Foreign Language Assistant
Sandringham School
St Albans
- Expired
- Salary:
- £20 per hour, inclusive of holiday pay
- Job type:
- Part Time, Casual
- Apply by:
- 20 January 2026
Job overview
We are seeking to recruit a German Language Assistant to support primarily our GCSE and A-level students in preparing for their Speaking Exams but also to inspire our KS3 pupils to speak German inside and outside lessons. The Language Assistant will be required to prepare and teach 1-1 or small group sessions and also to support in lessons where required. The successful applicant will be required to communicate effectively with young people, liaise with teachers, adapt and create resources and act as a role model to raise our students’ aspirations. There are opportunities to be involved in our wider activities, including our Exchange with a German school and an annual trip to German for Year 8 students.
This is a zero hours contract with variable hours of approximately 6 hours per week. The rate of pay is £20 per hour which includes holiday pay which is paid at the statutory rate of 12.07%
If this is something you are looking for in your career, please don't hesitate and we would love to hear from you!
The successful candidate will:
have professional integrity
possess empathy with young people
have the ability to work well within a team
be inspiring, dynamic and passionate
promote Sandringham’s ethos and values
Sandringham School is part of the Ambition Education Trust (AET). The Ambition Education Trust (AET) consists of ten schools in Hertfordshire; three primary, one nursery and infants’, one juniors and five secondary. Our Trust launched in September 2024 following the amalgamation of two established Multi Academy Trusts (MATs), Alban Academies Trust and ATLAS Multi Academy Trust. As a member of the AET, we are able to maximise opportunities for rewarding careers and opportunities for personal and professional development throughout our wider organisation. Sandringham School also leads the Alban Teaching School Hub.
Application deadline: 9am on Tuesday, 20th January 2026
Expected interview date: 23rd January 2026
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.
Ambition Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment to a post at AET is subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, as well as other pre-appointment checks including an online check, as outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education.
We are committed to the aim of ensuring that everyone who applies to work for us receives fair treatment and we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, disability, race, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership and caring status. We expect all our staff to demonstrate a commitment to advancing equality of opportunity and fostering good relations.
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About Sandringham School
Sandringham School is a large, highly successful, and oversubscribed mixed comprehensive school with a long-standing reputation for excellence. It has been graded Outstanding by Ofsted in every inspection since 2008, including the most recent in 2024.
Becoming an academy in 2011 and a founding member of a multi-academy trust in 2017, Sandringham now plays a leading role within the Ambition Education Trust, a cross-phase partnership of five primary and five secondary schools across Hertfordshire.
At the heart of Sandringham’s success is its distinctive learning culture. Visitors consistently remark on the exemplary behaviour, maturity, and positivity of students, and on the calm, purposeful atmosphere that pervades the school. Central to everything is a clear and inclusive mission: “Everybody can be Somebody” and our three values: Responsibility, Relationships and Respect. This philosophy underpins the school’s ethos, ensuring every young person feels valued, supported, and encouraged to achieve their very best. The same principle applies to staff: mutual respect, collaboration, and professional trust define daily life at Sandringham.
Relationships between students and staff are exceptional. Classrooms are places of curiosity and challenge, where students are confident to express their views and take an active role in shaping their learning. The Student Leadership Team plays a significant role in influencing school policy and contributing to the school’s ongoing development.
Sandringham is an eight-form entry comprehensive with over 1,800 students, including more than 600 in the Sixth Form. The Sixth Form is a beacon of excellence, popular both with existing students and those who join from other schools, drawn by its reputation for outstanding teaching, pastoral care, and results.
Sandringham also hosts the Alban Teaching School Hub, responsible for the training and development of staff across over a hundred schools in Hertfordshire. This includes Initial Teacher Training and the school regularly supports ITT staff each year, as they learn more about teaching and gain qualified teacher status.
We deliver a blended learning environment with every owns a Chromebook (laptops in the sixth form) to support their learning. We use Google Suite software to support this, together with other applications that provide an integrated service to help students manage their learning. All staff are provided with a device to allow them to carry out their responsibilities, and training to support the deliver.
The campus is developed on a continuous basis and boasts significant buildings for the arts (dance, drama, music, art) including a full-sized professional theatre, sport (indoor swimming pool, sports hall, gym, fitness suite 4g floodlit pitch, 8 tennis courts, netball courts, and 110m synthetic running track), STEM (12 fully-equipped laboratories, newly refurbished Design and Technology block, dedicated maths building) in addition to a large sixth form campus including cafeteria and coffee shop.
Staff are used to working closely together for the benefit of students, with high-performing teams in every faculty. Well-being is a high priority and the school takes every opportunity to address workload challenges and avoid unnecessary bureaucracy. Staff who work at Sandringham receive high-quality training and are rewarded with many career development opportunities. It is a really exciting and enjoyable place to work.
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