Study Skills Tutor

Birkenhead School, founded in 1860, is an HMC independent day school providing education for boys and girls drawn from the whole of the Wirral, Liverpool and as far afield as Chester and North Wales.

Situated in the leafy suburb of Oxton, the School enjoys excellent facilities. The main campus has a ‘village green’ atmosphere, with classrooms and laboratories looking out over the cricket square. Recent capital developments have included a new landscaped playground area and an outdoor classroom. There are ongoing and substantial investments in facilities. In addition to the main campus, the School owns 17 acres of playing fields on two sites nearby – the primary one being McAllester Field.

The School comprises Nursery and Pre-Prep (Early Years), Prep and Seniors and integrates their objectives and activities within a ‘One School’ concept. Birkenhead School prides itself on being a family school and this has been greatly strengthened by the opening of the Nursery in 2006. It is attractive to parents to have all their children in one school and it is a great advantage for the school to be able to establish strong, long-lasting relationships with families.

Key Responsibilities

The Tutor’s role will be to:

• Support students to understand and record work in an appropriate way

• Advise students on appropriate approaches and strategies to facilitate effective study
       and learning, including planning, organisational and research skills, essay writing and
       examination preparation as appropriate

• Encourage students to develop independent learning and study skills, adjusting
       activities and strategies according to the student’s learning styles

• Liaise with Seniors SENDCo and Teaching staff on individual support needs, effective
      support strategies, learning programmes and schemes of work

• Maintain accurate and timely student records, feeding back to Seniors SENDCo, class
      Teachers and parents

• Provide feedback to students in relation to their progress and achievement

• Encourage students to effectively participate in their learning programmes

• Work closely with class Teachers to establish a safe, positive and inclusive learning
      environment

• Be familiar with the profiles of all students on the SEND register, and those who require
       additional support

• Contribute and be familiar with plans for students with higher needs such as
       Education, Health and Care Plans or Pupil Funding Agreements

• Under direction of the Seniors SENDCo, support students during unstructured School
       times and co-curricular activities

• Contribute to the planning, development, implementation and evaluation of
       intervention programmes and provide guidance to other team members as required

The ideal candidate will:

• Have a secure knowledge and understanding of the KS3 and KS4 curriculum areas
       including current developments in teaching and learning

• Have an AMBDA or equivalent qualification, approved by the SpLD Assessment
      Standards Committee

• Be an excellent classroom practitioner with evidence of good teaching skills, leading to
       consistently high standards of achievement

• Be enthusiastic, confident and diligent.

• Develop and maintain good relationships with students and colleagues.

• Have a sound understanding and awareness of Safeguarding procedures.

• Develop creative and innovative teaching techniques

• Be IT literate to support teaching and learning.

• Inspire staff and students through action.

The full list of role and responsibilities can be found on the School website at www.birkenheadschool.co.uk

This role may suit candidates with QTS but this is not a prerequisite.

Hours

There is the potential for flexibility in the post, and the successful candidate will contribute in the decision making for days/part days worked. Due to the varying number of students requiring support, the School would be looking for someone to be flexible in their commitment where necessary. The role is currently advertised within a range of 0.6 – 0.8 FTE. The successful candidate will be required to work as necessary to carry out the duties of the role. 

Other Benefits

We will value and support your contribution to School life and in return provide you with excellent rewards;  

• Working with fantastic young students

• Working as part of a committed team

• Membership of a pension Scheme

• Access to Employee Assistance Wellbeing Programme

• Term time is 34 weeks

• Discount on School fees for children of permanent staff attending the School

• Free use of the fully equipped on-site gym

• Support for your continuous professional development 

• Free lunch and refreshments during the school day

A letter of application indicating skills and experience, together with a completed application form, including the names and email addresses of at least two referees, should be sent for the attention of the Headmaster.

To meet our safeguarding obligations, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check is undertaken as part of the recruitment process for all new staff. As Birkenhead School is an educational provider, it is permitted to ask whether an applicant has any convictions, cautions, reprimands or final warnings which would not be filtered in line with current guidance, as defined by The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). It is a criminal offence for an individual who is barred from working with children to apply for a role which is classed as regulated activity.

The closing date for applications: 9.00am on Monday 23rd May 2022.