About Us

WHO IS FUNCTIONAL SKILLS UK?

We are an independent Brighton based boutique training provider with courses running in Kent, Sussex and Surrey. We provide a wide range of qualifications which can be completed both online and face-to-face including Functional Skills and online short courses. We also run more leisure-based courses through our sister company, Swim UK!

Whether you are employed or unemployed, our aim is to help individuals develop their skills both in and out of the workplace.

Who are we?

Meet the team

Paul Smith

Managing Director

Luke Hardy

C.E.O.

Charlie Dew

Head of Compliance

Business Development
Kyle Young

National Sales Executive

Debbie Kelly

Business Development Officer / IQA Assessor

Functional Skills Team
Stacey Powell

Functional Skills Manager

Tom Angear

Functional Skills Account Lead

Alfie Highland

Multiply and Functional Skills Officer / Tutor

Steve Henman

WSCC Funactional Skills Tutor

Curriculum Team
Valeria Rafla

Community Engagement Advisor

Jess Folkes

Curriculum Co-ordinator

Tom Barnes

Enrollment Officer

Amir Bahrami

ESOL and Multiply Lead

Maryna Chaika

ESOL Support Officer / Office Administrator

Apprenticeship and Quality
Elaine Clarke

Head of Apprenticeships and Quality Manager

Julia Hardy

Apprenticeship Coordinator

Orsi Jakab

Tutor / Assessor / IQA

Jess Riley

Compliance Officer

Tutors
David Harvey

Senior Lead Tutor

Tom Wood

Tutor

Edina Husanovic

Tutor

Mariam Obeid

Tutor

Dariia Semenenko

Tutor

Nigel Sarjudeen

Tutor

Sarah Priest

Tutor

Iryna Rice

Tutor

Paul Smith – Managing Director
Luke Hardy – C.E.O
Charlie Dew – Head of Compliance

Business Development

Kyle Young – National Sales Executive

Debbie Kelly– Business Development Officer / IQA Assessor

Functional Skills Team

Stacey Powell – Functional Skills Manager
Tom Angear – Functional Skills Account Lead
Alfie Highland – Multiply and Functional Skills Officer / Tutor

Steve Henman – WSCC Functional Skills Tutor

Curriculum Team

Valeria Rafla – Community Engagement Advisor

Jess Folkes – Curriculum Co-ordinator

Tom Barnes – Enrolment Officer

Amir Bahrami – ESOL and Multiply Lead

Maryna Chaika – ESOL support officer / Office Administrator

Apprenticeship and Quality 

Elaine Clarke – Head of Apprenticeships and Quality Manager
Julia Hardy – Apprenticeship Coordinator
Orsi Jakab – Tutor / Assessor / IQA

Jess Riley – Compliance Officer

Tutors

David Harvey – Senior Lead Tutor
Tom Wood – Tutor
Edina Husanovic – Tutor
Mariam Obeid – Tutor
Dariia Semenenko – Tutor
Nigel Sarjudeen – Tutor
Sarah Priest – Tutor
Iryna Rice – Tutor

Who are we?

Meet the team

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Marketing

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Partners

Ongoing Vacancies

Job Vacancies

Functional Skills Tutor

Functional Skills UK are looking for a motivated, passionate individual to join our exciting Functional Skills team. They will support our Functional Skills Learners in Maths, English and/or ICT, across a range of locations. This varied role will not only involve supporting the learner to achieve their required qualifications, but have meaningful interactions with them and inspire a love of learning. Being a Functional Skills tutor is a rewarding way to make a difference to the lives of people living in your community. By tutoring, you will be able to directly support disadvantaged people to build their confidence and help ensure they have the qualifications needed to build a bright future, as well as developing your own skills. Tutors will be required to work with groups as well as 1:1 and offer additional learning support if required.

Esol Tutor

Functional Skills UK are looking for a motivated, passionate tutor to join our exciting ESOL team. You will be responsible for helping learners to achieve the best academic results they can and will act as a role model, have meaningful interactions with them and strive to inspire a love of learning. Being a ESOL tutor is a rewarding way to make a difference to the lives of people living in your community. By tutoring, you will be able to directly help learners to build their confidence while working in a forward thinking, friendly, fast paced, changing environment. You will help ensure they have the qualifications needed to build a bright future, as well as developing your own skills. Tutors will be required to work with groups as well as 1:1 and offer additional learning support if required.

To apply send us an email at info@functionalskillsuk.com