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The Supporting Tutor is a new role designed to provide holistic support to students of the Yehudi Menuhin School. Encompassing a broad range of activities feeding into all areas of the School, it offers a valuable opportunity to play a vitally important role in the musical, creative and pastoral development of the pupils.

The Supporting Tutor will work alongside our principal cello teachers to provide extra guidance for the pupils as an assistant teacher (usually the younger ones or those new to the School) and to help them practise efficiently (acting as a mentor), prepare for their lessons and develop independent learning skills. Acting as a pastoral liaison for the music department, the Supporting Tutor will be required to attend weekly pastoral meetings and deliver one-to-one tutoring for pupils. The Supporting Tutor may also be required to give Second Study cello lessons.

Communal music making activities such as chamber music and orchestra are at the heart of the School’s curriculum and it is expected that the Supporting Tutor will offer regular coaching sessions to our ensembles. Moreover, collaborative performances with pupils and fellow staff members will be encouraged, and it is therefore to be required that the successful candidate is a first-rate instrumentalist and a confident and experienced performer.

The Supporting Tutor will play a key role in the recruitment of new students through the provision of consultation lessons and attendance of auditions. The Supporting Tutor may also be asked to represent the School in recruitment initiatives such as Open Days, school visits and via partnerships with external organisations.

Beyond these core activities, there is some scope to define the role, as outlined in the Job Specification, to the strengths and interests of the individual.