Sports GAP Student Part time Fixed term (one year) - Candidate Information - King's Worcester
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Sports GAP Student Part time Fixed term (one year) Candidate Information
The King’s
Foundation
I am delighted that you but opened our Pre-Prep department in 2009 in an
have expressed an interest impressive, purpose-built facility. This was extended
in becoming a Sports GAP in 2014 and our Nursery opened in September 2019.
student. There is also a forest-school area on the site.
I have been the Head here for We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic Gap Year
five years and worked within Student to our friendly team at St Alban’s on a
the King’s Foundation since temporary one year contract from September 2021.
2007. I can confirm that this is The ideal candidate will have a passion for working
a special community and that with children and will enjoy supporting our class
this is a very exciting opportunity. teachers in providing a high-quality education for
our children.
The King’s St Alban’s site is adjacent to ‘Big King’s’
and benefits greatly from shared facilities, staffing If this sounds like your sort of role, then I look
and an ease of transition. We have over 190 children forward to meeting you in the weeks ahead.
from ages 2 to 11 on our beautiful city-centre site.
We were a traditional Junior School for many years Richard Chapman
Head, King’s St Alban’s, Worcester
Location
Worcester is an historic, attractive, well-resourced
and safe Cathedral city with good rail The King’s Foundation
communications into Birmingham and London and
easy access to the beautiful countryside of the The King’s Foundation in Worcester is a community of
Malvern Hills. The main School site is right beside the three schools: King’s Senior and two Junior Schools,
majestic Cathedral and just a few paces from all the King’s St Alban’s and King’s Hawford. The Senior
shops and restaurants. It runs alongside the River School educates 890 pupils aged 11 - 18 at its city
Severn, on the other side of which are the School’s centre campus. King’s St Alban’s, currently with 190
playing fields of over 50 acres. pupils aged 2-11, is on the same site. King’s Hawford
currently educates 220 pupils aged 2-11 and is
Most children attending the School live in or near situated just north of the city in rural Worcestershire
to Worcester itself but some travel from further (four miles from the city centre campus).
afield by bus or train, including as far as South
Birmingham, Warwickshire, South East Shropshire, King’s St Alban’s is set in an idyllic location on the
Tewkesbury, Hereford and Leominster. banks of the River Severn in the heart of Worcester,
adjacent to King’s Senior School and Worcester
Home to about 100,000 inhabitants, Worcester Cathedral. The bright, welcoming Pre-Prep
is famous for its Three Choirs Festival, the oldest classrooms complement the Junior School which,
music festival in Europe, and for having one of the though steeped in history, combines up-to-date
youngest universities in the UK, widely respected for facilities and technology.
its vocational courses. Worcester is a most desirable
place in which to live. Due to its proximity to the Senior School, King’s St
Alban’s shares the excellent sport, drama and dance
“Every bit of space is imaginatively used facilities based there. Within the Junior School site
to provide outdoor play and activity there is also a 25m indoor heated swimming pool,
spaces”. outdoor play and forest school area, adventure
playground and fully equipped science lab and art
Good Schools Guide studio. Some of the original buildings date back to
the 1750s and the delightful Chapel has provided a
place of worship since 1850.
King’s St Alban’s
At King’s St Alban’s we want our School to feel 35 after school clubs, our exciting co-curricular
exciting so we make learning as fun and thrilling programme allows children to learn new skills and
as possible. Our school life is rich, vibrant, and enables joy beyond the classroom.
designed to ensure that every child discovers their
inner talents, empowering them to be the very best Well over half of the children play a musical
they can be. Our aim is to inspire every child, build instrument and there are regular concerts, both
confidence and resilience, and encourage them to formal and informal, involving the Orchestra, String
aim high. Group, Flute Choir, Wind Band, Trumpet Group,
Recorder Groups and Choir where the standard is
The King’s warmth is manifest in everything we do high and enthusiasm boundless! The annual Carol
at King’s St Alban’s. We are small enough to care for Service is staged in the Cathedral and concerts
each child: our staff know children and their families and musical evenings are held in the John Moore
well and we are very proud of our reputation for Theatre, College Hall and St Alban’s Chapel. A major
excellent pastoral care. Art, Dance and Music production is staged annually
in the John Moore Theatre with several smaller
We offer an exciting and varied curriculum designed workshop productions taking place throughout the
to inspire, motivate and challenge our children. year. The sporting life of the school thrives with
We place a strong emphasis on the core subjects provision for competitive team games at both inter-
of Maths and English whilst also providing subject school and inter-house levels. The main sports are
specific teachers for Art, Music, Science, French and Cricket, Football, Hockey, Netball, Rounders, Rugby
Games. and Swimming. There are also opportunities for
Athletics, Cross-Country, Judo and Fencing.
Creativity plays a huge part in school life as children
of all ages participate in Music, Art, Dance, and “A very nurturing and successful school”.
Drama. At King’s St Alban’s, children can discover
more, learn more and experience more. With over
Good Schools Guide
King’s St Alban’s
Sports Department
The School’s ethos is to encourage commitment,
hard work, and perseverance and as such all children Purpose and scope:
are given the opportunity to participate in a variety
of sports. A GAP student taken on by King’s St Alban’s would
be expected to be in part-time attendance at the
For boys, competitive sports are rugby, football, school in term time working at our junior school. He
and cricket whilst girls play competitively in hockey, or she would support teachers in the delivery of their
netball and cricket. Boys and girls are equally lessons by working closely with them both in PE and
encouraged to try any of these sports in one of our in other subjects too, or help with administrative
after-school clubs. tasks when an extra pair of hands would be very
useful. He or she would be expected to assist with
Swimming features strongly at King’s St Alban’s. sport generally. The role may involve activities on
All children in Reception to Year 2 have weekly Saturdays and the postholder may well like to help
swimming lessons and from Year 3 swimming is out in other ways that match their interest.
taught every other half term as part of PE. There are
also two further opportunities to swim after school The school is happy to help develop the skills and
and for our stronger swimmers there is an early experience of GAP students in any way which they
morning coaching session each Monday. may suggest and which would equip them better for
whatever they might plan to do in the future. This
might include lesson observation, training sessions
offered to trained teachers, all aspects of the
induction programme for new staff, accompanying
pupils and staff on school trips.
King’s St Alban’s
Sports Department
Duties: Skills required:
• To assist in the delivery of Physical Education and • Ability to establish good working relationships
Games lessons by reinforcing teaching points, with colleagues and young people.
recording results and preparing equipment.
• Readiness to take own initiative.
• To adhere to Health & Safety policies and
procedures in order to ensure a safe, effective, • Ability to work successfully both independently
child friendly environment in all lessons and and as part of a team.
activities.
• Enthusiasm and a passion for one or more sports.
• To be prompt to lessons wearing the appropriate
sporting attire. • The ability to communicate clearly and confidently.
• To assist with co-curricular activities. • Determination to achieve high standards and to
encourage others to do so.
• To uphold the King’s school’s reputation and
sporting ethos. • The desire to make the very most of this
opportunity for personal development.
• Ensure all pupils’ experience is a positive and
enjoyable one. • The ability to inspire pupils to take part in sport
and to work as a team.
• Maintain the equipment for the PE and Games
programmes.
• Play a role within the working school day to
include assisting in PE lessons when required.
Hours: part time 16 hours per week plus occasional
fixtures.
Application Process
All applications will be acknowledged. The closing
date for this post is Thursday 1st July. All applicants How to apply
will be notified after the closing date whether or not
they have been invited to an interview. Successful Candidates should complete the St Alban’s Support
applicants will be advised of the date and time of Staff application form available on the careers page
the interview. References will normally be taken of the School website www.ksw.org.uk/careers and
up prior to interview and candidates should be email it to Gemma Harding, HR Administrator at
aware that referees will be asked to comment on hradmin@ksw.org.uk together, with a covering letter,
a candidate’s disciplinary record and whether or detailing your relevant experience, how you would
not the candidate has been subject to any child intend to meet the challenges of the role and the
protection concerns. Qualification certificates particular qualities and strengths which you would
(originals not copies) will be required at interview, as hope to bring to the post.
will proof of identity.
Please also include a separate CV in addition to your
Candidates unsuccessful at interview will receive application form.
written notification.
Closing date
The School is required to ensure that the successful for applications: Thursday 1st July
candidate is checked by the Disclosure and
Barring Service. Details of the School’s policies on Interview date: TBC
safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children
as well as equal opportunities are available on Start date: September 2021
request. References will be obtained and verified
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