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Bronze Arts Award

Image shows the bronze arts award logo - a stylised lower case a with the words arts award next to it and a bronze coloured medal hanging to the right of it

Develop your creativity, communication, and leadership skills as you work towards a nationally recognised art qualification, accredited by Trinity College London. You will create a portfolio for the four sections of the award, recording your participation in the arts, your experience of the arts as an audience member, your research of the work of an artist or craftsperson of your choice, and how you have shared an art skill.

This year's Arts Award students are designing and producing a collaborative glass mosaic and are hosting an art workshop for local primary school children. There will be an optional evening trip to the Mayflower Theatre to see Matilda, the musical, in May 2026.

The Bronze Art Award will require a year long (three term) commitment from pupils to enable them to successfully achieve the award.

There is also a moderation fee for Bronze Arts Award, which is currently £33.

This activity will improve:

Mental Wellbeing, Confidence, Motor Skills

Available to all Y8

Ancient Civilisations

Image shows a photograph of the Acropolis in Athens, GreeceLove Percy Jackson? Want to know more about myths surrounding the ancient world; the odious emperors, Greek tragedies and everything that made them great? The Egyptian world shaped the Greek one and this passed with the Romans to Britain. But that’s just Europe!

You will also learn about Mesopotamia (the cradle of civilisation), which led to the Persian empire, which was in turn superseded by the Steppes civilisations. Hopefully, you have heard of Attila the Hun, but how about the rose city of Petra used in ‘Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade’?

At the same time Meso-America, the Indus Valley and China had civilisations that sometimes dwarfed those of their European cousins and through amazing inventions and trade, they influenced the whole world. What did the ancients ever do for us? Find out in Classical Civilisation.

This activity will improve:

Social Skills, Literacy, Oracy

Available to Y7 and Y8

Beginners Pottery

Image shows a pair of hands using a cheese wire to remove the uneven top of an unfired clay potPottery is the process and the products of forming vessels and other objects with clay, which are fired at high temperatures to give them a hard and durable form.

It is one of the oldest human inventions and has been used for both decoration and functional use (vessels, bowls, plates, cups etc.). During this course, we will cover hand-building techniques such as pinch pots, coiling and slab building. Work will be fired in the kiln and decorated using glazes, scraffito and other options. Our inspiration will come from the ceramics of both ancient and modern civilisations.

This activity will improve:

Mental Wellbeing, Confidence, Motor Skills

Available to all year groups

GCSE Spanish

Image shows a sketched Spanish flag and the written words hablas espanol?This two-year course will give you the opportunity to gain a GCSE qualification in Spanish. This course is suitable for anyone who:

  • currently studies Spanish in Year 9 but did not select it as a GCSE option.
  • currently studies French in Year 9 but would also like to study Spanish as an extra language to take the GCSE exam in Year 11.

We are looking for committed and enthusiastic culture vultures, confident communicators, and logical thinkers.

This activity will improve:

Mental Wellbeing, Confidence, Motor Skills

Places on this course have been allocated to pupils who have already completed one year of this two-year course. It will be available again next academic year.

 

 

 

 

GCSE French

Image shows a photo of Mont Saint Michel illuminated at dusk, and reflected in the seaThis two-year course will give you the opportunity to become a dual-linguist and gain a GCSE qualification in French in Summer 2027. This course is suitable for anyone who:

  • Currently, studies Spanish in Year 8 and Year 9.
  • Find language learning comfortable and are willing to work hard to achieve this additional qualification at an accelerated pace.
  • You would have signed up or attended the taster sessions in June 2025.
  • Pupils choosing this option will be committed to studying French GCSE for two years as their enrichment.
  • We are looking for committed and enthusiastic culture vultures, confident communicators, and logical thinkers.

This activity will improve:

Mental Wellbeing, Confidence, Motor Skills

Places on this course are only available to pupils who will be in Year 9 and 10 at the start of the next academic year, 2025/2026.

 

 

 

 

Young Philosophers Club

Image shows part of the painting The Death of Socrates by the French artist Jacques Louis David in 1787 - when convicted of impiety, he died willingly rather than give up his beliefs. He spoke about how the soul never dies before drinking hemlock - a poison.Young Philosophers Club is where we think and talk about some of the most interesting and puzzling things in life. Through games, interactive storytelling and thought experiments you will discover how deep these ideas go. At Young Philosophers Club there's no such thing as a silly question or answer. If you join you will learn to unpick challenging, abstract ideas, think critically and independently, develop confidence in speaking, become better listeners, collaborate and manage conflict effectively and have fun with philosophy! 

Each session will focus on a different theme each week and include collaborative conversations around topics such as ethics, thought, existence, time, personal identity, meaning and value interspersed with fun interactive games, videos and role-play. Students will actively engage in the process of 'doing' philosophy whilst learning something of the history of philosophy and engaging critically with the ideas of well-known philosophers.

This activity will improve:

Mental Wellbeing, Confidence, Social Skills, Literacy, Oracy.

Available to Y7, Y8 and Y9

Photography

Image shows the back of a digital camera set up on a tripod to take a photo of some ingredientsPupils will explore the various techniques and skills needed to take and edit photographs. They will take inspiration from their surroundings and have the opportunity to learn both inside and outside the classroom.

Students will learn a new skill each week, including light painting, Photoshop editing and sellotape printing. All work will be saved and presented on a Google Slide document so that pupils can keep their photos.

This activity will improve:

Mental Wellbeing, Confidence, Motor Skills

Available to Y7, Y8 and Y9

Horrible Histories

Image shows a blue and light blue striped background with the horrible histories logo and several characters from history behind itIn Horrible Histories Enrichment, pupils will be given the opportunity to explore and grow their own knowledge of the past! As well as watching episodes of the programme, pupils will be encouraged to conduct their own research as if they could propose ideas to the show. Will you look into the Rotton Romans, Slimy Stuarts or Vile Victorians? The choice is yours!

This activity will improve pupils : Pupils Confidence as well as Social Skills.

Available to Y7, Y8 and Y9

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