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ONLS is the London Borough of Newham adult education service providing learning to residents in the borough. Following the most recent inspection by Ofsted in March 2025 we continue to be a ‘Good’ and high-quality provider.

We pride ourselves on supporting the needs of our local communities with a firm focus on putting our learners at the heart of everything we do. We believe in lifelong learning and empowering people to reach their full potential.

We are seeking dynamic and flexible practitioners in a number of curriculum areas with a passion for lifelong learning to deliver in the adult learning provision across the Borough of Newham.

About You

You will be committed to learner success and our drive to put learners at the heart of everything we do; and you will be a truly inspiring and innovative teacher committed to the use of digital learning technologies. You will be expected to work evenings as required.

Your knowledge and credibility in your subject area will help ensure outstanding learning experience and positively impact on learner achievement.

You will actively promote Equality & Diversity; and will motivate learners to realise their potential. 

A teaching qualification or a willingness to get qualified is essential and experience of planning and delivering high quality learning programmes is preferable.

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact bunmi.otubushin@newham.gov.uk

The closing date for the receipt of applications is Wednesday 29th July at 12pm. We will recruit on a rolling basis, up until the closing date, we reserve the right to close the recruitment earlier once we have filled our vacant tutor positions. Applications must include a CV.

Interviews are scheduled on a rolling basis. 

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Additional Information

We are committed to creating an inclusive, anti-racist environment for all. When you apply for a job at Newham, your application is considered on its merits regardless of your age, disability, ethnicity, faith, gender identity or sexual orientation. If you share our vision and values, and you bring the experience and skills we need, that’s all that matters to us.

The London Borough of Newham has important responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. If you are appointed to a job that involves working with these groups, you may be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

We practice anonymised recruitment. Please ensure that you remove all personal information from any documents that you upload.

The personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found by https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn.

About us

The London Borough of Newham is located only 5 miles east of London. It is well positioned with access to all major networks in London and the south east. It is well connected by public transport with, bus, tube and DLR. When the Crossrail service opens it will call at Custom House close to our council offices and also Stratford station and from there to central London. The London City Airport which serves major European cities is located at Royal Albert Dock. Newham has the youngest overall population in the country. It was one of the six host boroughs for the 2012 Summer Olympics and contains most of the Olympic Park including the London Stadium. It has a thriving arts quarter with the Theatre Royal Stratford East offering excellent entertainment for all the family. There is the University of East London which has two campuses in Newham, one in Stratford and another next to the regenerated Royal Albert Dock. It also has a large Westfield shopping Centre in Stratford which has all the major retailers there.

Salary range

£30.70 - £32.60 per hour