Enrichment

The ContinU Plus Academy (CPA) has a desire to nurture a culture of social awareness and responsibility, so that pupils can contribute to the well-being of the school community and society as a whole by instilling confidence in social skills and building self-esteem. This could be through academic pursuits, extra-curricular activities, curricular activities and SMSC.

The purpose of enrichment is to improve the experience of the learning process. The range of enrichment activities will fulfil a social and cultural role, raising the employment and personal aspirations of students. The ContinU Plus Academy will provide opportunities for a range of enrichment activities for every student, delivered during the curriculum and during lesson 3 on Friday.

Students will be encouraged to participate regularly during tutor sessions and skills days.

Objectives

The objectives of the CPA’s Enrichment Policy are to enable pupils to:

• develop self-respect, an understanding and tolerance of others and their differences and to build healthy relationships;

• value themselves as individuals and promote their spiritual, moral and intellectual development;

• grow and develop their talents fully with motivation and a sense of purpose, learning to accept success and failure as part of that development;

• learn to lead and develop an active role in any social grouping from family to whole community;

• understand their rights and responsibilities within society;

• learn to live healthily and safely;

• understand the importance and value of their role in the democratic process;

• develop a healthy set of values and attitudes within a robust moral code.

Activities

This will be achieved by offering activities which:

• extend the most able, gifted and talented;

• engage employers with students;

• develop enterprise and leadership skills;

• engage students with professionals;

• place learning in a different context;

• develop independent learning;

• develop communication, language, team working and/or numerical skills;

• develop a sense of citizenship/community;

• promote a better understanding of health (physical and mental);

• develop a better understanding of the positive contributions of diversity;

• prepare students for early adulthood;

• improve a sporting, practical or artistic performance.