Wider Learning

Information & Opportunities

2017-2018

The Wider Learning Principle:

The 10:10 Ethic encourages students to recognise

their gifts and use these to enrich their community.

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Table of Contents

Introduction to Wider Learning and Job Roles Page 3 Wider Learning overview at Twyford Benefits of Wider Learning

Page 4 Page 5

Wider Learning Highlights 2016-17 Page 6 - 7 Wider Learning offer 2017-18 Page 8 – 10 Registers and Participation points Page 11 Data and Wider Learning Student Reports Page 12 Wider Learning Bulletin Page 13 Extra-Curricular Timetable Information Page 14

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Introduction to Wider Learning

All staff at Twyford are dedicated to ensuring there is a diverse and wide-ranging Wider Learning offer for students across all year groups. We are

very fortunate to have a comprehensive range of Wider Learning Coordinators and Lead roles within the school to ensure that students

have a wealth of opportunities available to them.

At Twyford, we recognise the importance of

Wider Learning in Education. The Wider

Learning principle aligns with our school

ethos and 10:10 ethic, which encourages

students to recognise their gifts and use

these to enrich their community.

Wider Learning Roles 2017-18: Head of Wider Learning Louise Adams

Head of Student Leadership Leondre Douglas

IAG coordinator James Barley

Director of Music College Specialism Felix McGonigal WL Coordinator for MFL Helene Cesar Head of PE Jamie MacDonald WL Coordinator for Chaplaincy Leondre Douglas TAP Coordinator Millie Fancourt TAP Programme Carmela Hinckley

D of E Coordinator (Bronze) Matthew Hickey

D of E Coordinator (Silver) Lee-Ann Brady WL Data and Registers Pete Elworthy / Data Team

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Wider Learning Overview at Twyford

Wider Learning is essentially a

range of opportunities and

experiences for students to learn

and develop their knowledge, gifts

and talents beyond the classroom.

These can take place both in and

out of school, across all year

groups and subject areas. Our

Wider Learning offer includes:

Student Leadership

Clubs

Trips

Workshops

Seminars and Lectures

TAP events

School projects

Community projects

Competitions and Leagues

Qualifications and Awards

Extended projects

Fundraising projects

Enrichment days

Work Experience opportunities

Activities week

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Benefits of Wider Learning We are very proud of our Wider Learning offer at Twyford as we know how much this

enriches, improves and widens students’ educational experiences. In our recent SIAMS

inspection (Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools) in April 2017, the

impact our Wider Learning offer has on students was celebrated in the final report:

‘Participation in extracurricular activities is exceptionally high and makes for a very cohesive community.

Through their enthusiastic engagement with the varied activities and clubs on offer, students develop their own

gifts and build a network of relationships across the school. Some identify positive, life-long impacts they

believe school will have on their habits of mind and attitudes to other people. One has been so inspired by her

experience with the Christian fellowship group she is planning to become a youth worker.’ SIAMS Report 2017

A diverse and enriching Wider Learning offer allows us to build on the

following key principles:

• Ensuring a balance between academic focus and developing well rounded students who are engaged

in school life

• Igniting passion and enthusiasm through different experiences of subjects out of the classroom

• Allowing students to try new experiences (which they might not always experience out of school)

• Develop, improve and stretch students skills, knowledge, talents and gifts

• Giving students opportunities to learn about life beyond education and school

• Using Wider Learning opportunities to engage, support and offer intervention for particular groups of

students

• Developing our ethos and identity as a school community

• Giving something back to the local and wider world (nearly £16,000 raised for charities / partner

school last year)

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Wider Learning Highlights of 2016-17

House Enterprise Events

raising money for charity

KS3 Christmas Production

Vertical Sports Competition

Successful Sports Results

Twyford Voices

Hairspray

TAP Programme

House Competitions

JPMC and PMC

Careers Fair

Anti-Bullying Conference

MFL Exchanges

Christmas Concert

As a school, we are very proud of our Wider Learning Achievements in 2016-17 and

are looking forward to what 2017-18 will bring.

Here are some of the highlights….

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National Theatre Performance

Black History Showcase

Mozambique Day

Sponsored Walk

Debate Competitions

Classical Music Competition

Trips in every subject!

Workshops and Seminars

History Scholars

Activities Week

Residential Trips

Sports Day

TFG Weekends Away

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Wider Learning offer 2017-18

This year, we will continue to have a fantastic, diverse and wide-ranging Wider Learning offer.

More details of opportunities will be available throughout the year on Copia, Community Bulletin

and the Wider Learning Bulletin but this is a snapshot of what to expect…

Music - Extensive Extra-Curricular music timetable targeted at all

ranges and abilities (before school, lunch, afterschool) - Live Music in every assembly - Music College Specialism - Live Music at every event - Competitions (House, CMC, PMC, JPMC and external) - Concerts in school - Concerts outside school (Side-by-side events, MFY, ESMF) - Singing lessons in Year 7 and 8 - Wide range of instrumental lessons

Languages - Comprehensive Extra-Curricular Languages timetable including

film clubs, Japanese Anime club, Grammar clinic, spelling bees, future linguists, Linguistics Olympiad, language survival courses and booster sessions

- Day Trips (BFI, Institut Français, Goethe Institut, Instituto Cervantes, Foreign language cinemas)

- Opportunities to take part in Languages exchanges (German, Spanish and French)

- Residential trips for each year group including Verulamium, Normandy, Barcelona, Pompeii, Rome and Germany

- Option for taking part in Erasmus and Comenius Programmes

Sport - Wide ranging Extra-curricular Timetable (changes termly) - Clubs every day (lunch / afterschool) - Whole school sports events (Vertical Sports) - Regular fixtures in a variety of seasonal sports - Competitions at school, local and national level - Inter-form (September – June) - Sports Day in July - Leadership roles and opportunities (Sports Coaches) - Opportunities for Sports Captains to lead activities - Opportunities to support PE dept with clubs and events - Coaches in additional sports such as Taekwondo and

Fencing starting (additional fee)

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Chaplaincy - Comprehensive Extra-Curricular timetable for Chaplaincy

(before school, lunch and afterschool) open to all faiths - Twyford Fellowship Group - Voluntary Communion - TFG weekends away - Muslim prayer available - Opportunities to work with local church groups - Opportunities to volunteer and take part in community

projects in the local and wider community - Fundraising opportunities

Drama - KS3 Christmas production in December 2017 - Performing Arts Festival – celebrating dance, drama,

music and all aspects of performance in February 2018 - Large range of Post 16 Community service roles in

Drama including assisting with directing shows, backstage work, supporting in lessons etc

- National Theatre Connections project for Year 9 – 13 students in April 2018 (Cast – 20 students, auditions early October)

- School production in July 2018 (Cast – up to 200 students, auditions after October half term)

- Regular Theatre Trips to local and central theatres - Workshops with theatre practitioners and companies - Support with audition preparation for drama schools or

shows and productions

Science - External Speakers (Attend a talk after school by experts in

their field. Previous topics include: astronomy, doctors without borders, chemical engineering and veterinary medicine)

- Triple S Club (Assist students in the lower school with their science work whilst obtaining community service hours)

- Trips (Various trips throughout the year including: chemistry, biology and physics live and Keynote Student Conferences)

- Challenges (Available in chemistry, biology and physics to show off your enthusiasm for your subject and learn beyond the A-Level course)

- CREST Award (Carry out some novel hands on research in collaboration with a mentor from Imperial College London)

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Other Clubs and Opportunities - As well as Music, Sports, MFL, Chaplaincy and Science clubs, the Extra-Curricular timetable also has a

wide range of clubs in Art, Maths, Humanities, English, RE, Media and Games clubs - Clubs last year ranged from Yoga, Horrible Histories, Problem Solving, Trampolining, Gospel Choir to

Philosophy –look at the new timetables and check Copia and Wider Learning bulletins - Student Leadership roles and opportunities (details in the Student Leadership booklet) - Enterprise opportunities within your house - Charity and fundraising opportunities (Sponsored walk, House events, Supporting our partner school

in Mozambique, Enterprise days, Comic relief) - Careers and IAG sessions and opportunities (Work Experience, Careers Fair, External Speakers) - Trips, workshops, projects and events within all subject areas (Theatre trips, STEM workshops, visiting

speakers, national competitions, awards) - Additional qualifications and awards – D of E (Bronze and Silver), Sports Leadership and coaching, EPQ - Specific awards in subject areas (Crest, Maths Challenge, Music grades, History Scholars) - Residential trips throughout the year - Activities week programme in July

EPQ Presentation Evening:

D of E Award (Bronze and Silver)

History Scholars

Tap Programme – External Speaker programme throughout

the Year available to KS5 and KS4

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Participation Points in Wider Learning

With all the fantastic Wider Learning that goes on at Twyford, we would like to keep an

electronic record of student involvement in Wider Learning to enable us to praise and

celebrate student achievement in this area.

When a student signs up to a club, the teacher will keep an electronic register of

weekly attendance. We will also record when a student is representing the school in a

Student Leadership role or a one-off Wider Learning activity.

Year 7 94%

Year 8 88%

Year 9 74%

Year 10 64%

Year 11 34%

Year 12 44%

Year 13 19%

To show us how many students attended

a club in each year group. This chart

shows the % of students who attended at

least one club in 2017-18 %.

The participation points will then be added onto a student’s conduct

record. The points system operates as follows:

‘Attendance to a club’ – 1 point per club attended - Music - Sport - Drama - Chaplaincy - Science and Maths - Arts, Humanities, English and MFL -

‘Representing the school’ in a Sports fixture, Music performance, Drama performance or for any other event (E.g: debate, spelling or maths competition) – 5 points (Music, Sport, Drama, Other) ‘Student Leadership’ student will receive 5 points per half term for having a leadership role. They can also receive additional points if they attend extra events.

The participation points are then used in the following ways:

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To go towards the Extra-Curricular participation Conduct points per House –

shared in each End of Term assembly.

Q3 Truro Wells York Fountains Ripon Durham Canterbury Year 7 521 481 519 541 696 530 584 Year 8 515 575 383 601 408 706 670 Year 9 374 393 279 219 277 236 219 Year 10 330 144 214 247 241 286 215 Year 11 123 98 184 169 189 150 139 Year 12 117 144 157 134 125 93 162 Year 13 73 37 31 16 47 39 49 Total 2053 1872 1767 1927 1983 2040 2038

To produce a Wider Learning Student Report at QA2 and QA4 for all students in Year

7-13 to show us the Wider Learning activities students have been involved in:

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Wider Learning Bulletin

Every Friday week 2, a Wider Learning bulletin will be sent out to all parents and

staff. This will celebrate all aspects of Wider Learning as well as providing

information about upcoming events.

This is an example of a bulletin from 2016-17:

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Extra-Curricular Timetables:

• All students should be aiming to take part in at least ONE club per Term

• Week beginning Monday 11th September – Taster week for all clubs

• Week beginning Monday 18th September – Autumn timetable begins and runs up

until Christmas

• Individual Timetables for KS3 (Year 7 and 8), KS4 (Year 9, 10 and 11) and KS5 (Year

12 and 13) – 2016-17 timetables below

• Timetable for Autumn Term, Spring Term and Summer Term

• There are no clubs taking place during QA2 and QA4 exam week

For up to date Wider Learning information:

- Check Copia / Wider Learning Page

- Wider Learning Bulletin

- For students – Community bulletin

Any questions, please email me:

ladams@twyford.ealing.sch.uk

Miss Adams