Enrichment
Enrichment activities outside school
At CCHSG we aim to provide a challenging and stimulating education for all students to help them achieve their full potential. In addition to the curriculum subjects studied a wide range of extra curricular activities are also available at lunch times and after school. Teachers will identify additional opportunities relevant to their subject beyond the classroom so that students are able to follow up and develop further. In addition there are reputable external providers of enrichment activities; day long master classes, residential weekends and summer schools that you may want to consider for your daughter.
External providers suitable for all students:
GIFT Courses
One day master classes, weekend courses and summer schools for Years 7 to 13. There is a charge for their activities, but bursaries are available. See their website for full details.
University of East Anglia
UEA runs a range of day long and residential activities for gifted and talented students in Years 9 to 13. They include ‘Discover Days’ where students can find out more about university courses in that subject and experience university teaching (these are free of charge), Summer schools and specific enrichment activities. There is a charge for their courses, but free and subsidised places are also available. See their website for more details.
www.uea.ac.uk/giftedandtalented
University College London
Excellence East
Excellence East offers a range of activity days for high ability learners throughout East Anglia in Years 7 to 9. Look at their website for more details. They also have good information for parents about high ability learners which all of our students are.
www.excellenceeast.org.uk/home.html
Summer Schools for Year 12 students
The Sutton Trust runs summer schools at 8 locations around the UK for Year 12 students in a wide range of subjects. There is no cost for the summer schools. Students have attended these summer schools before and had an amazing enriching experience. For more information see their website.
The closing date for Sutton Trust applications is 03/03/20
Oxford University- UNIQ Summer Schools
Oxford University runs different summer schools in July and August for Year 12 students. Students get to experience university life, the tutorial system, have university lectures and seminars and meet students from throughout the UK. The summer schools are completely free to attend. Applications usually open in December and close in early February.
Please see https://www.uniq.ox.ac.uk/ for further information.
The deadline for applying is 11pm on 27 January 2020
Villiers Park
The Villiers Park Inspiring Excellence Programme offers residential subject-specific courses for academically able A-level students. The courses are specifically designed to encourage and challenge students who are considering applying for the top universities in the UK. Previous attendees have found the experience invaluable in helping them secure and prepare for interviews for Oxbridge and other Russell Group universities. In addition, it can also be counted as the residential element for your Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award. Please check the school website or your form notice boards for a list of upcoming courses. If you are interested you will need to contact Mr I Paz at ipaz@cchsg.com in order for the school to nominate you. Nominations have to be sent at the latest 8 weeks before the course date.
For further information go to the website. To see upcoming courses open the document. To apply contact Mr I Paz at ipaz@cchsg.com
The Villiers Park Inspiring Excellence Programme offers residential subject-specific courses for academically able A-level students. For further information see
If you have any queries please contact the school and speak to the Lead Teacher for Extended Learning:
Mrs S Pigott spigott@cchsg.com