Enrichment

Enrichment is all about developing your personal and social skills and broadening your experiences at The Sixth Form alongside your academic qualifications.

The Sixth Form’s Enrichment Programme enables you to gain a range of skills. Whether you choose to express yourself on the drama stage, learn how to save lives on a first aid course, or be the voice of your peers as part of the Student Council, you are undoubtedly going to add to your skills set and enhance your career chances in later life.

There are many varied activities available for you to choose as an enrichment option. Many of the clubs and activities take place on a Wednesday afternoon and run throughout the academic year. Other activities such as First Aid and Natural Born Leaders run as short courses or one off sessions. You may be interested in pursuing an interest outside of your academic studies or expanding skills which will support your career path. Why not get involved and find out how they can be beneficial to you now and in your future.

You can find out more information about our Enrichment activities here:

Click here to view our Enrichment Brochure

STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD

When writing your CV or personal statement, you need to be able to talk about more than just your academic achievement.

Key skills that both universities and employers are looking for include:

Resilience
Perseverance
Self esteem
Self confidence
Motivation
Organisation
Determination

WHAT’S ON OFFER

B ACTIVE

Cricket Academy
Boys Football Academy
Girls Football Academy
Netball Academy
Level 2 Gym Instructor (Exclusive to Sports students)

B GIVING

Duke of Edinburgh Award
Voluntary Service Award
National Citizen Service
Peer Mentor Programme
Primary School Mentor Programme

B INVOLVED

Student Council
The Sixth Form Magazine
Law Society
Psychology Society
Business Enterprise
Podcasting
Industry Standard Technology Accreditations

B CREATIVE

Performing Arts Academy
Brass Band
Rock Band
Film Club
Art Workshops

B PREPARED

First Aid
Sign Language
UK Senior Maths Challenge
Debating Society

VIRTUAL ENRICHMENT CHALLENGES

This is a new initiative to allow students to engage with enrichment activities from a distance. Every half term, the departments will release challenges for students to engage or enjoy on their own or from a distance with others. Students can participate in challenges set by any department and therefore can widen their skill set, satisfy their curiosity, and broaden their knowledge outside of their own areas of study. These challenges will be released via links on the student portal each half term and will also be available via the departments’ own platforms such as Instagram, Microsoft Teams and Google classrooms.

BECOME TECH SAVVY

NEW FOR 2021:

We are introducing a number of short courses in which you can gain certificates in programmes such as Excel and other Microsoft packages. Being computer literate is an essential skill you will need to progress into the work place or university.

SPORT VIRTUAL CHALLENGES

E Sports Enrichment:

Three Teams:

League of Legends (5 players)
Overwatch (6 players)
Rocket League (3 players)

For our new Champs format, the tournament will now be spread over 12 months. Winter qualifiers will consist of a large group stage where teams will face a variety of opponents and aim to get as many points as possible throughout the season. Teams will then be split into divisions in the Spring season depending on their position in the leader board from the Winter qualifiers.

Teams will be chosen via an internal tournament so watch out for entry instructions.