As a study skills tutor you will provide weekly 1-2-1 Study Skills Support for ArtsEd students on the programmes below who have been diagnosed with Specific Learning Difficulties (primarily Dyslexia and Dyspraxia).

These one-hour sessions are funded through the Disabled Student Allowance (DSA) scheme and require a specialist with experience of SpLD skill development within Cert HE / BA / MA Performing Arts (Acting / Musical Theatre) courses rather than mainstream academic learning.

• Promoting and safeguarding the welfare of young persons for whom you are responsible and with whom you come into contact.
• Delivery of individual 1-hour study skills sessions to facilitate independent learning and support students by identifying individual learning styles and strengths (in relation to sight reading, text retention, etc.).
• Identification of learning developmental needs for students; utilisation of information from available diagnostic reports / needs assessment reports. 
• Creating effective learning strategies that take into account the student’s individual learning style, course requirements and specific needs
• Assisting with all study-related strategy building- encompassing reading, writing, note-taking, planning, organisation, revision etc.
• Ensuring the student is accessing and understanding the course material to a good standard
• Assisting with reinforcement of course material should the student need reiteration and bolstering of ideas
• Supporting the student to develop practical, holistic, and integrated strategies (SpLD study skills and AT) with regards to workload and academic expectations
• Signposting the student towards other practitioners involved in the student’s support network where relevant
• To deliver weekly written session updates on each student to Disability Coordinator.
• Weekly liaison with on-site Disability Coordinator (re: session booking / student updates).
• To keep up to date with developments in the field of dyslexia/SpLD support for HE/FE students in line with needs for quality assured membership of professional bodies.