


All Courses
Oil Painting – Seascape and landscapes, beginners/intermediate online course
Join our new online seascape and landscape oil painting course suitable for beginners and those with more experience. Following her very popular Oil Painting Portrait classes for BSV courses, Sarah Gidden will be leading you through a range of different landscape and...
Lino Printing for Beginners
This class is suitable for complete beginners or those who have already done lino printing. Used by many artists including Picasso, Matisse and Van Gogh, lino printing is a very effective and versatile way of creating images, especially for beginners. You can create...
Beginners Spanish – New January Course ( for Adults)
Ideal for those who were unable to join our beginners course in September. The focus is on helping you feel confident speaking and reading Spanish, learning the basics to equip you for a holiday or business trip to a Spanish speaking country.
Ancient Greek for Beginners
Ideal for people wanting an accessible course to learn Ancient Greek and enjoy reading Greek texts. This course is built around the first 10 chapters of Frederic Morice’s “Stories in Attic Greek”. By the end you will have learnt the basics of the grammar, and how to...
U3A Italian Beginners Afternoon Class
We will be running an Italian beginners class for U3A members at Verulam School on Thursday afternoons from 4 to 5pm at Verulam School, taught by an experienced native speaker. If you are interested in joining this class and are not currently a U3A member, please find...
German Higher Intermediate Class
This class is taught by an experienced native speaker. The level is post GCSE so ideal for people with a recent knowledge up to GCSE standard who wish to progress. The class focuses on reading, writing and speaking and the teacher uses a wide range of resources to...
Sandringham School Art Classes for Secondary Students
Sandringham School is working with Future Creatives, a scheme launched by UAL – University of the Arts, London, to provide inspiring...
Art Classes for Primary School Children
Sandringham School is working with Future Creatives, a scheme launched by UAL - University of the Arts, London, to provide inspiring art and design courses for young creatives aged 7 to 17. Students will be learning from qualified professional tutors providing fun and...
German Advanced Class
The German Advanced non exam class is suitable for people who are post GCSE standard. The class will be following the AS syllabus using Zeitgeist. The teacher, a native speaker, prepares a variety of materials for each class. There is quite a wide range of post GCSE...
Spanish Continuers Class
This class is for people who have learnt Spanish for a year recently, or who have learnt Spanish in the past and would like to refresh their knowledge. Taught by a very experienced teacher using a wide variety of resources to develop your reading, listening and...
French Beginners (Adults) Term 2
This class is starting term 2 after Christmas so not suitable for complete beginners . Ideal for people who have learnt French before and want to rekindle their knowledge. The teacher is an experienced French native speaker who will introduce you to speaking,...
French Advanced Class (Adults)
This class has been learning for three or more years and is post GCSE standard. The teacher is an experienced French native speaker who conducts the whole lesson in French, using a range of resources to expand vocabulary, grammar and confidence in speaking. This...
French Intermediate Class (Adults)
This class has been learning for two years and are around GCSE standard. The focus for the class will be on developing conversational skills and fluency whilst reinforcing grammar learned to date and introducing some new grammar. The class will be taught by an...
French Continuers Class ( Adults)
This class is for people who did French at school and would like to refresh it without starting at the beginning again. It is taught by an experienced native French speaker and will focus on conversation, reading and writing. This is a warm friendly class working at...
Italian Continuers
This course is the second year of Italian studies at Beaumont so suitable for people who already have some knowledge of Italian. Continue to develop your reading, speaking and writing skills with a skilled teacher and native speaker. “The course has been really good....
Restorative Yoga Workshop
Join Carolyn for two blissful hours of Restorative Yoga on Saturday 25 January 2020 from 2.30 - 4.30 pm in Sandringham School's dance studio. The workshop for 25 Jan is fully booked but if you are interested email carole.heselton@verulam.herts.sch.uk to go on...
Level One Award for Business And Administration Skills – ONLINE
This course ran very successfully in the Autumn Term 2019 with six students achieving the Level One Award. The class will be running as an online course for Autum Term 2020. For further information about costs and enrolment please visit the HAFLs website at:...
Experimental Acrylic Painting Course for Beginners (Adults)
Fresh from Newlyn School of Art, AnnMarie will teach you to paint simple landscapes using acrylic paints with a limited colour palette, experimenting with brushes and a palette knife. With Ann Marie's gentle teaching, each session will begin with observational...
Introduction to working in the Film and TV Industry
The course is not running in the Spring Term 2020. If you are interested in future courses please email carole.heselton@verulam.herts.sch.uk This course is ideal for people considering a career move or wishing to find out more about working in the film and TV...
Introduction to Working in Health and Social Care
Find out more about how the health and social care sector works in this introductory course. This course is ideal for someone looking for a change of career or considering their first job in this industry. You will look at the way the industry is structured,...
Contemporary Dance for Junior children (yrs 3 to 6)
Come and see the Young Performers at Sandringham's whole School Dance Show, Velocity, in February. Tickets are available https://sandpittheatre.co.uk/SandpitTheatre.dll/WhatsOn?Film=1025087 Sandringham's Dance Department is delighted to offer Contemporary Dance...
Spanish Intermediate Higher
This course is taught by an experienced Spanish teacher. The class has finished the GCSE syllabus and will be consolidating and extending their knowledge of Spanish by: recapping on grammar learning new grammatical elements reading and discussing articles in Spanish...
Drawing Workshop for Adults
An introduction to accessible drawing and shading techniques using pencil, charcoal and inks. You will be able to sketch a still life or landscape in a variety of media including crayon and pastel. This is an excellent preparatory course for those interested in...
Becoming a Learning Support Assistant in Secondary Schools and Beyond
On this course you will explore the skills needed to become an effective Learning Support Assistant in Secondary School, college and beyond. The course is provided by Herts Adult and Family Learning Service (HAFLS) in conjunction with Verulam School. Topics will...
German Intermediate Course
This German Intermediate course is for people who have been learning for two years or more, following the GCSE syllabus though not taking an exam. Taught by a very experienced German native speaker, the class covers conversation, reading, writing, grammar and is a...
Lino Printing for Beginners & Continuers (Adults only)
This course is ideal for people interested in learning how to lino print. Used by many artists including Picasso, Matisse and Van Gogh, lino printing is a very effective and versatile way of creating images, especially for beginners. You can create striking pictures...
Spanish Intermediate Class – (late afternoon)
This class is for people who have been learning Spanish for two years or more and are at GCSE level using the AQA GCSE text book. (NB This is not an exam class.) The teacher uses a range of books, online resources and her own materials to create a broad ranging course...
Spanish Beginners 2 Thursday evenings
This is the second term of our course for Beginners in Spanish. It is not now suitable for complete beginners but would be a good starting place for students who know a little of the language already or have learnt it in the past and would like to refresh their...
Mosaic Course for Beginners – Adults
Learn how to make beautiful mosaics using glass based mosaic tiles. Suitable for complete beginners. During the classes you will make a mosaic piece approximately 10 inches square, using a range of glass mosaic pieces (tesserae). The tiles are not clear glass but...
Street Dance Class for Juniors (yrs 3 – 6)
Join our fun and lively Street Dance Class at Sandringham School for junior school children - boys and girls welcome. Suitable for beginners as well as more experienced dancers. Learn hip hop and street dance moves,...
Functional Skills Maths
This course is not running for the academic year 2019/20. We will be able to offer it in the following academic year. Our Functional Skills Maths course, run in conjunction with HAFLS ( Herts Adult and Family Learning,) enables people over the age of 19 who do not...
Introduction to Latin and Roman Culture – online
In this accessible course we shall be reading extraordinary ancient stories together in Latin and English. There will be a short weekly grammar feature. This term, the aspect of Roman culture we shall be looking at will be some of the best-known Latin poems. We shall...
Italian Intermediate
Taught by an experienced italian native speaker. Topics covered include: talking about the world of work, future and past events events, understanding surveys, talking about the Italian family, introduction to understanding newspaper articles. Consolidating...
Italian Beginners 2nd Term
Italian Beginners - this is the second term of the course, taught by an experienced native speaker. Whilst it is no longer suitable for complete beginners it would be ideal for those who have done some Italian in the past or learnt a long time ago adn would like to...
German Beginners 2nd Term
This is the second term of the German Beginners class so it is no longer suitable for complete beginners but would be good for someone who has rusty German and would like to catch up. The focus is on teaching the German language through speaking, listening, reading,...
Pilates
We run four Pilates classes at Sandringham with different teachers on Tuesday (Faye) and Thursday (Aishling). The Tuesday classes are faster paced than the Thursday classes. Both teachers are very experienced and able to take beginners in their classes. Please...
Oil painting for Beginners or Improvers – Portrait Painting
Beginners This course is ideal for those interested in trying...
Gentle Yoga Class
Take some time out for yourself with a relaxing yoga class and destress. Gentle yoga postures will improve your posture and tone and strengthen your body while quietening the mind. Carolyn teaches mainly the Iyengar style of yoga, emphasising good body alignment and...
Begin Creative Writing – Zoom Course
Aimed at people new to writing, this class is designed to inspire your imagination with prompts and ideas. We shall also look at a different technical aspect of writing each week, from crafting tantalising openings to reaching a satisfying resolution. If you are...
Well Being and Employability Courses for parents – becoming a LSA
The courses, which are run in conjunction with Hertfordshire Adult and Family Learning (HAFLS) are to support people who would like to improve their confidence and assertiveness skills. This is particularly valuable for people thinking about going back into...
Verulam Book Group (19+)
To join the book group, which meets two or three times per term, please contact Carole Heselton on 01727 754113 or email carole.heselton@verulam.herts.sch.uk for the book title and date of the next session. Interested readers are welcome to come along to try it out....
Verulam Junior Music Band – Yr 5 & 6
Children in years 5 & 6 who play an instrument to Grade 2 standard or above are invited to join Verulam's lower school band which performs a range of rock and pop songs. All instrumentalists welcome - keyboards, drums and percussions supplied. There will be an...
Woodworking Class for adults (suitable for beginners/ intermediate)
Develop your woodworking skills under expert guidance using a wide range of tools and equipment to produce a wooden item of your choice. We have two classes available on either...
Computer Coding Club ( children in yrs 5 & 6)
Interested in writing computer programmes? Enjoy Scratch programming in school but want to be challenged further? This course is aimed at year 5 and 6 children who wish to develop their coding skills above and beyond what they are already studying in the primary...
All Modern Foreign Languages for Adults
Beaumont's evening language classes are for adults. Develop your conversational, reading, writing and listening skills with experienced adult teachers. Most are native speakers. Classes are stimulating, friendly and fun, with the focus on developing conversational...
Super Science Club (Years 5 & 6)
The class is not running in Spring Term 2020 “The wonderful science club teacher has managed to do in a term what I’ve failed to do in ten years - which is to inspire my daughter about science. “ “The teacher is great & my son loves doing the...
Community Jazz Band (19+)
We are always looking for new players at friendly jazz band on Thursdays 7- 8 pm at Sandringham School. We play at many local venues and have raised over £100,000 in support of local charities or community groups since we formed over ten years ago. For further...
Community Choir
Our growing choir has been singing under the leadership of Alex Flood for over eight years, enjoying a wide ranging programme of music including classical and popular...
Art Textiles/Creative Embroidery (Age 16+) – suitable for beginners/intermediate
Create your own individual one-off textile pieces experimenting with a range of decorative techniques including: fabric painting, free machine embroidery, hand embroidery, applique-painted bondaweb, dissolvable fabric. Make a bag, table runner, cushion cover or...