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Enrichment & Activities
KES Academy is strongly committed to the added value of learning outside the classroom and beyond the academy’s premises. It seeks to provide a broad & balanced range of ‘learning outside the classroom’ opportunities for all its students.
Each year the academy will arrange a number of activities that take place off the academy site and out of academy hours, which support our aims. The range of activities to which the governing body has given its approval includes:
- Out-of-hours clubs (music, drama, art, science, sport, homework, etc.)
- Sports teams
- Regular local visits (places of worship, swimming, other local amenities)
- Day visits for particular groups
- Residential visits
- Overseas visits
- Adventure activities.
Examples of this include:
- The Year 7 History trip to Castle Acre, designed to offer activities and experiences that cannot be delivered via normal lessons
- The Year 7 and 8 trip to Eurodisney, the Year 9 and 10 French exchange to Rodez to develop language skills
- The Year 11, 12 and 13 Religious Education trip to the prison of war camps in Auschwitz, Poland
- The Year 10-13 trip to China for sports
- Language leaders and the sixth form trip to Boston, USA for sports leadership and widening horizons on future education pathways.
Enrichment and Clubs
| Day | Activity | Location/ Time | Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Every Day | Homework Club |
Library lunchtime, C11 Monday after school |
Mr Stevens |
| Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday | Book Club | Library lunchtime | Miss Potter, Miss Clarke and Miss Leader |
| Monday | Band Workshop | A8 lunchtime | Music Dept |
| Karaoke | A7 lunchtime | Music Dept | |
| Tuesday | Duke of Edinburgh Award - Y9 | A3 lunchtime | Mr Wheeler |
| Biology theory with cake provided | E5 lunchtime | Science Teacher | |
| Band workshop |
A8 lunchtime |
Music Dept | |
| Yr 11 Maths revision |
B8 lunchtime |
V. Valantieje | |
| Ukelele Club | A7 lunchtime | Music Dept | |
| GCSE Media Intervention | C12, 3:40 - 4:10pm | Miss Price | |
| Science Club | E2, 3:35-4:35pm | Mr Wheeler, Mrs Brinkman | |
| Wednesday | Creative Writing | B13, lunchtime | Mrs Lewis |
| STEMM Award | E2, lunchtime | Mr Cutterham | |
| Eco-Leader | Around the site, lunchtime | Mr Douglas | |
| Drawing Club | M2, lunchtime | A Flint | |
| KES Songsters | A8, lunchtime | Music Dept | |
| French Film club | D10, lunchtime | Kay Finch | |
| Warhammer | E5, 3:40-4:30pm | Mr Seville | |
| (Combined) Science Revision Y11 | E2, 3:40-4:30pm | Mr Cutterham | |
| Thursday | Duke of Edinburgh Award - Y10 | A3, lunchtime | Mr Wheeler |
| Quiz Club | D2, lunchtime | Mr Barker | |
| String Ensemble | A8, lunchtime | Music Dept | |
| Wind Ensemble | A8, lunchtime | Music Dept | |
| Biology Revision Y13 | E2, 3:30-4:30pm | Mr Cuttterham | |
| Eco Schools - Gardening club | D4, 3:30-4:30pm | Mr Hogger | |
| Friday | Philosophy reading club | D8, lunchtime | Mrs Watson |
| Production rehearsals | A8, 2:40-3:30pm | Music and Drama dept | |
| GCSE Science revision/support -Y10/11 | A3, 2:40-3:30pm | Mr Wheeler | |
| Chess club | C4, 2:40-3:30pm | Science Teachers |
The Sports Clubs
Afterschool
| Monday | All years Football | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | Year 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 Basketball | All years Gymnastics | All years Rugby |
| Wednesday | All years Dodgeball | ||
| Thursday | Year 7, 8 Basketball | All years Netball | |
| Friday | House events |
Lunchtimes
| Day | MUGA | Sports Hall |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Year 7 Football (DGA) / Netball Shooting | Year 8 Badminton (LHU) |
| Tuesday | Year 8 Football (BSR) / Netball Shooting | Year 9 Basketball (JWS) |
| Wednesday | Year 9 Football (APE) / Netball | Year 10 Basketball (RML) |
| Thursday | Year 10 Football (RML) / Netball | Year 11 Basketball (FWR) |
| Friday | Year 11 Football (FWR) / Netball | Year 7 Badminton (JWS) |
House Events
| Date | Event/ Location | Year Group(s) |
|---|---|---|
|
WC 16th September |
Year 7, 8 and 9 Form Quiz | Year 7, 8 and 9 |
| Tuesday 17th September | Year 7 Capture the Flag (in PE) | Year 7 |
| Wednesday 18th September | Year 8 Capture the Flag (in PE) | Year 8 |
| Thursday 19th September | Year 9 Capture the Flag (in PE) | Year 9 |
| Friday 20th September | All Years Volleyball | All Years |
| Monday 23rd September | Year 7, 8 and 9 Tennis | Year 7, 8 and 9 |
| Friday 27th September | Year 7 and 8 Basketball | Year 7 and 8 |
| Monday 30th September | Year 10 and 11 Badminton | Year 10 and 11 |
| Friday 4th October | All year Netball | All Years |
| Monday 7th October | Year 9, 10 and 11 Basketball | Year 9, 10 and 11 |
| Friday 11th October | Student Voice - Students/staff Badminton | All years/staff |
| Monday 14th October | Student Voice - Students/staff Table Tennis | All years/staff |
| Tuesday 15th October | Year 7 Dodgeball (in PE) | Year 7 |
| Wednesday 16th October | Year 8 Dodgeball (in PE) | Year 8 |
| Thursday 17th October | Year 9 Dodgeball (in PE) | Year 9 |
|
Friday 18th October |
Halloween House Karaoke |
All Years |
