The acting tutor will work across the Foundation, BA and MA programmes to deliver fundamental acting classes for stage and/or screen. The tutor will undertake verbal and written assessments where necessary, 1-2-1 pastoral care and any training in order to fulfil the requirements of the role.
Foundation Course Teaching:
Teaching a range of Foundation Course classes as timetabled.
Co-directing Foundation Course end of year project.
Liaising with Foundation Course leader as an additional point of contact for all Foundation students with regards to course and/or pastoral issues
Holding weekly Foundation company meetings. This will include monitoring student’s wellbeing, 1-2-1 tutorials and group tutorials.
In conjunction with the Foundation Course Leader, formulating and reviewing plans for the delivery of the Foundation curriculum in advance of the academic year.
Implementing and overseeing relevant Acting Foundation Course student assessments.
Undertaking written feedback, maintaining and updating assessment details.
Managing, appraising and recording the progress of students.
Facilitating Foundation induction and student handbook sessions.
Introducing Foundation students to initial industry links
Organising theatre trips, arranging end of year workshops with visiting directors, and facilitating student/actor link up.
Implementing strategies to maintain discipline amongst the student body.
Monitoring student attendance, keeping daily registers and ensuring follow up procedures are implemented.
Ensuring the curriculum taught and course structure matches the requirements of the HE Cert qualification.
Supporting the course leader with student application references.
BA Acting Teaching:
Teaching first year acting classes for stage and screen.
Developing improvisation curriculum, ensuring it remains contemporary, inclusive and practical.
Participating in auditions days whenever available/required to do so.
Undertaking internal and external professional development activity commensurate with the expectations of the post.
Ensuring the curriculum taught and course structure matches the requirements of the Degree, the National Qualification and the professional accrediting bodies.
MA Course Teaching:
Teaching on the MA programme as required by the Director of the School of Acting and in consultation with MA course leader
Secondary Duties
Running Outreach workshops with feeder schools and colleges whenever available/required to do so.
Facilitating auditions whenever available/required to do so.
Being flexible in covering classes and helping whenever available/required to do so.
Contributing to the delivery and enhancement of the BA in Acting
