Wessex Learning Trust
Sixth Form Enrichment
We are both passionate and committed to developing the holistic student and place great emphasis on our broad and balanced Enrichment Programme. Exam results are only one aspect of a successful Sixth Form student, and it’s important to develop wider life skills that will support post 18 pathways and future careers.
360° Enrichment is timetabled on a Tuesday afternoon, however there are many opportunities that fall outside of this time allocation into our wider whole-school extra-curricular programme or through personalised placements that have been organised by individual students. We also work closely with a number of external organisations to ensure we are offering a strong and purposeful programme. These include local businesses, colleges and universities.
The enrichment opportunities for students fall under four categories:
Some of our enrichment programmes are specifically designed to support students to gain the experience required to secure places at university or in apprenticeships. For example, our HE+ Programme supports students to secure access to Oxbridge, to Russell Group universities and to other competitive university courses.
Enrichment opportunities include:
One of the areas we are most proud of is our volunteering and mentoring groups. Many of our Sixth Form students choose to peer-mentor younger students and receive training through qualified professionals. We also have Subject Ambassadors working with curriculum faculties providing 1:1 and group support within the classroom for the subjects they are studying at A level.
Many of our students select an enrichment option that provides them with a weekly opportunity to be physically active or develop their creative skills, as part of a healthy balanced lifestyle between the demands of post 16 study and their physical and mental wellbeing.
Other Enrichment programmes are designed to give students a chance to develop in their areas of interest and to give them a taste of the society groups that will be available to them at university.
