Extracurricular Activities
Greenhead is well praised for its enrichment programmes which encourages pupils to partake in extracurricular activities designed to build students character personal, sporting and social interests and prepares them more effectively both for higher education and future employment. It was first introduced in 1990. Its most resent prays was from Ofsted in 2011 from their spot check report in which they said: A well-managed and excellent enrichment programme includes an extremely broad range of activities, from competitive and non-competitive team sports to Latin for beginners and from journalism to knitting and crotchet. Students look forward to these opportunities that they say are fun and challenging, and participation helps to motivate them in their academic work.:
In November 2000 the college achieved its second Queen's Anniversary Prize bestowed for Curriculum development for sixth form students. When awarded the prize the award committee said: “The college’s enrichment programme is a national exemplar of what can be done at sixth-form level to extend students’ education and personal growth beyond their academic courses. The programme calls on students to develop self-reliance, promotes citizenship and prepares them to meet the world of work or further study with confidence and commitment.”
Enrichment is mandatory for student to undertake, this encourages pupils to partake supporting the programs success. There are a huge variety of courses for students to choose form including The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, sports, music and drama, information technology, voluntary services and The World Challenge, additionally student are free to start new courses on the proviso they can gain enough support for it. In 2011 a total of 79 different courses were available to students including 22 different sporting activates such as badminton, basket ball, cycling, football (men and women’s), rugby (men and women’s), judo and squash and 9 different music groups. Taster sessions are provided so that students can make informed decisions.
As part of the enrichment program, pupils must undertake one week of PaWS (Projects and Work Shadowing) in their first year. Work shadowing placements include medical, political, scientific and language based jobs, usually at a senior level within the respective companies. If a pupil does not wish to do work shadowing, many projects, from circus skills to mathematical art, are available.
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