Enrichment
Our enrichment programme is outstanding with a student experience that can be personalised to your needs.
These are just a few of our features where interests and passions can be pursued:
- Extended Project Qualification (EPQ)
- Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme
- Charity, volunteering and fundraising initiatives including
- Enrichment sessions involving UCAS application advice, personal statement writing workshop, and study skills workshops (combination of in-house delivery and specialist guest speakers)
- Involvement with national research projects with Imperial College London
- Advice and techniques on how to pass your driving theory test
- Library mentors – supporting KS3 students with reading during library lessons.
Enrichment takes place every fortnight. Student take participate in a range of activities throughout the year, both in group situations and as individuals. These additional experiences are invaluable when compiling CVs and UCAS personal statements.
In previous years we have ran workshops / talks on the following topics:
Beyond the classroom
The opportunity to extend your knowledge and experience beyond the classroom is vast either through joining extra-curricular clubs or taking part in local, national or international trips.
- Run your own club, join exclusive sixth form clubs or get involved with other students
- Trips to New York, Germany, Belgium, France
- Biology and Geography fieldtrips
- Study trips personalised to career interests
- Annual school ski trip
- Art galleries, museums, theatre, British Library, Houses of Parliament
- Regular concerts and whole school productions
- UK University and Apprenticeships Fair
- University visits/taster days – Oxford, Cambridge, UCL, Imperial, and other RG universities
additional opportunities
The Sixth Form Team promotes many additional opportunities throughout the academic year; a summary of those offered in a previous academic year can be found below:
Monthly opportunities bulletins for pupils
Students can find the latest opportunities bulletin on their year group Teams page.
Student voice & leadership opportunities
The abundance of opportunities to support your personal growth and development to build the interpersonal skills you will need to support your life career and journey are all within your grasp. Student leadership teams are employed each year involving head students, deputy head students, senior prefects and college captains.
- Peer mentors are involved in helping younger students across the school and in our primary schools supporting with specific subjects (including French) and paired reading
- Leadership roles include running co-curricular clubs around the school, librarian duties and eco-committee
- Assemblies/parts of can be student-led