* To teach English knowledge and skills to individuals and small groups, across a range of ability and ages.
* To enable pupils to make good progress in English by providing suitable tasks that offer both support and challenge.
* To track pupils' acquisition of specific knowledge and skills.
* To liaise with teaching staff about pupils' strengths and areas for development.
* To provide individual/small group tutoring sessions for assigned pupils, focusing on specific knowledge and skills.
* To liaise with teachers and the head of department to identify specific gaps for specific pupils and groups.
* To track pupils' progress and acquisition of the agreed knowledge and skills.
* To utilise the department's schemes of learning and resources to plan sessions.
* To provide tuition that is appropriate for the individual's needs and attainment level.
* To use your expertise to support and prepare students for exams.
* To assess any barriers to the students' progress in English.
* To maintain up-to-date knowledge of the curriculum content.
* To use relevant tutoring methods and materials.
* To deliver video tutorials and facilitate online forums (if required).
* To regularly liaise with teaching staff to provide feedback on pupil progress.
* To keep pupil records and progress reports of individual students securely filed.
* To meet the necessary health and safety requirements for working with children and ensure professional conduct at all times, and in line with school policies.
* To utilise department resources to deliver tutoring sessions to students according to their educational needs and with reference to prior attainment, SEN and EAL as required, striving to ensure equal opportunities for all and no gaps in achievement between particular groups.
* To be familiar with, fully support and reinforce the aims, ethos, policies and procedures of the school with students, staff, parents and other stakeholders where and when appropriate.
* To safeguard children.
St James is a school with an ambitious curriculum, disruption-free classrooms and great learning. Our mission is to empower our students to use their education to become their best selves, to thrive in fulfilling careers and to lead great lives.