Law and Criminology Tutor

Contract type: Full Time (37.5 hours) – Permanent

Location: Teesside, Teesside International Study Centre

As a Tutor in the Business, Humanities, Social Sciences and Law Department in the ISC, you will teach on Law and Criminology modules on the level-3 International Foundation Year (IFY), level-4 International Year 1 (IY1) or level-6 Pre-Master’s Programme (PMP) or a combination of both of these programmes.
The ability to teach across a range of the following modules would be very advantageous:
There are 6 law modules, which are level 4 – Public Authorities & Human Rights; Introduction to the Constitutional Principles of Law; English Contract law; Understanding the English Legal System; Civil Law (Tort); and English Contract Law.
There are 2 criminology modules, which are level 4 – The impact of Crime on Society; and Contemporary Issues in Criminal Law.

ABOUT THE ROLE

• Contribute to the delivery and development of modules and teaching sessions offered by the TUISC ISC.
• Prepare and deliver teaching, including lectures, seminars and tutorial sessions, with a teaching load of up to 25 hours per week.
• Mark students’ formative and summative assessments submissions, providing timely and useful feedback to students on their performance, including writing regular student reports and tutorials.
• Develop and update course material for modules and teaching sessions, including module material for the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).
• Work with the Centre’s Student Experience team in the delivery of induction, orientation and registration programmes.
• Notify and liaise with colleagues where necessary to ensure all students receive appropriate ongoing welfare and progression support.
• Implement quality assurance procedures at the module and teaching session-level and contribute to the annual monitoring and review of courses.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of student attendance and performance.
• Carry out any other duties as required from time to time by centre managers.
• Contribute to the design, delivery and development of modules offered across the UKE network.
• Prepare and deliver teaching lectures, seminars and tutorial sessions, up to 25 hours per week.
• Write and prepare unit examinations and other forms of formative and summative assessment.
• Mark students’ formative and summative assessment submissions and provide timely feedback to students on their performance, including tutorials and writing regular student reports.
• Work with the Centre’s administration team to plan and deliver induction, orientation and registration programmes.
• Notify and liaise with colleagues, where necessary, to ensure all students receive appropriate on-going welfare and progression support.
• Track students’ academic journey, and identify and implement appropriate intervention strategies to support on-going learning.
• Implement quality assurance procedures at module and teaching session level, and contribute to the annual monitoring and review of courses.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of students’ attendance and performance.
• Attend and contribute to standardisation, moderation and other quality assurance meetings, where relevant.
• Participate in regular meetings with teaching and support staff contributing to the effective overall management of the programme and student life cycle.
• Maintain and submit accurate and timely records of teaching and other activities.
• Participate in regular training and development activities, and maintain a log of these activities.
• Carry out any other duty as required from time to time by the relevant line manager.

ABOUT YOU

• LLB (Hons) Law OR Criminology BSc (Hons)
• Relevant Teaching Qualification.
• Fluent spoken and written English.
• Experience of teaching relevant subject modules in the UK Higher or Further education sector and experience of working with international students.

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