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Theatre Technician

Theatre Technician

Sandringham School

Hertfordshire

Salary:
Between £17,598 and £19,263. H2/H3 scale
Job type:
Full Time, Part Time, Fixed Term
Start date:
September/October 2018
Apply by:
9 September 2018

Job overview

We are looking to recruit a theatre technician to assist with the technical running of The SandPit Theatre including productions, maintenance and various site specific pieces that happen around the school campus. Knowledge/experience of lighting and sound systems as well as operation is required. Applicants need to be flexible and be able to work some evenings/weekends. 37 hours per week plus the opportunity to work paid overtime. Fixed term in the first instance. One full time or two part time posts available.

Why Sandringham?

  • Over £8 million has been invested in developing the learning environment in the past three years to provide a state-of-the-art learning campus.
  • All students bring their own tablet device to school so that teachers can be even more flexible in their delivery of lessons.
  • Behaviour is exemplary and visitors always comment on the outstanding learning ethos across the school.
  • The school runs a Teaching School Alliance, is an Awarding Body for Initial Teacher Training, holds International status and embraces excellence in all areas of the curriculum.
  • Staff who work at the school receive outstanding training and gain significant career experience.
  • Staff can benefit from the school’s children of staff admission rule, a cycle to work scheme, childcare vouchers and access to a wide variety of school trips.

If you would like to work in a forward thinking school and make a difference, we would like to hear from you. This position has a start date of September/October 2018 and the deadline for applications 9am Monday 10th September 2018.

Prospective candidates are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible as the school reserves the right to close the advert should we feel able to appoint an appropriate candidate. Full details are available from our website www.sandringham.herts.sch.uk or www.teachinherts.com.

Applications should be sent to: Kate Ward, HR Officer, Sandringham School, The Ridgeway, St Albans, AL4 9NX, Tel 01727 799560. Email appointments@sandringham.herts.sch.uk.

Sandringham School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and references. We are strongly committed to promoting equality of opportunity and the elimination of unlawful discrimination. Please note that this post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Closing date: 10/09/2018 09:00:00
Interview date: Soon thereafter

Sandringham is a highly popular and oversubscribed school with an excellent reputation both locally and nationally. Over the past years we have been graded Outstanding by Ofsted at every visit to the school. We have been in the 100 top performing non-selective state schools in England for the past 3 years, and are one of the first to gain 'World Class Schools' status. Each year our examination results demonstrate high performance at all levels. Our value added is very high placing the school in the top percentile rankings of all schools nationally. Saying this, there is still plenty of room for improvement and we are working hard to continue to raise standards wherever possible. We support all areas of the curriculum and, in addition, have a strong focus on STEM subjects and the Arts. We also hold International School status and encourage work on an international basis. Sandringham co-ordinates the Alban Federation which is a School Centred Initial Teacher Training Provider. For our NQTs we offer a paid position from July with attendance on our comprehensive induction along with an initial fixed term contract. We are also a National Teaching School and run the Alban Teaching School Alliance with Sir John Lawes School in Harpenden, offering significant CPD opportunities for staff across a large number of schools. All our teaching staff are provided with a laptop and iPad and as our own admitting authority our admissions criteria now includes a children of staff rule. We now deliver a blended learning environment with every student able to use their own tablet device in the classroom. One of our most important and well-established networks is the BeauSandVer Consortium that provides high-quality post-16 education across Beaumont, Sandringham and Verulam Schools. We are a seven form entry school with 1300 students including over 330 in the Sixth Form. We take every opportunity to develop the campus and are proud of the resources and facilities available to all the young people and staff at Sandringham and have invested over £8m in recent developments. Staff morale at Sandringham is very high, shored up by an excellent working environment. Central to everything that happens at Sandringham are its students. With our direct and simple mission statement: ‘Everybody can be Somebody’ staff have sought to ensure that every young person feels valued and listened to. We pride ourselves in developing staff and providing significant opportunities for leadership and promotion. It is a really exciting and enjoyable place to work. Additional information can be found on our website.

Everybody can be Somebody

For more information and to apply online : www.teachinherts.com

The Ridgeway
St Albans
Hertfordshire
AL4 9NX
01727 799560
www.sandringham.herts.sch.uk

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Sandringham is a highly popular and oversubscribed school with an excellent reputation both locally and nationally. Over the past years we have been graded Outstanding by Ofsted at every visit to the school. We have been in the 100 top performing non-selective state schools in England for the past 6 years, and are one of the first to gain 'World Class Schools' status. Each year our examination results demonstrate high performance at all levels. Our value added is very high placing the school in the top percentile rankings of all schools nationally. Saying this, there is still plenty of room for improvement and we are working hard to continue to raise standards wherever possible. We support all areas of the curriculum and, in addition, have a strong focus on STEM subjects and the Arts. We also hold International School status and encourage work on an international basis.

Sandringham School is a member of the Alban Academies Trust, together with Verulam School, Ridgeway Academy, Wheatfield’s Junior School and Wheatfield’s Infants’ and Nursery School. We work in a multi-academy trust to share best practice, deliver joint training, promote the highest of expectations and raise achievement for all students. Our motto is ‘Educational Excellence for Everyone’. The trust offers significant opportunities for career development of staff at all levels within our organisation.

Sandringham also co-ordinates the Alban Federation which is a School Centred Initial Teacher Training Provider. As part of the AAT we offer an enhanced induction programme for all our NQTS.  This programme begins at the beginning of July with our 3 week summer induction programme, which attracts an attendance payment of £2,000 and a contract on the main pay scale from 1st September.  Support is provided by subject and senior leader mentors and we offer subject specific as well as general training through ATSA and Herts for Learning events. Please see the attached document for further information. We are also a National Teaching School and run the Alban Teaching School Alliance with Sir John Lawes School in Harpenden and STAGS in St Albans, offering significant CPD opportunities for staff across a large number of schools. All our teaching staff are provided with a laptop and iPad and as our own admitting authority our admissions criteria now includes a children of staff rule.

We deliver a blended learning environment with every student able to use their own tablet device in the classroom. One of our most important and well-established networks is the BeauSandVer Consortium that provides high-quality post-16 education across Beaumont, Sandringham and Verulam Schools. We are an eight form entry school with 1482 students including over 380 in the Sixth Form.

We take every opportunity to develop the campus and are proud of the resources and facilities available to all the young people and staff at Sandringham and have invested over £10m in recent developments.

Staff morale at Sandringham is very high, shored up by an excellent working environment. Central to everything that happens at Sandringham are its students. With our direct and simple mission statement: ‘Everybody can be Somebody’ staff have sought to ensure that every young person feels valued and listened to. We pride ourselves in developing staff and providing significant opportunities for leadership and promotion. It is a really exciting and enjoyable place to work.

Additional information can be found on our website.

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