Tutor handbook 2009-2010 Contents Page

Billie Godfrey - Vocal Tutor



Currently working as a much-in-demand session singer, and recording her own solo album, Billie manages to fit in teaching at BIMM into her hectic schedule. With experience that ranges from Grade 6 Opera, Piano and guitar qualifications, Billie has a unique range of musical experience. Her credits also include singing with the likes of Beverley Knight (where she supported Prince at the O2, culminating in two after show jams with Prince and his band at the after show parties!), Sting, Lionel Ritchie, Texas, Kylie Minogue, Chaka Khan, Jools Holland’s Rhythm and Blues Orchestra and INXS





Toby May - Degree Tutor

Toby May has been a professional freelance sound engineer since 2001. Based at Metway Studios in Brighton, he has worked with a number of high-profile acts including the studio’s proprietors, The Levellers. Using a mixture of analogue and digital recording media and modern editing techniques, Toby has made a name for himself at BIMM by engineering and producing some of the college’s newest and exciting bands.





Neill Thew - Head of Teaching and Learning

Neill is an award-winning teacher who has taught in many Universities around the UK and Europe - including Oxford, London, Sussex and Gothenburg. These days he helps tutors teach better and students learn better - and works with schools and Universities in the UK, the States and Asia. He’s also a writer and editor.





Sue Orton – PGCert HE Tutor

Sue is a key tutor working closely with the BIMM team on core aspects of the BIMM Tutor Training programme, most nobly, the BIMM PGCert. Any BIMM tutors currently studying on this course will benefit from Sue’s expertise in teaching and learning, gained from many years experience in the field.

HEALTH & SAFETY POLICY 2009 / 10

It is the policy of the Brighton Institute of Modern Music, as far as is reasonably practicable to provide an environment in which staff, students and visitors can function without risk to their health or safety through the following measures:

1. 
   Ensure that BIMM is a safe place, and that the environment, facilities and equipment subject to safe systems of work to prevent risks to health or safety.
   
2. 
   Provide and maintain an environment that is suitable with regard to facilities and arrangements to safeguard the occupational health requirements and welfare of employees and students.
   
3. 
   Provide an environment in which everyone can carry out their tasks without fear of intimidation, harassment, violence, or undue stress.
   
4. 
   To identify the need for, and to provide, training, instruction, information and supervision to all staff and students.
   
5. 
   Provide a means of consultation on Health and Safety matters for all employees, their representatives, the student representatives and recognise the role of Trade Union Safety Representatives.
   
6. 
   Promote personal responsibility and effort on the part of everyone to avoid and prevent health hazards and injuries to themselves and to others who may be affected by their acts or omissions and to co-operate with BIMM to comply with its duties, requirements and statutory obligations.
   
7. 
   Ensure that all those with responsibilities for managing equipment or premises, or supervising others, are aware that these responsibilities include Health and Safety requirements and the need to carry out risk assessments for all potentially hazardous activities.
   
8. 
   Ensure that the principles of good health and safety management are applied to all activities undertaken by BIMM including activities such as events, travel, and field trips.
   
9. 
   Provide support on matters of occupational safety through the Head of Estates who will be responsible for advice to the organisation, for regular auditing, and who has the responsibility and authority for enforcement.
   
10. 
    Ensure that all accidents and incidents are reported to and logged by the Head of Estates.
    
11. 
    Monitor the Health and Safety performance of BIMM through regular reports to the Principal.
    
12. 
    Make arrangements to act upon Health and Safety matters at all levels through the termly Estate and Health & Safety meetings.
    
13. 
    Display and publicise this statement and review it annually.
    

EAR PROTECTION





The information below is taken from www.dontlosethemusic.com – an awareness campaign site run by the Royal National Institute for the Deaf.



Ear protection is vitally important and something you must be constantly thinking about. If you ever have ringing in your ears or dull hearing after exposure to any noise, then you’ve been listening to that noise too loudly or for too long and are already causing yourself irreversible damage.



“Prolonged exposure to sound over 80 decibels can damage your ears.”

But how loud is 80 decibels?

1. 
   20 dB(A) is a quiet room at night, whispering, rustling leaves.
   
2. 
   60 dB(A) is ordinary spoken conversation.
   
3. 
   80 dB(A) is shouting.
   
4. 
   80 – 110 dB(A) is a night club.
   
5. 
   110 dB(A) is a pneumatic drill nearby.
   
6. 
   110-120 dB(A) is a rock concert.
   
7. 
   130 dB(A) is an aeroplane taking off 100m away.
   
8. 
   140 dB(A) is the threshold at which noise is painful to listen to for most people, although some people may find lower levels painful too.
   

Put simply, if you can’t talk to people two metres away without shouting it means the noise level is dangerous and you should take precautions to protect your hearing.



Can you ears get used to loud music?



No! If you think you have toughened up your ears to loud music, or become used to loud music, then it is possible you have already suffered some damage. Everybody’s hearing can be damaged and nobody can harden their ears against that damage.



Noise induced hearing loss is usually painless and gradual, which often makes it difficult to notice that it’s there until it’s too late.



“Once you damage the hearing cells in your ears they die and cannot be repaired. Once it happens it is permanent.”



PROTECT YOUR EARS - BUY AND WEAR EAR PLUGS!

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND STRATEGY

Overview



The Brighton Institute of Modern Music acknowledges that its corporate activities have an impact on the environment both locally and globally. We are committed to minimizing this impact wherever practicable and recognise that all staff, students and visitors have a responsibility to play their part in achieving this goal.



To this end BIMM is committed to:

1. 
   Developing and maintaining effective waste management and recycling practices.
   
2. 
   Promoting and encouraging the use of sustainable forms of travel and transport by students and staff.
   
3. 
   Minimizing harmful emissions released into the atmosphere and helping to conserve resources through improvements in energy efficiency.
   
4. 
   Increasing the awareness of environmental responsibilities amongst staff, students and visitors to the University.
   
5. 
   Taking into account environmental factors in any development and new build projects.
   
6. 
   Meeting the requirements of relevant legislation and striving for the continual improvement of environmental performance.
   

Re-cycling at BIMM



As part of our newly implemented environmental policy, BIMM is committed to the recycling of as much waste generated by our on-site activities as is possible. Recycling stations can be found in the following areas:



At BIMM House -

1. 
   Each floor will have clearly marked bins for the disposal of paper, plastics and cans. The exact locations are unknown as this manual goes to print.
   

At BIMM West -

1. 
   In the Common Room on the ground floor.
   
2. 
   First floor landing area beneath the notice board opposite the staff office door.
   

Each station will have clearly marked bins for the disposal of paper, plastics, and cans.



At BIMM East -

1. 
   First Floor, by the notice boards.
   

Note that because of space constraints recycling will initially be limited to paper at the BIMM East site.



Any non recyclable waste can also be disposed of at these ‘stations’ in separate clearly marked bins.



It is the responsibility of all site users to dispose of their rubbish in the appropriate manner. It is not feasible for our cleaners to sort through refuse therefore, the success of BIMM’s recycling policy rests upon the individual commitment of each student and staff member at BIMM.




Please help us to make BIMM an environmentally friendly place.