Clubs and Activities
We have a wide range of clubs and activities and we want all students to participate and make the most of their time in school. Extra-curricular activities are updated every half term. We also run additional GCSE revision and intervention sessions for all students in the lead up to the final examinations. Lists are on every tutor notice board.
The new timetables for Sports Clubs, ICT Clubs and Music Clubs are circulated every half term.
Art Clubs – all Art Clubs are held in Art1.
Monday, 3:05pm - 4:30pm: Year 11s only
Tuesday lunchtime: open to all year groups to complete coursework or homework
Wednesday lunchtime: GCSE Art students
Wednesday, 3:05pm - 4:00pm: GCSE Art students
Thursday lunchtime: open to all year groups to complete coursework or homework
Thursday, 3:05pm - 4:00pm: Year 11s only
Craft Club - every Friday lunchtime in P&E1 (bring your lunch with you). Students can bring a project of their own or learn a new craft. If you would like to join Craft Club, please see Ms Metcalfe for an application letter.
Drama Club - 'Legally Blonde Jr' rehearsals take place after school on Wednesdays until 4.30pm in the hall/DR2/Music 1. Singing rehearsals are on Monday lunchtimes from 12.30pm in Mu1. Drama Club will start up again just before Christmas, details to be confirmed in December.
Dungeons and Dragons Club - this club runs every Thursday after school in the library, 3pm-4.15pm. All experience levels are welcome.
Music Clubs – you can find the timetables for our Music Clubs here: Red Week and Blue Week.
Philosophy and Faith Club - this club runs on Tuesday lunchtimes during Red week in P&E1 and is open to everyone. It is a club for all faiths and none to explore religious feasts and festivals, including sampling the food of religious festivities. The group will also participate in philosophy for children, so that students can question, ponder and critically think about interesting philosophical and ethical issues.
Science Club - open to all Year 7s with an interest in science. Science Club will start on Tuesday 8th October 2024 and will run every Tuesday after school, 3.05pm – 4.00pm, in either Science 4 or Science 6. Students will get to take part in fun science experiments and projects which are not always available to do in class, while learning about the wonders of the world and universe.
Wellbeing Hub - Miss Layman and Ms Metcalfe are launching our new Wellbeing Hub in P&E1, these clubs will start on 30th September 2024. Here are the timetables for Red Week and Blue Week.
Year 11 Revision and Support Sessions
We offer additional Revision and Support Sessions for Year 11s to help them to complete GCSE work and get ready for exams.
School newspaper
Our school newspaper, “The Summ’it”, was launched in Autumn 2022 and contains news articles, competitions, interviews, recipes and student information. A team of student journalists, editors and designers work together to create a brand new issue each term. You can view the latest issues of The Summ’it below:
The Summ’it - Issue 1
The Summ’it - Issue 2
The Summ’it - Issue 3
The Summ’it - Issue 4
The Summ’it - Issue 5
The Summ’it - Issue 6
The Summ’it - Issue 7
The Summ’it - Issue 8
Duke of Edinburgh
We run the Bronze and Silver Award in Years 10 and 11. We have one of the largest cohorts of secondary school students in Derbyshire who participate and, more importantly, complete the Award every year. Please see Miss Heath for further details. You can find out more on The Duke of Edinburgh's Award website.
