Dormston School - Extracurricular Activities

Extracurricular Activities

Extracurricular activities include :

• Football
• Athletics
• Basketball
• Netball
• Hip hop
• Cheerleading

There are after-school clubs for subjects including Science and Technology.

With access to the state-of-the-art Dormston Centre, the school has regularly performed drama productions; the first of these was West Side Story in March 2000. Each key stage gives an annual Performance Arts Evening for pupils to display their various talents.

Year 10 pupils are involved in the Young Enterprise initiative and in 2005 received a local award for being the "Most Enterprising Company".

Year 9 and GCSE pupils have the opportunity to attend revision and coursework support classes.

Pupils with individual educational needs are encouraged to attend small group or one-to-one sessions organised by the Learning Support Department.

Year 10 pupils have the opportunity to apply to become a Senior, which gives them extra responsibility during their final year of compulsory education. This system has long been in place, having originally been pioneered during the days of Mrs O'Connor's stewardship. New to the policy since September 2005 has been the appointment of a "Head Boy" and "Head Girl" (who each have deputies).

There is also an active School Council, and each year pupils are encouraged to vote for a pupil in their year group to be elected as their councillor. The school council raises concerns of students in the school to staff. The school also participates in the annual UK Youth Parliament elections.