Enrichment
At Sixth Form we have a wide range of opportunities to develop your skills and passions outside the classroom. You will be encouraged to take part in our extensive range of extra-curricular activities, and we work with our scholar body to ensure that we offer opportunities that are inclusive of all tastes and talents, including sports and creative projects. Scholars can also take part in a range of extra-curricular activities and clubs run throughout the academy.
Our enrichment opportunities include a broad range of experience based learning, so that our young people develop the life skills essential for post-18 opportunities.
We also support our Sixth Form scholars to take on leadership opportunities – whether that is taking on a new responsibility or acting as a positive role model for scholars in the main school. We have head scholars and a leadership team to work with the senior leadership team and the lower school. Sixth Form scholars can become academic leaders and mentors to inspire younger scholars in the main school and explore their own passions through the Extended Project Qualification. Additionally, scholars can build their leadership capabilities in a range of sports including football, rugby and netball.
These opportunities also help strengthen university and job applications and interview discussions.
Fundraising
Sixth Form takes part annually in organising a Paint Run to help fund events for the Sixth Form, such as Prom. The scholars very much enjoy this explosion of colour and exercise, running (and dodging paint) around a 2k course on the school field! We come together for this event in fancy dress which always creates a fun atmosphere! We look forward to what each year brings and hope to raise as much money as we can.
Throughout the year, we also take part in Wear It Pink Day for Breast Cancer Awareness, and Christmas Jumper Day for Save the Children. Each event is embedded in the Sixth Form calendar and very much supported.
Charity Paint Run
Sixth Form take part annually in organising a Charity Paint Run. This helps fund events for the Sixth Form such as Prom, and allows us to give back to a chosen charity.
Scholars very much enjoy this explosion of colour and exercise, running (and dodging paint) around a 2k course on the school field! We come together for this event in fancy dress and crazy ‘safety’ glasses which always creates a fun atmosphere!
Subject Specific Trips
Sixth Form subjects run a host of curriculum enrichment activities, including popular trips such as the below:
- Business – You may get the chance to visit Worburn Safari Park and the Bank of England.
- Classical Civilisation – The department runs trips to relevant theatre productions.
- English Literature and Language & Media Studies – In recent years, the department has organised theatre trips at the Globe, Cinema Trips, British Library Workshops.
- Fine Art – Art galleries in Cambridge and London.
- Physics – Cambridge University Physics Department (Cavendish Lab) and a Cambridge College.
Leadership Opportunities
We also support our Sixth Form scholars to take on leadership opportunities – whether that is taking on a new responsibility or acting as a positive role model for scholars in the main school. Sixth Form scholars can become academic leaders and mentors to inspire younger scholars in the main school, and explore their own passions through the Extended Project Qualification. Additionally, scholars can build their leadership capabilities in a range of sports including football, rugby and netball.