It has never been more important for a school to seek to develop and nurture the whole child, to ensure that during their five years of secondary education, they are mentally, physically, and academically ready to thrive in the adult world.

To this end, we launched our Enrichment Programme in September 2022, and it has proven a huge success. It provides an opportunity to be creative, ambitious, and visionary in our approach to the secondary school experience. We are pleased to be able to continue to run this programme again this year.

The aim of the Swanmore Enrichment Programme is to celebrate and promote wellbeing, functional skills, and social skills in a purposeful way, tailored to the interests of the individual. Every pupil will have the opportunity to select activities and experiences that appeal to them, and with such a diverse range of options on offer, we believe that there should be something that appeals to everyone.

School Buddy, along with the website link emailed out to all pupils and parents, gives an overview of the range of activities on offer to hopefully create an interest in an opportunity or a skill that they would like to explore. The overriding aim of each activity is to be both enjoyable and purposeful. We believe that this combination will serve to enhance and support the all-round experience of your child as they also pursue their academic education at Swanmore. All you need to do now is select your options. 

This can be done in 2 simple steps:

1) Read the Enrichment options website pages

2) Select 5 activities you are willing to take part in on 'School Buddy'

Choices can be amended until the closure of the sign-up window. Once all options are received, pupils will be allocated one of their 5 choices.

Guidance Notes

Please read these guidance notes before selecting your choices:

You are selecting activities for the Autumn term 2025.

• Pupils will be selecting their options online using a system called 'School Buddy'. In addition to School Buddy all of the possible Enrichment activity options are shown on the school website at the following link:

  https://www.swanmore-school.co.uk/pupils/enrichment (this page)

• If you are new to the school, a separate email will be sent to all parents and pupils that contains further information and a web link to allow everyone to create an account. Once complete, pupils or parents can make the necessary selection. If you have used the system before, please just log in using your previous Username and Password and make the necessary five choices.
• Please pick 5 enrichment activities you would be willing to take part in. Everyone will get one of their five choices. 
• We will allocate places once all pupils have selected their five preferences. We cannot, however, guarantee that pupils will be with their friends.
• You are selecting activities for the first term of the 2025-26 academic year; therefore, you are selecting from the list of activities for the year group that your child will be in, in September 2025.
• If we are unable to give a pupil their preferences, then we will discuss options with them on an individual basis.
• If you pick a 1-year or 2-year option, then please be aware that you will not be able to select other activities for the rest of the academic year or years. Any 2-year options selected will be the chosen enrichment choice for the 25-26 and 26-27 academic years.
• Those pupils who have already committed to the Duke of Edinburgh - Bronze Award, The Bronze Art Award, GCSE French or GCSE Spanish will not be required to make five choices as they have already been allocated a place for Autumn 2025.
• Please be aware that some activities are across multiple year groups, while others are exclusive to a certain year group or groups. The options information clearly indicates the year groups eligible to take each activity at the bottom of each entry.
• You will only be able to select activities that are assigned to your year group on School Buddy.
• For most activities, we request a voluntary contribution of £10 per pupil, per term.
• Some activities incur an additional charge, which is clearly identified. This is to meet outside costs such as formal certification or the use of external resources. For these activities, a £10 voluntary contribution is not necessary.
• If you require support or advice with regard to payments and your child is eligible for Pupil Premium, please get in touch with the Pupil Premium team via PP-help@swanmore-sec.hants.sch.uk
• If pupils do not engage with the selection process, we will allocate them to appropriate activities. This allocation may not be able to be altered once the enrichment programme has started.
• In the first two weeks of each term, pupils will have the opportunity to request a swap of activity should it be required. We, at this point, do everything we can to action these requests. If we are unable to swap, as requested, we will speak to each pupil individually to achieve a solution. 

Further help

If you require any further help or support, please message us using the following email address: enrichment-help@swanmore-sec.hants.sch.uk

3 simple steps

1. Choose 5 options
2. Enter your selection in School Buddy
3. Enjoy your activity

The option categories

The options for Enrichment are split into 6 categories listed below. You can click on each of these to go to the page:

• Active
• Life skills
• Media and entertainment
• Performance
• Subject specific
• Wellbeing

Activity index

🔄 If you're viewing this page on a smartphone, you may need to turn the phone 90° to view the table below. You can click on the name of the activity to find out more about it.