Townsend School Enrichment Brochure
We have a 3-tier approach to enrichment at Townsend:
- Enrichment clubs (lunch time and after school clubs)
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- see enrichment clubs list 2022 below for more details
2. Whole school Curriculum Enrichment afternoons (3 per year)
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- The Great Debate
- Careers
- RSE
- Spiritual Reflecction
- GCSE taster sessions
- Targeted revision
3. Trips and Visits
Departmental curriculum trips and visits run as much as possible, and after the disruption of the Covid pandemic, we are trying to get these back up and running as much as possible. Previous trips and visits include: Field trips to Swanage, Dartmoor, St Albans, local rivers. Trips abroad to places such as Ypres, Berlin, Iceland, Aushwitz and Boulogne-Sur-Mer. Workships for subjects such as Maths, English, Science and Drama GCSE and A-level. Biology field trips to North Yorkshire. Art galleries and museums like the Imperial War Museum and the National Gallery. The houses of Parliament, Food technology and Business Studies trips to Cadbury’s World and Jimmy’s Farm, to name just a few.
Enrichment and next-steps visits include visits to the theatre and plays, museums, university open days and visits to the University of Cambridge for the scholars programme, trips for careers, The Apprenticeship Show, Morfa Bay, Harry Potter World.
Activites Day in July – the whole school attends a trip/visit/onsite enrichment activity, examples from July 2022 include: Chessington Park and Zoo, Alton Towers, footgolf, Whipsnade Zoo, Blenheim Place, Lea Valley Watersports trips, bowling, countryside walks, Milton Keynes shopping, cookery, arts and crafts, drawing workshops, snooker and pool, Hampton Court and Southend-on-Sea.
Enrichment Clubs Summer 2023
Breakfast Club
Breakfast club is on every morning from 8.10 in the small canteen
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1.20-1.50pm |
After School
Sports clubs – 3.30-4.45pm All other clubs – 3:30-4:30pm |
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MONDAY |
Art club – all years
Science GCSE Club – yr9+ (SC5/SC6) Volleyball club – all years – field |
Art club – yr9/10/11
DT CLub Cricket Club – all years – field School Production Rehearsals – 3.30 – 5.00pm Science GCSE revision club (SC5/SC6) Textiles enrichment – yr 11 |
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TUESDAY
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Art club – all years
Basketball club – all years – gym Business club – yr9/10/11/12/13 Cricket club – all years – astro Drama club – all years English GCSE revision club (EN5) Maths clinic – all years Science GCSE club – yr9+ (SC5, SC6) Spanish club – all years Swimming club – all years – pool
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(staff meeting day)
Homework club – all years |
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WEDNESDAY
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Art club – yr 7/8
GCSE PE revision Mandarin club – all years Maths GCE/GCSE revision – yr11/12/13 Rounders club – all years – field Science club – yr7/8 Tennis club – all years – courts |
French GCSE intervention – yr 11
School Production rehearsals – 3.30 – 5.00pm *Sports fixtures |
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THURSDAY |
Art club – yr 7/8
Craft club – all years Drama revision – yr 11 Dance club – all years – Studio Gymnastic club – all years – gym Handball club – all years – new courts LGBTQ+ club (week 1/A only) – all years Maths clinic – all years Science GCSE club – yr9+ (SC5/SC6) Tennis club – all years – courts |
Art club – yr 10
Homework club – all years Maths club – all years Rounders club – all years – field Science GCSE revision club (SC5/SC6) |
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FRIDAY |
Basketball club – yr 9/10/11 – gym
ECO club (week 1/A only) – all years Maths GCE/GCS revision – yr11/12/13 German club – all years Science GCSE club – yr9+ (SC5/SC6) |
General information:
clubs are open to all years unless a year group is specified. There are activities and worship in the Reflection room every day run by the RE ambassadors and sixth form students. Sports fixtures take place after school on a variety of days. Students will be notified of times and locations by letter from the PE department.
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Please note: clubs are subject to change and availability but staff will notify students of any changes. Teachers will advertise times/locations and any changes when necessary and appropriate.
*For lunch time sports clubs students will need to get their lunch quickly (or bring a packed lunch) and come to the area with their trainers
*For swimming students will need to bring a packed lunch on the day, come straight to the pool at the end of the lesson and bring their swimming kit and towel
*For after school sports clubs students will need to bring full PE kit and go to the appropriate changing room for the club
*sports clubs taking part in the gym will be not run during the exam periods.
Enrichment Afternoon Planner 22/23
| Year Group | 4th November | 9th February | 13th June |
| 7 | Spiritual Reflection | RSE | Careers |
| 8 | RSE | Option taster sessions | Spiritual Reflection / Careers |
| 9 | Careers | Spiritual Reflection | RSE |
| 10 | Spiritual Reflection | Careers | RSE |
| 11 | RSE | Spiritual Reflection | Target revision sessions |
| 12 | Careers | RSE | Spiritual Reflection |
| 13 | Careers | RSE | Targeted revision sessions |