Enrichment
” … pupils who spoke to inspectors were effusive about their experience in school” (Ofsted, 2019)
We firmly support the adage that ‘your school days are meant to be the best of your life’. Consequently, we offer a vast range of enrichment activities above and beyond the normal curriculum. These include, but are not limited to:
- Duke of Edinburgh Award. The school has one of the largest cohort of any school or organisation in the East of England.
- Trips and visits. In recent years pupils have visited Iceland with Geography, New York with performing arts and been skiing in the Alps. We also have regular diving trips to Malta and the annual adventure sports week in the South of France.
- Higher Education visits. Pupils visit a number of universities during their time at William Edwards.
- A vast range of extra-curricular clubs (sport). The PE department run a large number of before and after school clubs including the rugby academy on Thursdays.
- A vast range of extra-curricular clubs (wider curriculum). Most subject areas offer after school or lunchtime clubs.
- Pupil leadership opportunities – these are many and varied across the school.
- Volunteering within school and the local community – All Yr 9’s take part in one of these projects throughout the year, in line with the DofE Bronze Award.
Enrichment-Timetable-Spring-2-2022
WES ASSEMBLIES 2020 / 2021
Headteacher’s assembly : welcome and school values | SBE |
Student Voice and leadership | AWO |
Keeping safe : online / social media / fake news | MOV |
Local and national diversity : our community | SV |
National Poetry Day – Theme of Vision : Seeing things from other perspectives | Eng |
Black History Month : focus on local history | BPE |
Positive and negative influence of the media | ABA |
World affairs and global communities | SBE |
Cultural diversity (languages) | GNE |
Student Voice / House feedback & rewards | APO |
British Values : respect, liberty and the rule of law | MOV |
Our community : the very young and the very old | AWO |
Diversity : Culture, Trade and People | Geog |
Anti bullying attitudes and actions | SBE |
Power & authority | BPE |
Sporting successes | ADO |
Cultural diversity (faiths and beliefs / Holocaust Memorial Day) | ESC |
Charity | MOV |
What can we learn from History? | SBE |
Words and language and their impact on us | SLE |
Student Voice / House feedback & rewards | APO |
World Book Day | Eng |
National Science Week | GDO |
Healthy Lives, Healthy Minds | CGR |
Public Services in our Society | AWO |
Ramadan & cultural festivals | LLI |
Mental health and wellbeing | AWO |
Young people who are changing the world | SBE |
Tolerance & understanding | LME |
Cultural diversity (food and places) | VJA |
Scientific discoveries & their impact | CDU |
World Environment Day (5 June) | MOV |
What is happening in the world? | History |
Student Voice / House feedback & rewards | APO |
National Sports Week | ADO |
Olympic Games / global events | AWO |
Headteacher’s assembly : end of year review | SBE |