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\n Our Staff<\/p>\n

\n The People Behind Our Programmes<\/h1>\n
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Behind every SBC programme is a carefully selected team of educators, residential staff and activity leaders who support students from arrival through to departure. They are the adults students learn from, live alongside and turn to throughout their time with us.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \"Twyford-Staff-member-leading-a-morning-activity\"\n \n \n<\/svg>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div><\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n\n\n

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At Summer Boarding Courses, our people are at the heart of everything we do. Across all campuses, our teams are built around experience, professionalism and approachability. Students quickly get to know the staff around them, creating an environment where they feel comfortable asking questions, joining activities and settling into daily life away from home.<\/p>\n

Drawn from backgrounds including education, boarding, childcare, sport, welfare, and youth leadership, our teams bring both professional expertise and cultural sensitivity. Every member of staff embodies SBC\u2019s core values of respect, inclusion, curiosity, care, and fun\u2014ensuring students feel safe, supported, and inspired throughout their summer.<\/p>\n

This layered approach ensures students are consistently supported across academic, social and residential settings rather than relying on a single point of contact.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\n Carefully selected for experience, character and responsibility\n <\/h2>\n <\/div>\n
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Our staff are appointed through a rigorous and competitive recruitment process. Each year, we review a high volume of applications, selecting only those who meet SBC\u2019s expectations for professionalism, reliability and suitability for working with young people.<\/p>\n

We look beyond experience alone, seeking professionals with strong judgement, excellent communication skills, and a genuine commitment to young people\u2019s wellbeing. Cultural fit is essential\u2014our staff naturally embody SBC\u2019s values and understand the responsibility of caring for children in a residential, international environment.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n

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Safeguarding sits at the centre of our recruitment process. All staff complete an interview and are subject to Enhanced DBS checks alongside the provision of at least two references before appointment.<\/p>\n

These measures form part of the verification process that ensures every member of staff has been appropriately screened and assessed prior to working with students, providing families with confidence in the people supporting their child throughout their stay.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n

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Every member of staff takes part in comprehensive training both online and on-site to ensure they are fully prepared to deliver a safe, enriching, and unforgettable summer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Our training covers essential topics such as safeguarding, child protection, and working with international young people, as well as practical guidance on creating inclusive, engaging experiences for all. We go beyond the basics, offering innovative and extensive sessions designed to build confident, capable teams. Training includes behaviour management, safeguarding in practice, scenario-based workshops, responding to welfare concerns, supporting homesick students, managing group dynamics, and ensuring consistent, high-quality care in a residential international setting.<\/span><\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n

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Students encounter different staff members throughout the day, depending on where they are and what they are doing.<\/p>\n

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In lessons, academic staff guide learning and classroom engagement. Within residences, pastoral provide supervision and support routines such as wake-ups, evening activities and lights-out. Our Social staff facilitate sports, creative sessions and excursions, helping students explore beyond the classroom. And our Leadership teams coordinate operations and remain visible throughout the programme.<\/span><\/p>\n

Together, these roles create continuity of supervision and familiarity for students as they move between activities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Choosing a summer programme involves trust in the people who will be around your child each day. At SBC, our staffing model is built to provide that confidence through careful selection, clear roles, thorough preparation and consistent on-site presence. Students are supported by a team rather than an individual, meaning there is always someone available to guide, supervise and respond when needed. This collective approach helps create an environment where students feel secure, understood and ready to make the most of their summer experience.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n

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All of our students will live on-site at an Oxford university college in comfortable accommodation in a mixture of single and shared rooms. Bathroom facilities will be shared between accommodation blocks. All rooms come with Wi-Fi access.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n

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