Sir John Talbot's School Extended Curriculum

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Careers Programme Overview Sir John Talbot’s school

Post 16 Options & Recording them BTEC and A level options Introduction to apprenticeships Revision skills

EBL – Finding your placement

Coping with change

How to contact employers CV writing Preparing for interviews How to behave in the workplace

GCSE’s … Choices, choices

Health and safety

Employability skills

Work experience journal -

Your skills, your team, your future! Team-work and Communication What is Local Market Information?

What does success mean to you? Aspects of Careers University vs apprenticeships Skills for careers Career terminology

12 Competencies Listening skills Bad, good, brilliant Skills review What’s your dream job? Revision – Good vs Bad Introduction to Unifrog


Faculty Enrichment Overview

Science 1. BiologyLive trip

2. New Scientist library 3. Psychology conference 4. Year 11 Practical club

1. New Scientist library

2. EPQ 1 3. STEMettes society

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2. New Scientist library 3. STEMettes society

1. Weather watch 2. Meet a scientist going to Mars 3. Science club

1. Science club 2. Weather watch 3. Science week activites


PE Enrichment Overview

Trip to professional sporting fixtures Glyndwr University trip

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Careers trip to Shrewsbury town Sports awards evening

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National Competitions Queensway athletics competition

School Games qualifiers County cup competitions Extracurricular clubs Lunchtime activities

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Local friendly fixtures North Shropshire tournaments Afterschool clubs Lunchtime activities


Music Enrichment Overview

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Work with Glyndwr University Creative Media Department to compose Music for TV. Perform as a group in a number of performance venues. Compose in a style or genre. Attend a number of concerts.

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University links and trips. Career development – publish own work Workshops with professionals. Lead a KS3 Music club.

Master a Performance. Compose a complete piece. Create a professional recording using ICT Come up with a Music club idea and attend

Try Guitar and Drums. Play in a band. Compose a piece to a ‘brief’. Lunchtime clubs. Perform to different audiences.

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Learn to play a Dood and a Toot! Instrument Carousel. Lunchtime clubs. Trust ‘Big Sing’. Become a ‘Lead Learner’. Perform to an audience.


LANGUAGES ENRICHMENT OVERVIEW Communication Confidence Independence Life skills Global citizens Risk takers

11/12 /13

Cultural awareness

University visit Restaurant experience

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Film studies Play

School competitions National competitions Trips

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CV writing in TL Revision skills Extended writing Language Ambassadors

Clubs Literature

Film study Breakfast

Latin/Greek Cultural celebrations

The advantages of language learning The wider world


Faculty Enrichment Overview Activities can be drawn from but not limited to this list

Mathematics

1. UKMT Intermediate and senior challenges 2. University trips 3. Accelerate programme 4. National cipher challenge

1. UKMT Intermediate challenge 2. Accelerate programme 3. AMSP Maths feast 4. National cipher challenge 5. #Realworldready - Maths in context

1. The maths feast 2. AMSP Maths feast 3. Times table rockstars 4. National cipher challenge -

1. UKMT Junior challenge 2. Times table rockstars 3. Chess club 4. National cipher challenge

1. UKMT Junior challenge 2. Maths challenge group 3. Chess Club 4. Board games club 5. Times table rockstars 6. National cipher challenge 7. Parallelogram


Faculty Enrichment Overview Activities can be drawn from but not limited to this list

Humanities

1. 4 days of Geogrpaghy Fieldwork 2. Her-story Article 3. Online conferences

1. Liverpool Fieldwork 2. River Fieldwork 3. WW1 evacuation system experience

1. Holocaust Memorial, including speakers 2. Holocaust Ghetto sensory lesson 3. Local History understanding - Shropshire in WW2

1. Coast Fieldwork 2. Hajj experience 3. Philosophical thinking 4. Eco-council (throughout KS3)

1. Religious buildings trip 2. Fieldwork into Whitchurch 3. Micro-climates fieldwork 4. Whitchurch Roman enquiry 5. Court room debate into the Tudors


English Enrichment Overview

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University links and trips Career development (CV) Academic writing support

Theatre Trip to Theatre Severn or another local venue Revision skills

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Trip to Storyhouse, Chester Cinematic experiences

Pitches and presentations #realworldready activities

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Poetry reading competition Speaking competitions Writing competitions


Design and Food Technology Enrichment Overview

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University links and trips Apprenticeship taster sessions Local business and company KS2 Transition support Governor’s Lunch

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Trip to a working factory to understand industry. Designer visitors SCAT visit Future Chef Competition

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Enterprise opportunities Design Ventura National Trust Great Scone Bake BBC Good Food Trip

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#realworldready activities Dyson Foundation Design Challenge

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Drapers Competition STEM Opportunities Bake Off Club


Drama Enrichment Overview

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Theatre trips Directing younger students Live performances of their own work

Theatre Trip Glyndwr university link-up project Live performances of own created drama

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Performances in front of an audience #realworldready activities

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Leading warm-ups Live theatre reviews

#realworldready activities

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Live Pantomime trip Live theatre reviews


Digital Enterprise Enrichment Overview

Cyber Discovery competition November

Cyber Discovery competition November

Factory Production Experience March

Bebras UK competion January

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BBC Microbit Challenge June

Cyber First Girls comp December

Cyber Centurian comp November

Bebras UK competion November

The Alan Turning Cryptography comp January


ART Enrichment Sir John Talbot’s Artist/talk workshop

College visits London/Liverpool trip

AR sessions

After school sessions

Artist workshop

London/Liverpool trip

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Art/Textiles Club

Photography – local town

Artist workshop Chester Zoo trip Art/Textiles Club

Blackberry Fair

Blackberry Fair

Whitchurch Lantern Parade workshop Art/Textiles Club


Photography Enrichment Overview TRIPS! Liverpool trip for ‘City Life’ Unit. Visit to the Tate Gallery

Year 11 REAL WORLD LINKS! Research into famous photographers both historical and contemporary. Visits to cities to see artwork in galleries. Projects that allow students to research into political matters and society.

Year 10

Opportunities! Learning how to edit still and moving imagery using professional software. Studio lighting and camera handling to get the pictureperfect images!


Enrichment Overview Activities can be taken from but not limited to this list

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Introduction to Unifrog


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