor talent, maintaining high standards of quality and compliance across our network. This is a dynamic and hands-on role that combines recruitment, quality assurance, coaching, and relationship management.

You will be instrumental in shaping the calibre of tutors who represent LessonWise, supporting both the company's immediate growth and long-term vision to build the most intelligent tutor-matching system in the UK.

Key Responsibilities

Talent Identification

- Source and recruit outstanding tutors across a range of subjects, identifying both established professionals and high-potential "diamonds in the rough."

Performance Monitoring & Coaching

- Review trial and lesson recordings to assess teaching quality, identify strengths and gaps, and coach tutors to continually raise their performance.

Relationship Management

- Build and maintain trusted relationships with tutors, acting as their key point of contact for support, feedback, and professional development.

Platform Expertise

- Develop expert knowledge of the LessonWise platform, demonstrating its features to tutors and providing hands-on assistance when needed.

Safeguarding & Compliance

- Oversee onboarding under strict safeguarding protocols, ensuring enhanced DBS, TRA, reference, and ID checks are completed, verified, and renewed on schedule.

Data Management & Record Keeping

- Maintain accurate and up-to-date tutor records, including performance data and qualifications, in the CRM and shared folders. Support the development of LessonWise's intelligent tutor-matching system through structured data capture.

Proactive Tutor Selection

- While the intelligent matching system is being built, proactively identify and suggest suitable tutors for client requests, maintaining an internal tutor selection register.

Experience & Requirements

We are looking for someone who brings a blend of educational credibility, operational judgement, and a passion for exceptional learning experiences:

Qualified Teacher Status, with strong classroom teaching experience across UK curriculum subjects Leadership background such as Head of Department, SENCO, DSL-trained, or other senior pastoral or academic roles Proven success improving student outcomes and applying data to drive teaching quality Experience developing educators through observations, coaching, and structured CPD Strong safeguarding knowledge with a track record of safe recruitment and compliance management Comfortable operating in fast-paced environments where accountability and continuous improvement are the norm Familiarity with online tutoring delivery and remote teaching best practice Confident working cross-functionally to support sales, customer success, and product innovation around the tutoring experience

What we offer:

Hands-on experience in a start-up environment. 45,000 base Hybrid working (office & remote flexibility) Hands-on experience in a growing EdTech scale-up Gym membership. Opportunity to learn and grow within the company. Supportive, dynamic team culture with direct exposure to leadership

Recruitment process:

Interview with CEO Final interview with CEO and CRO Offer within one week. Immediate start available.
Job Type: Permanent

Pay: 45,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension Work from home
Ability to commute/relocate:

London E2 8JF: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Education:

Master's (preferred)
Experience:

Education Industry: 5 years (required)
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in London E2 8JF