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Throughout the academic there will be additional extra-curricular activities, clubs and events available. You can view the full program of what is happening when and where at the start of each day during form time.

For a concise idea of all that we offer this term, please view our ‘Enrichment at �ķ�ɫ�� Booklet below for more information on what our young people can get involved in!

Enrichment and Achievements

English

• KS3 book club

• KS4 and KS5 book club
• National Teen Book Club every Tuesday after school for 45-60 minutes for KS4 and KS5.
• National book club for pupils over fourteen years of age to discuss one text at a time as an interactive group via Google Classroom. The forum allows pupils to meet a different author and have a Q and A. Pupils then use the chosen text as inspiration for creative writing which they submit in the hope of winning professional feedback and having their work published in a virtual library.

Literacy and Reading

• Punctuation Roadshow for Year 7 and 8 pupils.
• Creative Writing competitions for ‘Young Writers’ – national competitions for students across KS3, KS4 and KS5 to compose their own poetry and prose to a prescribed theme every 2-3 months with the aim of getting their work published in a book available for purchase. Bigger prizes also include monetary winnings, trophies, certificates, and bookmarks.
• Halloween creative writing competition
• Book Buzz – free book giveaway for all Year 7s and 8s
• Summer readathon
• Free book giveaway for primary feeder school pupils (Summer Term)
• The BIG book give-away to Year 10 (Summer term)
• International Poetry Day
• World Book Day 2022 with book tokens for Years 7-10(weeklong programme promoting the diversity of literature and embracing a love of all thing literature in English lessons)
• Termly visits to the Reading Suite for Years 7 and 8 – maintain book lending as a matter of routine
• Early Morning Reading for Year 7 and 8.
• Lexia Reading Club
• International Children’s fiction day
• Visits to Waterstones��to help select new books for the library.
• Borrow from the virtual library
• Recommended reading lists

Maths and Numeracy

• UKMT Maths challenge (Year 7/8)
• UKMT team event (Year 8/9)
• MANGA HIGH maths challenge (Years 7-10)
• GCSE Maths Masterclasses (Year 11)
• Year 11 GCSE to A level transition
• AMSP online student maths events (Y7-13)
• Inspiring Girls in Mathematics
• GNMH ‘Playing for Real’ (Years 9/10)
• Careers in Mathematics week

Science

• KS3 Science club
• British Science Week, themed lessons run throughout the whole week in March 2022 for all year groups
• Women in Science and engineering week – focussed scientist of the day for the week focussing on women who had made great advances across all fields of science.
• Newcastle University Marine Biology external visit for KS3
• STEM enterprise soapbox
• Dyson design challenge
• Living eggs – chicks project
• Mars challenge in collaboration with Art
• Year 11 GCSE to A level transition for Biology, Chemistry and Physics
• Medical Mavericks
• Careers in Science week
• BSW “Growth competition” for years 7 and 8
• Big Bang digital 2021 and Big Bang live event 2022
• The Linnean society of special species competition
• Bright ideas challenge – Pupil Callum Reid was the winner for the North East region in 2020, winning £2500 for the school.

STEM

• The Science Department holds a weekly STEM Club for Year 7 pupils
• STEM enterprise soapbox

Art and Photography

• Photoshop/Photography Club – Times and dates (TBC) Term 3
• ‘Gold Standard’ Award – Students entered in Term 3 will be nominated for a prize, nominated by class teachers, and chosen by students in form time.
• Art Catch up – Year 11 GCSE only – Thursday and Friday afterschool
• Photography Catch up – GCSE only – Monday lunchtimes (1pm-1:40pm)
• Photography Studio – Any lunchtimes

Computing

• Coding club – Monday lunchtime
• Hour of Code
• Coursework catchup – Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday lunch
• GCSE Computer Science booster class – Wednesday lunch
• A Level Business booster class – Thursday after school
• A Level Computer Science booster class – Wednesday after school
• A Level Business Student Revision Workshop (Manchester) – 4^th May

Design Technology

• Komatsu, UniPress, Setia and other factory tours and trips
• International women in Engineering Week
• International men in Engineering Week
• Guest speakers of previous students technology/engineering students, Engineering companies
• Revision during lunch time (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday Y10) (Monday Y12)
• Y12 Engineering- trip to Sunderland University to use the workshop
• Revision cards for Y10- each revision they attend of resource they create they will get a stap. It is a snakes and ladder format, each time they get to where there was a ladder, they will get a mini prize
• Lavery- Young apprentices’ scheme. Manufacturing and engineering trips
• Easter revision
• Technology student of the year (One for each year group)
• Maths tutor to support Y13 with Unit 1 exam (Richard Hornby)

Performing Arts: Drama and Music

• Annual shows: Bugsy 2022, Christmas Concert 2021, Award’s Ceremonies
• Beauty and the Beast Sunderland Empire visit
• National Theatre ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ March 2022
• National Theatre ‘Hamlet’ all year 7 April 2022
• Weekly drama club
• Weekly dance club

��Daily lunchtime instrumental clubs

• LAMDA performance and Public Speaking exams
• Shakespeare’s Schools Festival 2022
• Sunderland School’s Dance Festival.
• Search For a Star 2022
• Lunchtime and after school intervention for GCSE drama and music
• Easter Revision

Geography

• Geography Club (KS3)
• Eco club (inc. Gardening) (KS3, KS4 and KS5)
• RGS Young Geographer of the Year
• GCSE Fieldwork (Newcastle upon Tyne and South Shields)
• KS5 Derwent Hill trip
• Geographical enquiry (KS3) – local enquiry projects
• Urban planning workshop (Y10)
• External speakers (careers in geography)

History

• Battlefields trips were run on an annual basis and will be resuming next year
• KS3 trip to either Beamish or Leeds Armoury
• GCSE Pod extra study on a Thursday

Media

• Media Studies week in English curriculum for options week
• Media Year 11 Revision Club Fridays coursework catch up
• Media 6^th form revision club Mondays
• Guest Speaker – How to get into the Media Industry.
• Film Visit – Pinewood studios – 2023

PE

• Extra-curricular clubs in football, netball, rugby, basketball, table tennis, hockey, fitness, cricket, and athletics
• Development of new HiitZone area
• School teams in Football (Year 7-11, 6^th Form) School teams in Netball (Years 7-10), Rugby teams in years 7/8 and 9/10, U12 and U14 Basketball teams
• Compete in City and region wide Sainsburys School Games events
• SSG Silver award for participation and development in 2020 and 2021
• Great Active Sunderland School Charter 2021 – 2022 (in Progress)
• Work with local coaches to deliver sessions e.g., Newcastle Falcons, Sunderland CC,
• Reward trips to local sporting events – e.g., Durham T20; Newcastle Thunder

Health and Social Care & Child Development

• Research and Watch lists
• Year 11 lunch time Revision Club/ coursework catch up
• Safeguarding Guest speakers
• Skills for Care guest speakers
• Pen Pal scheme with a local care home
• Termly ‘Superstars’ certificate acknowledging outstanding work, progress, and dedication to the studies.
• First Aid Course

Modern Foreign Languages

• Film club aimed at KS3
• Lunchtime language club with year 7
• Sixth Form cinema visits
• MFL careers week
• British Council Award for hosting language assistants
• 1:1 speaking practice with Sixth Form
• Spanish club – extra language provided to pupils in Sixth Form
• GCSE song/poetry language competition

Essential Skills

• Challenge Day
• Virtual Work Experience

Personal Development: RSHE, PSCHE, SMSC

• Mental Health Bronze Award
• Anti-Bullying Silver Award – reapplication in process
• Working towards – SMSC Quality Award
• RSE (Relationship & Sex Education) (Relationship & Sex Education) Bronze Charter Award (in progress)
• LBGT+ Support Club
• The Riot Act Performance – Road Safety
• Sexual Health Outreach Team – C Card Assembly (Year 10)
• The Violence Reduction Unit – County Lines Awareness Session (Year 9)
• The Violence Reduction Unit – Malicious Communications Session (Year 8)
• Northumbria Police Talk – Indecent Images
• Mental Health Roadshow
• State of the City Debate
• Student Council
• UK Parliament Outreach visit (years 7 and 9)
• The school has a considerable number of partners that support the delivery of themed weeks and drop-down days:

SEND (Special Education Needs and Disability)

• Daily social interaction / vulnerable young person sessions
• 1:1 support in PSC
• Mentoring
• Quiet lunch club (library)
• Homework club
• Healthy Heads access (EMHP)
• Early morning reading
• Targeted reading interventions
• Sensory time to support sensory needs
• Reading Club (Lexia)
• Access to reading suite
• FRIENDS groups
• Mental Health Support Team (MHST) in schools
• Listening Ear (MIND)
• School Nurse Lunchtime Clinic

Careers and Work Related

• Quality in Careers Award ‘fully meeting all the accredited criteria incorporating the Gatsby Benchmarks’
• Careers Week for each subject area
• PwC (Price Waterhouse Coopers) visit for Year 9 business challenge
• NHS careers competition through Gibber ‘Why Care?’ interactive production
• Building My Skills programme from Esh Group
• Work Experience placements
• GlobalBridge online profiles
• NCS (National Citizenship Service)
• BBC Bitesize Schools Tour
• National Careers Week and National Apprenticeship Week
• Various visits to workplaces, including Komatsu, Wearside Audi, Unipres,
• Speakers for Schools talks
• Year 9 Destinations Success
• Various employers delivering small group seminars to Sixth Form students, including Robson Laidler Solicitors, Specsavers, Accenture
• Visit to Further and Higher Education providers, Apprenticeship and Training providers.
• �ķ�ɫ�� Scholars
• Barclays LifeSkills workshops for Sixth Form

Fundraising

• Odd socks day to raise funds for anti-bullying and mental health week.
• Non-uniform day for Red Sky Foundation
• Support Ukraine – Donation Day
• Raising and Giving Week for Red Sky Foundation

Additional Extra-Curricular

• Film club with from summer term every Tuesday
• Gardening club (KS3, KS4 and KS5)

Psychology

• NE1Can careers talk – counselling which was booked and streamed across via team to our Years 10-13 pupils
• Beyond the specification ‘super curricular’ tasks per half term. Linking new research from the BPS (British psychological society) to their current studies
• Wednesday support hour for all years (help with work and careers advice)
• ‘I’m a scientist’ online discussion with four psychologists from various parts of the world – live chat.
• Tutor2U grade booster workshop- Leeds. This workshop is led by examiners
• Specially designed and tailored career booklet linking tasks to job roles and units of study
• Psychology careers week
• Weekly ‘psychologist of the week’ certificate acknowledging challenging work, progress, and dedication to the studies
• Psychology ‘intervention clinic’ for KS5 students. One extra session a week which is one to one tuition to help progress

Partnership and Community Links 2020-21

• MHST (Mental Health Support Team) – in schools
• Sunderland MIND
• Sunderland MIND – Listening Ear��

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