Introduction

Our Academy ethos of ‘Empowering Learners for Life’ stretches well beyond academic performance, therefore we are committed to providing a wide variety of enrichment opportunities for our students.  

Extra-curricular Activities

We offer a wide variety of extra-curricular clubs for our students to attend.  Our staff offer clubs before school, at break and lunch times and after school.  In addition to the weekly sessions, we enter sports fixtures and competitions that are organised for the Newcastle Schools.  Students are rewarded with an 'Enjoyment' point for attending any of these sessions.

Please see the timetable of sessions for the Spring Term below:

 

 

 

Curriculum Enrichment

Year 7 and Year 8 students have a dedicated enrichment lesson on the school timetable every Thursday during Lesson 3b. This provides students with the opportunity to experience a wide and varied range of enrichment activities beyond the traditional classroom curriculum.

The enrichment programme is organised into three key areas:

  • Creative and Wellbeing – developing creativity, self-expression, confidence and positive wellbeing through a range of creative and personal development activities.
  • Living in the Wider World and Community – developing students’ understanding of the wider world through life skills education and activities that encourage them to contribute positively to their local community.
  • Physical – promoting physical wellbeing, teamwork, resilience and enjoyment through a variety of physical and active experiences.

All students within each year group will have the opportunity to experience the full range of enrichment activities. Activities will rotate on a half-termly basis, ensuring that students are exposed to a broad and diverse programme throughout the academic year.

The programme is designed to broaden students’ experiences, develop new skills, build confidence and encourage them to discover new interests, supporting our Academy values of Aspiration, Challenge and Enjoyment.

Careers Education

Please click here to go to our Careers Education page.

PSHE Education

Children and young people are growing up in an increasingly complex world and living their lives seamlessly on and offline. This presents many positive and exciting opportunities, but also challenges and risks. During our weekly PSHE lessons, students explore ways to be safe and healthy, and how to manage their academic, personal, and social lives in a positive way.  

In addition to our weekly PSHE lessons, we also work in partnership with organisations such as The New Vic Theatre to deliver PSHE related workshops to enhance learning around the topics covered within the PSHE curriculum.

Click here to visit our PSHE/RSE curriculum page.