Our tutors
The people behind the provision.
Qualified to teach. Trained to support.
Our tutors are not supply cover or a stopgap. They are experienced, qualified professionals who have chosen to work in alternative provision because they believe in it, and in the young people it serves.
Qualified to teach. Trained to support.
Every tutor working with Fylde AP holds Qualified Teacher Status. They bring classroom experience from a range of settings, mainstream, special, and alternative provision, and many have worked with some of the most complex and vulnerable young people in education.
We are a small, close-knit team. That means every tutor is known to our leadership, carefully matched to each pupil, and supported throughout every placement. Quality is not something we audit at the end. It is something we build in from the start.
Beyond QTS
What every Fylde AP tutor brings
Safeguarding trained
All tutors receive safeguarding training in line with current statutory guidance and are fully briefed on our safeguarding procedures before working with any pupil. Enhanced DBS checks and Update Service compliance are non-negotiable.
Trauma-informed
Our tutors understand that behaviour is communication, and that many of the young people we work with carry experiences that have shaped how they feel about adults and about learning. Patience, consistency, and non-judgement are not optional extras. They are how we work.
SEND and complex needs experienced
Our team has extensive experience across a wide range of need, including autism, ADHD, PDA, SEMH, and other complex profiles. They know how to adapt their approach, adjust their expectations, and find the way in for a pupil who has been told, by experience if not by words, that education is not for them.
Relationship-builders
This might sound simple, but it is the hardest and most important thing. Our tutors are people who genuinely like young people, who are curious about them, who find them interesting, and who show up consistently. For many of our pupils, that consistency is something they have not had before. It matters enormously.
Meet the team
The tutors your pupils will work with
Every tutor holds QTS and has been through safer recruitment. Choose View profile to see their qualifications, specialisms and background.
Liana
Deputy Lead Tutor and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead, Secondary English
Liana
Deputy Lead Tutor and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead, Secondary English
QTS · Enhanced DBS
- KS3 & GCSE English
- Functional Skills English
- SEMH
- SEND
- Former GCSE examiner
Liana has over twenty years’ experience teaching English across Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4 and Functional Skills, with a strong track record of helping pupils meet and exceed their target grades. A former GCSE examiner with training in SEND, she is experienced in supporting pupils with social and emotional needs, and adapts her teaching so every learner can build confidence in reading, writing and analysis.
Joanne
Alternative Provision Tutor, KS1 to KS4
Joanne
Alternative Provision Tutor, KS1 to KS4
QTS · Enhanced DBS · Forest School Level 3 · Team Teach Level 2
- All subjects EYFS–KS4
- SEND
- SEMH
- EBSA
- EAL
- Outdoor learning
Joanne has twenty-five years’ experience in education, including ten years as a full-time primary classroom teacher from Reception to Year 6. She has extensive experience in alternative provision, working one-to-one and in groups with pupils from Early Years to Year 11, and has run specialist projects using creative subjects and outdoor learning to support pupils with SEMH needs and EBSA. Her calm, patient approach has earned positive feedback from pupils, families and local authorities.
Joanna
English Tutor
Joanna
English Tutor
QTS · Enhanced DBS
- KS2 SATs
- KS3 & GCSE English Language and Literature
- Functional Skills English
- GCSE examiner
Joanna has eighteen years’ experience teaching English on the Fylde Coast to pupils aged 11 to 18, including leadership roles as Pastoral Lead (Head of Year) and Assistant Head of Department. A GCSE English examiner, she delivers one-to-one and small-group tuition from upper Key Stage 2 SATs through to GCSE and Functional Skills English, combining excellent organisation with a real talent for building good relationships.
Ella
Secondary English Tutor
Ella
Secondary English Tutor
QTS · Enhanced DBS
- KS2–KS3 English
- GCSE & AS Level English Language and Literature
- SEMH
- SEND
Ella is a qualified English teacher who has taught English Language and Literature to students aged 10 to 18 in mainstream schools, alternative provision and one-to-one settings. With additional training in safeguarding, mental health and SEND, she has a proven track record of success with some of the most complex pupils, including those with significant behavioural and mental health needs. She brings enthusiasm, resilience and creativity to every session.
Lisa G.
Primary Tutor, EYFS, KS1 and KS2
Lisa G.
Primary Tutor, EYFS, KS1 and KS2
QTS · Enhanced DBS · Team Teach Level 1
- EYFS–KS2
- English
- Maths
- Phonics
- SEND
Lisa is a primary teacher with eighteen years’ experience across EYFS, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. She has taught many children with a wide range of needs, both in the classroom and one-to-one, and adapts her teaching to suit each learner. Calm, patient and empathetic, she builds positive relationships and uses careful assessment to identify clear next steps in English, maths and phonics.
Lisa J.
Maths Tutor
Lisa J.
Maths Tutor
QTS · Enhanced DBS
- Maths KS1–KS4
- GCSE Maths
- Functional Skills Numeracy to Level 3
- Hard-to-reach learners
Lisa has over twenty years’ experience working with harder-to-reach learners, one-to-one and in groups. She has delivered Functional Skills Numeracy for more than fifteen years across youth work and adult education, and teaches GCSE Maths in high schools and pupil referral units. Patient and encouraging, she works at the right pace for each pupil, scaffolding their learning so they can tackle exam-style questions with confidence.
Pippa
Primary Tutor
Pippa
Primary Tutor
QTS · Enhanced DBS · Team Teach Level 1
- EYFS–KS4
- Maths
- Reading and writing
- SATs
- SEND & EAL
Pippa is an experienced primary teacher who has spent much of her career in Year 6, preparing children for their SATs. Maths is her passion, and she especially enjoys helping pupils get to grips with tricky concepts. She supports reading, writing and maths from EYFS to Key Stage 2, including pupils with SEND and EAL, whether a child needs to close gaps, build strong foundations or push ahead.
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Leadership
Small enough to care. Expert enough to deliver.
Fylde AP is founded and led by a QTS-qualified teacher and qualified Designated Safeguarding Lead, with direct experience of alternative provision delivery, SEND casework, and multi-agency working.
We are deliberately small. That means every tutor is known to our leadership, every pupil is known to their tutor, and nothing falls through the gaps. When you commission a placement with us, you are working with a small, specialist team, not an agency. We know every pupil, and we work closely with you throughout.
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Rachel Swarbrick
Founder, Director and Designated Safeguarding Lead
BSc (Hons) · PGCE · QTS · DSL trained · Team Teach Level 2 · Enhanced DBS
- Maths KS2–KS3
- Primary to secondary transition
- SEND
- SEMH
- Safeguarding leadership
Rachel is the founder and director of Fylde AP and its Designated Safeguarding Lead. She trained and taught in Tower Hamlets, London, spending ten years as a classroom teacher, before moving into specialist tutoring and alternative provision. Before teaching, she worked for a local authority supporting people experiencing homelessness, which shaped her multi-agency approach. A maths tutor with particular expertise in the move from primary to secondary school, she has helped many pupils with SEND and SEMH needs who were significantly underachieving to make strong progress and rediscover their confidence. Although she now tutors less, she still enjoys teaching when she can and is always present in the centre, getting to know every pupil and building the positive relationships that make it a nurturing place to learn.
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