Graduate Assistant (Sport)

We are looking for a Graduate Assistant to join the team. Sport will be a major part of the role.

Aldro is an outstanding coeducational boarding and day preparatory school located in the idyllic village setting of Shackleford near Godalming in Surrey.

The school is at a very exciting stage in its development. Girls were first admitted to Aldro in September 2021 and numbers on roll will have grown by over 50% over the past two years. The number of forms equally has risen from 11 in total to 15 over the same period. The school is based on a three-form model from Form 5 and benefits from a flourishing Senior School (Years 7 and 8).

There are currently 230 pupils aged 7-13 in the school; approximately 80 of them board full-time, weekly or part-time. Pupils sit Common Entrance or Scholarships at 13+ in Year 8, and the school has an outstanding record of academic excellence. 45 Scholarships and Exhibitions have been won over the past three years. In the last couple of years, Aldro pupils have left to attend such schools as: Abingdon, Bradfield, Canford, Charterhouse, Churcher’s, Eton, Harrow, King Edward’s, Lancing, Lord Wandsworth, Marlborough, RGS Guildford, Sherborne, Tonbridge, Uppingham, Wellington and Winchester.

Aldro is also committed to a breadth of education for its pupils and excellent results are achieved in sport, music, drama, art, design and chess. The school runs an extensive activity programme ranging from pistol shooting to Lego robotics, and debating to pétanque! The curriculum is taught over six days each week, with a Weekend Leave approximately every third weekend. All staff are expected to make an active contribution to the wider life of the school.

Graduate Assistants will be asked to undertake a broad range of tasks. Examples of this include:

Sport. Graduate Assistants will be asked to help with sport every day. The main sports at Aldro include rugby, football, netball, hockey, cricket, athletics, tennis and swimming. In addition to the ‘main’ sports, many others take place too – e.g. basketball, dance, shooting, golf, sailing, rowing, riding etc. Where Graduate Assistants have particular interests in some of the more ‘minor’ sports, they would almost certainly be able to find time to contribute in these areas. Graduate Assistants may also be asked to help with the delivery of PE lessons and contribute to the Enrichment programme of activities.

During the holidays the school sometimes organises sports tours and activity weeks (e.g. Pre-season Football training, the Summer School of Sport etc). Graduate Assistants will be expected to help with the delivery of these events.

Lessons and Cover. Graduate Assistants will be asked to help cover lessons when teachers are unable to be present. For those looking to pursue a future in teaching, the opportunity may exist by arrangement to shadow a full-time teacher with time to assist in the delivery of Curriculum content. They may also get experience in capacity as a Teaching Assistant in junior classes or by assisting with individuals in the Learning Support Department.

Day-to-Day running of the school & general supervision. Graduate Assistants will help staff with morning & lunchtime registration, day pupil departure, morning and afternoon snacks, and some general supervision of the pupils (e.g. morning break, mealtimes, and evening prep sessions). At times they will be asked to keep records on the school’s management system (SchoolBase). They will also be asked to lock the school buildings on a regular basis in the evenings.

There are also many other tasks as might be expected in a busy boarding school.