These enrichment options vary in length and some have a formal qualification attached. The exact offer can vary from year to year but currently includes:

Creative Writing

Learn to consciously craft your writing to develop your own unique voice! You will learn how to bring your characters to life within a multitude of settings, as vast as your imagination, and to skilfully develop plots.

You will study the work of other writers, introducing you to a variety of different forms and techniques, to hone your talents. There will also be the opportunity to share work for review and the chance to enter competitions.

Confidence and Resilience

Our Confidence and Resilience enrichment programme is focused on hope, optimism, self-efficacy and communication. The course will focus on the important role that our thoughts and beliefs play in three key areas:

• Creating a stronger sense of self to better manage the expectations (both real and imagined) of family, school or college, peers, and your lives.
• Making the most of current learning opportunities by focusing on beliefs about own abilities, the capacity to learn and how to handle the pressures of life.
• Ensuring that self-beliefs do not limit one’s ability to prepare for the future. Encouraging young adults to consider a future that enables them to play to their strengths and enabling them to present the best version of themselves when the opportunity arises.

Beginner’s Italian

You’ll learn how to get by in Italian. Each session will focus on a particular aspect- whether it is introducing yourself, how to order drinks and food in Italy, how to go shopping, how to find your way around on buses and trains, asking the way.

You will also learn about Italy as a country, its culture and its customs and about the places to visit.

Beginner’s Spanish

Our Spanish Beginner’s enrichment programme is a fun and interactive way to start learning the basics of the Spanish language and culture. You’ll pick up useful vocabulary and practice simple conversations while also exploring the traditions and lifestyles of Spanish-speaking countries.

With hands-on activities and real-life scenarios, you’ll quickly build confidence in speaking and listening, getting ready for travel, meeting new people, or just enjoying Spanish music and movies. Whether you’re a fan of Spain, love Spanish tunes, or just want to learn something new, this course is a great fit!

Extended Project Qualification (EPQ)

This qualification will help you develop and demonstrate your project management skills and provides opportunities for extended writing, both of which are highly valued for progression to higher education and employment. Students can tailor their project to fit their individual needs, choices and aspirations with the agreement of their mentor.

The outcome of the project can be a design, performance, report, dissertation or artefact. This qualification is equivalent to half an A Level and carries equivalent UCAS points.

Introduction to the History and Art of Divination

This programme will teach you about dowsing and divination techniques traditionally used to survive, heal and enlighten oneself. The first half of the course is focused on the ancient art of dowsing and how to dowse. Culturally our ancestors used dowsing to survive and to farm the land, to find water sources and even to find out the sex of chickens!

The second half of the course will explore other methods of divination, from ‘reading’ blank paper, runes, i-ching, angel cards and tarot. You will learn to trust your intuition and build your confidence by developing these – often misunderstood – skills.

Honours Academy

This enrichment programme is aimed at students who want to stand out from the crowd when applying to a University or a Degree Apprenticeship, especially for competitive courses and universities!

You will be coached through the programme to strengthen study skills with a special focus on research, presentation and digital skills. Not only do universities and employers recognise Honours Academy as an excellent enrichment activity, but you will be able to demonstrate your proficiencies in the many skills they will develop along the way.

Honours Academy students are supported to apply for multiple academic external opportunities, so you are able to further your skills and network with potential HE providers and employers.

Creativity and Mindfulness

In the art and mindfulness enrichment programme, students will engage in a unique blend of creative expression and self-awareness practices. Through guided art projects, such as painting, drawing, and collaging, this enrichment aims to give students a space to explore their emotions and ideas while developing their artistic skills. These sessions will help learners have the confidence to be creative.

You will participate in fun activities such as making Christmas cards, Halloween decorations, collages, and mood boards, while also setting our intentions for the session, discussing academic goals, personal goals, and learning to relax and switch off through the use of art.

Debate Club

Debate Club will help you develop your knowledge of controversial issues and world affairs, while enhancing speech writing, public speaking and analytical thinking skills. Debate Club also aims to help develop confidence and a sense of team spirit.

Chemistry Olympiad

The competition runs annually for all students aged 16-19 and is made up of three stages. It is designed to challenge and should be seen as an opportunity to develop students’ thinking and problem solving skills, and to test their existing knowledge of chemistry in real-world situations.

In the first challenge students test their chemical knowledge through real-world chemistry problems. This round takes place at College and is a 2-hour written test. Students answer questions that go well beyond the A Level specification and involve maths and physics problems as well. Highest-scoring students across the country will take part in round 2 and then in the International Chemistry Olympiad.

If you’d like to join any of the above programmes and enrichment opportunities, talk to your Personal Tutor.