Enrichment

We know that to prepare our students for their adult lives we need to help them develop individual skills and interests. We encourage participation in a daily range of Thamesmead Plus activities, to extend learning and develop these skills.

Activities vary each term (seasonal sports and according to teacher specialisms) and can be found here

https://www.thamesmead.surrey.sch.uk/thamesmead-plus/

Study Room/Home Learning Club facilities are available in the Learning Centre and in our ICT suite daily. (separately for Year 11 too). Student Support also offers extra help for SEND students after school.

Visiting groups run workshops, drama presentations, business challenges and road safety awareness. In addition, Enterprise Days, Careers Fairs, Interview workshops and Skills Fairs develop employability skills such as independent thinking and problem solving. We welcome the involvement of these groups adding to the experience of our students.

There are inter-house challenges led by the House Leaders regularly with events such as Lego challenge, Make-up challenge, Dodgeball, Staff vs Students quiz, football, darts tournament, netball and Bake Off.

Trips and Opportunities

In recent years our students have had the following trips and overseas opportunities:

• Year 7 – Thames Young Mariners,  UK outward bound residential trip and Weald & Down Museum
• Year 8 – Humanities trips to Bocketts Farm, Natural History Museum and Hampton Court
• Year 8/9/10 – Ski trip to Italy
• Year 8/9 – overseas to France and Spain
• Year 9/Year 10 – Ypres Battlefields
• Year 10 – Geography field work to Juniper Hall and Olympic Park
• Year 10 – Science Live!
• Year 10/Year 11 – Tate Britain & Southbank, RHS Wisley (Art)
• Year 10/Year 11 – Imperial War Museum, Westminster, National Portrait Gallery, Theatre trips (Drama and English)
• Year 10/Year 11 – overseas to France and Spain
• Wembley Football match
• Careers trips to – Skills Festival, Brooklands Innovation, Apprenticeships Fair, STEM events

In addition, students can participate in a number of activities that include an expedition.  This includes:

• Duke of Edinburgh Award Bronze level open to Year 9
• Duke of Edinburgh Award Silver level open to Year 10