Curriculum Enrichment
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Curriculum Enrichment
We believe in taking every opportunity to deepen and enrich our students’ education, reaching far beyond the National Curriculum and developing a love of learning for life.
In lessons, our students are challenged to become independent, resilient and reflective learners, capable of open-ended enquiry, debate and discussion across a wide range of subjects. Departmental Programmes of Study are shared with students with an emphasis on the importance of independent study and ownership of learning. Research and enquiry techniques are taught actively in all subject areas with key numeracy and literacy skills embedded across the curriculum to enable our students to take full advantage of opportunities in life.
Extra-curricular study is valued in all subject areas. Cross-curricular development is also a key feature of our Able, Skilled and Talented provision.
Subject areas offer opportunities for wider challenge to all students through a range of activities:
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Mathematics
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Inter-school and inter-house competitions
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History
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History days, field trips and residential trips abroad
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Geography
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Field trips: North Norfolk Coastline
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Modern Languages
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Annual residential trip to Paris
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Science
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Competitions and visits, rocket building and forensics
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PE
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Skiing trip to Italy
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English
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Debate Team trips
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Science
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Lectures and STEM activities
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PE
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Weekly fixtures and regular tournaments
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The Brilliant Club
This year, we are once again taking part in The Brilliant Club programme. The Brilliant Club work across the UK, supporting less advantaged students to access the most competitive universities, and to succeed when they get there.
The Brilliant Club trains PhD tutors to deliver The Scholars Programme in their partner schools across the UK. They share their subject knowledge and passion for learning with small groups of students aged 8-18. It helps students to develop the knowledge, skills and confidence to secure a place at a competitive university.
The programme is structured around seven tutorials, and pupils also attend two events at our partner universities to speak with current undergraduates and learn about university life. Fourteen pupils are in one placement, taught in two smaller groups of seven. They work towards completing a challenging final assignment which is marked and moderated using university grades.
Sir Isaac Newton Further Maths GCSE
The school works closely with Sir Isaac Newton in offering a Further Maths GCSE to students each year. This qualification is highly regarded by sixth forms and colleges and there is strong evidence that shows that students who complete the additional GCSE Further Maths course get better outcomes in GCSE exams. It is also important that I highlight that this additional qualification is not solely aimed at students who have plans to study Maths beyond GCSE level but it is designed for students who enjoy Maths and are looking to challenge themselves further. As part of the course, students will be able to take advantage of the following benefits:
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Weekly 75-minute online sessions each Thursday (3:45 pm - 5:00 pm)
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Sessions delivered by maths specialists and experienced teachers
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Workbooks posted to students/schools in advance of sessions
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Follow-up staudy tasks to be completed after each session
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Independent study tasks are set for students to complete during weeks with no online session
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Access to videos and addiional resources to support the students learning
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Opportunity for students to complete termly assessments to check progress
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Saturday face-to-face booster session (Date TBC). Further information can be found via the Sir Isaac newton Sixth Form website
Balliol College, Oxford
Stalham High School has been accepted to take part in the Discovery Programme run by Balliol College at the University of Oxford.
Each year, Balliol College runs a sustained Discovery Programme for groups of Year 10 students who attend UK state schools. Discovery consists of a series of online academic sessions in which Oxford University Graduates introduce a topic that links to their own research. Sessions take the form of workshops, for which participants will be expected to complete a small amount of preparation. This is a super-curricular programme which will introduce participants to new areas of knowledge.
This programme is especially useful to students who are considering one day applying for competitive universities and are looking for opportunities to gain experiences and discussion points in an interview and/or CV.
The programme will introduce topics that students will not usually have covered in school. The 2025 programme will include; Art History, Biology, Chemistry, Economics, English, Law, Machine Learning, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology.
