ABOUT US

Founded in 2008, Summer Boarding Courses have united students from around the world through education. Delivering award-winning, future-focused courses that strike the perfect balance between academic and social enrichment.
Our courses unlock potential and ignite a spark for long-term success.
Our residential summer courses take place at some of the UK’s top boarding schools and university college campuses, including Eton College, Oxford University Colleges and Headington School. We carefully select our campuses to ensure that they provide the perfect environment for our students to live and study.
Over 15,800 students from 152 nationalities have been welcomed to study with us to date.
Whether it’s preparing for future studies, developing 21st–century skills or building confidence, the knowledge gained on an SBC course allows students to go forward and apply what they have learnt to other areas of their education and beyond; giving them the necessary skills to achieve their future goals.
The EL Gazette publishes a league table based on British Council inspections, and SBC have been ranked Number 1 from 2018 to 2023. We are very proud of this achievement and will continue to grow and develop our courses to offer students extraordinary experiences.
SBC is the only multi-campus summer school provider in the UK to have achieved a perfect 15/15 areas of strength by the British Council. A true hallmark of educational quality.

THE ROLE

As an Activity Leader & Photographer, you will play a key role in delivering an engaging and memorable summer experience for our students. This combined position is split equally between:

• Photography: Capturing high-quality images to document the summer school experience and provide content for our marketing channels.
• Activity Leading: SBC Activity Leaders are vital members of the Activity Programme, responsible for planning and delivering the wide range of exciting activities that SBC schools offer to students. These activities are a central part of the summer school experience, providing students with opportunities to engage, have fun, and make lasting memories.

Photography Responsibilities (24 hours per week)

• Capture high-quality images that showcase the student experience, including academic sessions, activities, excursions, and campus life.
• Follow a daily photography brief to ensure key moments are documented for use in blogs, social media, and future marketing materials.
• Engage with students to capture natural and engaging images while ensuring they feel comfortable.
• Upload, organise, and edit images daily using a shared OneDrive folder.
• Work closely with the content creator/ Head of Marketing to provide images that align with our marketing objectives.
• Be adaptable and proactive in responding to changes in schedule, weather conditions, and student dynamics.
• Ensure all students are represented in the photography, including capturing group shots.
• Maintain and manage your own photography equipment, ensuring it is in good working order

Activity Leader Main Duties (24 hours per week)

• Acquaint yourself with the SBC Social Programme session plans, risk assessments, resources and equipment during the induction period.
• Plan, prepare and facilitate a wide range of activity sessions to groups of students.
• Support in the preparation, planning, delivery and pack-down of whole school events.
• Bring energy and enthusiasm to all aspects of the Summer School programme.
• Alongside the wider staff team, promote the social programme amongst the student body, supporting with sign-up and encourgaing all students to participate.
• Lead a group of students on off-site excursions, following pre-planned itineraries and ensuring thorough supervision throughout.
• Ensure that the students are safe at all times during activities, events and excursions
• Handle administrative tasks to include activity sign-up, registers, risk assessments and accident and incident logs.
• Plan for session observations, reflect upon them, and attend feedback sessions with the Social Programme Manager(s) to discuss potential areas of improvement

Pastoral Duties

• Create a welcoming and inclusive residential environment, in which all students can feel comfortable and cared for.
• Supervise students movement through the day, ensuring the timely delivery of the daily routine including meals, breaks and all aspects of the academic and social programme.
• Facilitate conversations between students when needed, ensuring that students are building friendships with others and instilling strong values of equality, celebration of diversity, and respect within the school.
• Proctively support, supervise and interact with students during meal and break times.
• Work alongside House Parents during allocated ‘House Duties’ to support the residential daily routine to include wake-up, House Meetings, House Time and Lights out.
• Supervise students in Boarding Houses, ensuring appropriate standards of student behaviour and ensuring a proactive approach regarding student wellbeing and ensuring a welcoming and positive atmosphere.
• Assisting with supervision and care of sick students under the guidance of House Parents and/or Welfare Manager
• Be on call/overnight duty as per contract for student medical, welfare issues, and emergencies.
• If required, complete First Aid Course and serve as school first aider

Safeguarding Responsibilities

• Be committed to the safeguarding and welfare of students in your care
• Attend on-site safeguarding training during induction week
• Carry out SBC’s safeguarding policy and ensuring others do the same.
• Develop positive relationships with students, earning their trust whilst maintaining proper professional boundaries,
• E.g. Not sharing personal information such as contact details or social media with students.
• Listen to students and being vigilant regarding the potential indicators of abuse.
• Report any potential concerns to the school’s Designated Safeguarding Office