Enrichment

Enrichment at Whatley is an opportunity for students to engage in a range of structured activities which are outside of the main school curriculum alongside a variety of peers from across the school. This provides students with a chance to develop a range of social and communication skills in an engaging activity whilst interacting with peers of a variety of ages.

The Enrichment program is developed with feedback from the students themselves and feeds into the wider school environment and development. This input helps to ensure that students have an opportunity to raise their opinions and ideas, with the entire Whatley family included and given the opportunity to be listened to.

Our Enrichment offer is broken down into four key areas: Sports, Arts, Citizenship and Hands on activities. Each of these areas build a holistic offer where students can select from a wide range of activities allowing them to develop their social and communication skills through an engaging project of their own interest. Each half term the offer changes linked to feedback from students and staff and supporting all to engage in a broader variety of activities. The current Enrichment offer can be seen below.

Each Enrichment activity consists of a project-based task which takes place over the course of the half term. A target is set along with the students at the start of the half term which they will work towards over the course of each session. This allows the students to see the development they have made and also the impact of the activity on the wider school community.

Day		Sports	Arts	Citizenship	Hands on	Additional
Monday	Session	Football Outdoor (KS3)	Clay Modelling	Environment	International Cuisine	KS4 gym/Indoor rowing
Monday	Brief description	Football based drills and matches.	Creating a range of models and art works using clay.	Researching environmental supports and putting these in place across the school.	Cooking a variety of foods from a range of international backgrounds.	Fitness training within the gym and training for indoor rowing activities.
Tuesday	Session	Circuit training	Origami	Book club	Gardening	Chess Club
Tuesday	Brief description	Health and fitness-based exercise activities in a circuit with short breaks.	Creating a variety of items through paper folding.	Reading a discussing a range of books and reading materials.	A variety of gardening-based activities around the school grounds.	Learning key skills and tactics in Chess.
Wednesday	Session	Basketball	Junk modelling	Travel training/Community walks	Science club	GCSE Options (KS4 students)
Wednesday	Brief description	Basketball based drills and matches.	Creating a range of artworks using recycled materials.	Walking in the local community and practicing at travelling safely.	Completing a range of science-based activities and experiments.	Students completing GCSE subjects.
Thursday	Session	KS3 Badminton	Model making	Film reviews	Educational Minecraft – Mayor of London Challenge	KS4 Table tennis
Thursday	Brief description	Badminton based drills and matches.	Creating models through following instructions in groups.	Writing and developing film reviews.	Using Minecraft to design future London – linked to the mayor of London’s challenge	Table tennis drills and matches.
Friday	Session	KS4 Football	Graphic Design	Library	School Newspaper	KS3 Gym/Indoor rowing
Friday	Brief description	Football based drills and matches.	Using computer technology to design artworks/posters etc.	Visiting Raynes Park library and selecting/collecting books.	Creating a Whatley newspaper.	Fitness training within the gym and training for indoor rowing activities.