Edinburgh Law School
Course Tutor Application Form 2015/16
Thank you for your interest in Ordinary Course Tutoring at Edinburgh Law School. In
order to complete the application process we would be grateful if you would answer
the following questions and return the completed form as an email attachment along
with an up-to-date CV to law@ed.ac.uk
Title:
Surname:
Forename:
Date of birth:
National Insurance number:
Do you currently hold a contract of employment with the University of Edinburgh?
If so please note your staff/payroll number:
Are you currently enrolled as a student with Edinburgh University?
If yes, what programme and what year of study?
Email address
Contact Address
Mobile number:
Are you a UK/EEA national?
Do you have a valid UK/EU passport?
(Please note that all University employees are required to provide proof that they are eligible
to work in the UK. You will be asked to bring this proof into the School before your contract is
issued. If a Tier 4 student (non-UK/EU) is employed without confirmation of his or her
term/vacation dates, the University will be in breach of the statutory code on preventing illegal
working and our UKVI sponsorship licence requirements.)
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Please provide details of relevant academic qualifications, research experience and
other relevant professional expertise not included in your CV.
Please provide details of previous teaching experience and training.
Please indicate which Ordinary course(s) you would be interested in tutoring.
http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/courses/
Course Name:
Course Name:
Course Name:
Please tell us when you will be available to tutor (answer yes or no) –
Semester One only (October to December):
Semester Two only (January to April):
Both Semesters:
Please indicate the average number of hours you can undertake per week:
Please provide reference details (from your most recent employer if applicable).
References will only be taken up after completion of your interview.
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Important information for potential Ordinary Course tutors
We greatly value the contribution that our Ordinary Course tutors make to the LLB
Programmes. It is extremely important that all new tutors are fully aware of the
commitment that we expect you to make. Although you will be offered guidance by
the Course Organisers and Tutor Mentor, you will be expected to make yourself fully
familiar with the content of the course/courses that you are tutoring. This will involve
reading the course guides and all supporting material and if you have not studied at
Edinburgh we would recommend attending lectures. The courses website is a useful
resource and you will be expected to be familiar with this site. You will also be given
a copy of the LL.B Tutor Handbook which will answer most questions you might
have.
At the start of each semester each Course Organiser will organise a compulsory
group meeting for all course tutors. At this meeting, you will receive guidance on
how to work through the tutorial exercises; suggested answers or learning outcomes
for each tutorial; course assessment titles, a copy of the common marking criteria
and practical advice on how to give feedback.
The Teaching Office will organise tutorial groups and the tutorial timetable and will
advise you of the details. Therefore, it is essential that you ensure the Teaching
Office has your up-to-date email and mobile telephone details and also a note of the
days and times that you are unable to tutor. It is a difficult undertaking to organise
the several hundred tutorials that we run and, although we appreciate it may
sometimes be unavoidable, cancellations cause major problems. If you are going to
be detained in a work meeting or in court, please ensure that you give the Teaching
Office as much notice as possible so that the students can be contacted and the
tutorial re-arranged. Tutors who regularly cancel tutorials will have their contracts
terminated.
All tutors are expected to report student non-attendance to the Teaching Office every
week. At the early stage of the semester this may happen because a student has
changed groups and by reporting the non-attendance you will be able to ensure you
have an up-to-date list of those in your group(s). At later stages however nonattendance can provide an indication that a student is experiencing problems and,
therefore, it is essential that we are made aware that the student is not attending.
All tutors will be given an offer letter outlining teaching expectations and offering a
guaranteed minimum number of tutorials. Tutors are paid on the UE06 scale. Full
payment arrangements will be confirmed in this letter.
Please note that your first year of tutoring is considered to be a probationary year
and you will be advised of the outcome of that probation at the end of semester two.
Further information about your appointment and payment guidelines will be
communicated in due course.
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