Extra Curricular Activities

Extra curricular activities are strongly encouraged. Clubs and societies operate in the lunch hour or after school and include orchestra, choir, drama, athletics, maths, computing, badminton and other outdoor pursuits. Support is also given to various national and local charities. During the year, subject based field trips are arranged, as well as excursions in this country and abroad of a social and educational nature.

There is a full range of sports teams which compete in the area and regional competitions, with a high degree of success.

What else is on offer

Some of the students most important experiences take place outside lessons. Your child will have the opportunity to take part in:

  • Many sports teams and clubs
  • Sports coaching sessions
  • Lively drama & music productions
  • Choir and Orchestra
  • Peripatetic music lessons
  • Individual e-mail address
  • Video conferencing
  • Creation of year group websites
  • Access to the Internet and Intranet
  • Exchanges to Germany and France
  • Skiing trips to dry ski slopes, and abroad
  • Theatre, both locally, Sheffield & London
  • Residential Field courses for GCSE geography
  • Camping barn weekends
  • A wide variety of charity fund raising events
  • Clubs such as maths, environmental, computers, homework and Christian union
  • Upper and Lower school libraries open at lunch times for reading, research & computer use
  • Pop in Clinic with school nurse
  • Counselling with sympathetic members of staff
  • Mentoring for pupils

Preparation for the Wider World

Links to business and industry plays a fundamental part in preparing for life. All pupils will experience:

  • Careers teaching within P.S.H.E. and tutorial lessons.
  • Specific advice on subject choices in Years 9,10 & 11.
  • Individual interviews with a Careers Officer
  • An annual Careers convention attended by a large number of employers and further education establishments.
  • A selection of talks and seminars from representatives of business and industry
  • "Industry Days" where they work with representative from local industries, to learn how business in Years 7 to 10
  • 1 weeks Work Experience in year 11.