Explore Learning

Role Description Explore Learning is one of the UK's leading providers of maths and English tuition, supporting children from age 4 to 16. We are expanding our work directly with schools, delivering structured, evidence-based learning support to pupils with SEND, and we are looking for an experienced partnership professional to grow this area of the business. You will own school relationships end-to-end, from first contact and onboarding through to ongoing account management. This is a rare opportunity to shape a new programme from the ground up, at the intersection of education, impact and commercial growth. Qualifications - Proven experience in a B2B partnership, business development or account management role - Confident relationship-builder, able to engage credibly with senior stakeholders in schools or similar public sector settings - Self-starter who can work autonomously and bring structure to ambiguous, early-stage situations - Familiarity with SEND provision, EHCPs and/or SENCO responsibilities - Exceptional, engaging communication skills - Comfortable with data, able to interpret progress reports and use evidence in partner conversations - Strong project management skills, able to run multiple workstreams concurrently and keep delivery on track Requirements - Experience working with schools, MATs or within the education sector - Demonstrable awareness, curiosity and use of AI tools to maximise productivity Benefits - Enjoy 22 flexible annual leave days (pro rata) + bank holidays + 4 gifted days when centres are closed at Christmas - You’ll have an additional 3 paid days you can take for a personal or religious celebration, wellbeing or a volunteer day - Additional holiday time based on your length of service - Staff discounts including gym memberships and sportswear - Free 16-25 or 26-30 railcard - Free counselling services - Access to My Possible Self (a wellbeing app) - Cycle to work scheme - Discounted Tastecard - Length of service reward for access to private health insurance with Vitality - Fully subsidised tuition for the children of all salaried staff - 50% off Explore Learning membership fees for all immediate relations of staff members - Referral bonus offering - Payroll giving scheme - Enhanced parental leave - Pension options

Role Description We're looking for a junior backend engineer to design, build, and operate cloud-native services on Azure. You'll own systems end-to-end — from C# code through to the Azure infrastructure they run on — and work alongside AI coding agents as part of how we ship. What you'll do - Build and maintain backend services in C# / .NET (8+) - Design and evolve data models in Azure SQL Server, including performance tuning and migrations - Implement event-driven and asynchronous workflows using Azure Service Bus (queues, topics, sessions, dead-lettering) - Work with Azure Storage Accounts (Blob, Queue, Table) for durable storage and integration patterns - Use AI coding agents (e.g. Claude Code, Copilot) as part of your daily workflow — scoping tasks, reviewing agent output, and shipping production code with them in the loop - Write clean, testable code with solid unit and integration test coverage - Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, observability, and production support Qualifications - Strong C# / .NET backend experience (3+ years) - Hands-on production experience with Azure SQL Server — schema design, T-SQL, indexing, query plans - Hands-on production experience with Azure Service Bus — messaging patterns, idempotency, retries, poison messages - Hands-on production experience with Azure Storage Accounts — Blob and Queue at minimum - Practical exposure to agentic software development — using LLM-based coding agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, or similar) to plan, generate, and review code; understanding their strengths, failure modes, and where human judgment is non-negotiable - Comfortable with async/await, dependency injection, and modern .NET patterns - Familiarity with REST API design, authentication (OAuth2 / JWT), and structured logging Requirements - Experience writing prompts, agent instructions, or AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md files for repo-level agent guidance - Building or integrating with MCP servers, tool-using agents, or LLM APIs - AKS / containerised workloads - Azure Functions, Durable Functions, or Container Apps - Infrastructure as Code (Bicep, Terraform) - Entra ID / Entra External ID - Datadog or similar observability tooling - Azure certifications (AZ-204, AZ-400, AZ-104) Logistics - Location: Remote (UK based) - Job Type: Full time across Monday-Friday - Reports to: Head of Engineering - Start date: ASAP Please note: Proof of eligibility to work in the UK will be required. Unfortunately, we are not able to offer any form of sponsorship. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. Safeguarding is paramount. Our safer recruitment processes are rigorous and designed to deter, identify and reject anyone who may pose a risk to children. Any offer is strictly conditional upon satisfactory references (taken directly from referees) and an Enhanced DBS check. You must provide a full employment history with all gaps clearly explained and evidenced where required. Any omission, inconsistency or misleading information may result in your application being rejected, an offer withdrawn, or dismissal. This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (and relevant Exceptions Orders). Relevant disclosures will be required in line with DBS and safer recruitment requirements.

Role Description Are you ready to embark on an exciting adventure that will transform the lives of children? Become an online Explore Learning tutor today and help to create lessons that last! - Create Lessons that Last: Leading with a tailored learning approach, alongside our smart learning tool – Compass - you will empower our members to overcome challenges and see them progress! The lessons you teach today will be pivotal in providing our members with the tools they need to unlock their potential, tomorrow. - Create Lasting Relationships: Whether you are tutoring a small group in a ratio of 1:3 or on a 1:1 basis, you will build incredible relationships with your members. You will inspire children to be fearless in their approach to learning! You will be committed to getting it right for every child and delivering outstanding sessions week in week out! - Create Change: We pride ourselves on the progress our members make and as an Explore Learning tutor, you will be key to making this happen. You will support your members as they progress through national curriculum and entrance exam preparation. You will strive to see meaningful change in their progress and celebrate every achievement with them along the way! Qualifications - You’ll need to have achieved a grade 6 or above in Maths & English Language at GCSE level or equivalent. - You have to be 17 or over to commit to an online role with us. Requirements - You will tutor small groups in sessions with a 1:3 or 1:1 ratio. - You should be confident to teach children ages 4-16 covering the national curriculum and 11 plus entrance exam content. - You must have access to a laptop or desktop computer with a stable internet connection for your tuition sessions. Minimum 5mbps upload and 10mbps download speed. - You must have a quiet, private space in which you can conduct your sessions. - This role is best suited to those looking for a long-term commitment, ensuring consistency and stability for the children you’ll be working with. - You will be contracted to work at least 8 hours a week. It is likely that you will need to be available at least 3 weekdays to be able to fulfil this. Our most popular session times are from 4:25 pm-7:30 pm. Benefits - Hourly Rate: - Under 18: £8 - 18-20: £10.05 - 21+: £12.25 - Earn more as you progress! You will start on the base rate for your age group, with an annual opportunity to increase your pay based on the number of hours you have tutored for us! - 50% off Explore Learning membership fees for all immediate relations of staff members. - Get rewarded for referring a friend. You’ll receive a £50 bonus for every tutor who you refer and £500 for every supervisor/manager. - Take advantage of our payroll giving scheme, enhanced parental packages, mortgage broker service and pension matching scheme. - Benefit from joining one of our staff networks. They are a place to share ideas and make social connections at work.