Super curricular activities and events are an addition to our curriculum, they are planned and designed to ignite a passion from students for particular subjects and areas of interest. Super curricular activities are fitted in all year round to our timetable and are designed to reach all students.
Super Curriculum Offer
| 2020 / 2021 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 | Year 11 | Year 12 | Year 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September | Esafety session and risk taking induction Edge activity day - Enterprise | Edge activity day - Health | Edge activity day - Prison me no way | Edge activity day - Skills North East event at Utilita Arena | Edge activity day - RE | Edge activity day Apprenticeship workshop and talks Edinburgh University Visit/UCAS Fair | Edge activity day Apprenticeship workshop and talks |
| October | Student Council Elections | Student Council Elections Bring It On - engineering and STEM event | FRANCE TRIP Student Council Elections | GERMANY TRIP FRANCE TRIP Student Council Elections | Student Council Elections | Student Council Elections | Lessons from Auschwitz project and trip to Auschwitz-Birkenau |
| November | Edge activity day - Newcastle University STEM Ambassadors Jobs in the Past and Present | Edge activity day - British Values | Edge activity day - RE | Edge activity day - RE | Edge activity day - Revision workshops New College Durham Taster Day National Apprenticeship Show | Edge activity day mock interviews Sunderland Uni Medical taster day Senior Maths Challenge | Edge activity day Mock interviews National Apprenticeship Show Senior Maths Challenge |
| December | Sage Christmas Concert Carol Service | Sage Christmas Concert Carol Service | Sage Christmas Concert Carol Service | Sage Christmas Concert Carol Service | Sage Christmas Concert Carol Service | Sage Christmas Concert Carol Service | Sage Christmas Concert Carol Service |
| January | Edge activity day - British Values Insights science lectures Newcastle University | Edge activity day - Enterprise MFL Apprentice Morning SKI TRIP | Edge activity day - Careers: What Next? carousel Power of 5 Launch Event, Work Experience & Graduation SKI TRIP | Edge activity - Mental health Oxford in schools SKI TRIP | Edge activity day - Revision workshops | Edge activity day - Global Bridge SKI TRIP | Edge activity day - Applications SKI TRIP |
| February | Newcastle University - Uniadventure Newcastle Uni Maths Challenge Internet Safety Day | Newcastle Uni Maths Challenge Internet Safety Day | Newcastle Uni Senior Maths Challenge Young Enterprise Tenner Challenge Internet Safety Day | Newcastle Uni Senior Maths Challenge Young Enterprise Tenner Challenge Sir Robert McAlpine Construction Site Visit Internet Safety Day | Geography Trip Internet Safety Day | MFL Newcastle University Experience Afternoon Internet Safety Day | |
| March | Edge activity - Mental health Youth Council Elections | Edge activity day - Career Speed Networking & Choose or Lose Youth Council Elections Junior Maths Challenge | Edge activity day - Enterprise Future me enterprise challenge Durham University Futureme Youth Council Elections Junior Maths Challenge Brilliance Club | Edge activity day - RE Mock interviews with external businesses Youth Council Elections Brilliance Club | Edge activity day - Revision workshops Youth Council Elections | Edge activity day - University life Oxford and Cainbridge event SJP Discover Nursing event Durham University Sport event Youth Council Elections BERLIN TRIP | Edge activity day - Revision workshops Youth Council Elections BERLIN TRIP |
| April | NHS Careers Performance | Bronze Duke of Edinburgh practice expedition Medical Mavericks | Newcastle College Tour and Childcare Taster | NECORP Sports Day at Durham University | |||
| May | Science day - CSI | Science day - Space | ROA Interviews | ||||
| June | Marine engineering workshop | Bronze Duke of Edinburgh final expedition | MAD day New College Durham Masterclasses | ROA Distribution Prom | |||
| July | Enrichment week, activities include - Lego, Beat Box, visits to Hancock and Discovery museum, walk for health, foods festival. FRANCE, GERMANY, DALGUISE TRIPS | Enrichment activities include - Thrills for skills, CrossFit, music mixing, visit to Gibside. FRANCE, GERMANY, DALGUISE TRIPS | Enrichment activities include Raku ceramics, shoe project, school of rock, Life stories, warhammer, surfing, school mural games design TRIPS TO CASTLE HOWARD, WATERSPORTS TRIP WORLD CHALLENGE TO BORNEO | Work Experience Students source own placements WORLD CHALLENGE TO BORNEO | Aeronautics trip- Maths | Work Experience Students source own placements |