STEPPING ON LOWER SCHOOL
STEPPING UP MIDDLE SCHOOL
Pupils benefit from an immensely wide range of enrichment opportunities beyond the curriculum, open to all at every stage of school life. We guide them along inspiring and enjoyable academic routes.
Those who take full advantage will be stretched and supported in fulfilling academic aspirations, developing intellectual skills and independence of thought.
The journey starts with seeing, hearing and experiencing as much as possible to allow pupils to discover what their interests are.
We focus on three growth areas:
Subject development – skill development – personal development
• Academic co-curricular clubs and societies offer chances for pupils to extend themselves, organize activities and collaborate with peers. (See reverse for full list)
• Lower School Expo encourages open-minded and cross-curricular thinking.
• Inspired Learners Award celebrates curiosity, creativity and commitment.
“EMANUEL IS FLYING HIGH. A HISTORIC SCHOOL WITH DESIGNS ON THE FUTURE, IT’S A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH ON LONDON’S HIGHLY COMPETITIVE DAY-SCHOOL SCENE.” - TALK EDUCATION
• This is a phase of transition, deepening knowledge and thinking ahead to future study and careers.
• More sixth form activities are open to ambitious Year 10-11 pupils. These include Ancient Greek Club, Athena Society, MFL Film Club and Law Society. Along with the Senior Expo, these involve discussions, debates and subject mastery.
• Year 11 Stretch club pupils choose an A Level subject and start early to develop their knowledge. Selecting a topic, they define a question and conduct research for their mini project, using the Oxford University research website Oxplore.
STEPPING FURTHER SIXTH FORM
“THE EMANUEL OF THE PRESENT IS AN ASTONISHING EVOLUTION OF THE EMANUEL OF THE PAST. RESULTS HAVE IMPROVED
EXPONENTIALLY, WITH CONSEQUENT RISE UP LEAGUE TABLES.”
- THE GOOD SCHOOLS GUIDE
Students are now specialising and developing independence. We offer highly personalised support to further career and higher education ambitions.
The sixth form team is as ambitious for their cohort as the students themselves. They encourage and support applications to the most competitive courses and universities including Oxford, Cambridge, Russell Group, top UK and North American universities. As a creative school our vision encompasses Art Foundation courses, Drama schools and conservatoires.
Bespoke expert help includes:
• Individual Mentoring: one-to-one advice on course-selection and careers across all institutions. Regular and comprehensive interview preparation including coursespecific practice with in-house and external subject specialists
• Oxbridge Mentoring: an outstanding programme of rigorous weekly preparation, with support from external providers, to prepare candidates for admissions interviews.
• Mathematician-in-residence Art Mountain leads interview practice across MAT (Oxford), PAT (Oxford) and TMUA (Cambridge).
• Subject expert advice: guest speakers, careers conventions and careers mixers.
• Meticulous personal statement supervision each one reviewed by at least three staff.
• Degree Apprenticeships specific advice and application support. Entrepreneur events to build collaborative and business skills.
• Extended Project Qualification: independent research project building essential third-level study skills such as referencing, use of quality sources, and critical thinking.
• Judt Group: research-based student lecture series.
• The Emanuel Award celebrates students’ curricular and co-curricular engagement.
• Careers advice: individualised advice, networking events, conventions and industry speakers.
• Overseas Applications support for applications to Ivy league and other institutions.
ACADEMIC CO-CURRICULAR
CLUBS & SOCIETIES
Advanced French Breakfast Club
Advanced German Breakfast Club
Advanced Spanish Breakfast Club
Ancient Greek Club
Animation Club
Archer Group
Art: Sixth Form Life Drawing and Masterclass
Athena Society
Biology Journal Club
Book Club – Year 10
Clay Club – Year 9
Coding Club
Dissection Club
Doctor Who Club – Junior
Doctor Who Club – Senior
Drama Club
Film making Club – Year 8
Filmmaking Club – Years 9-10
Filmmaking Club – Years 11-13
Further Mathematics AQA – Year 11
Hans Woyda
Judt Group
Junior Art Club
Junior Chess Club
Junior Debating Society
Junior History Society
Junior Mathematical Enrichment Club
Junior Science Club
Law Society – Years 11-13
Lower School Book Club
ACADEMIC CO-CURRICULAR CLUBS & SOCIETIES
Lower School Lit Quiz Club
Mathematical Masterclass Tutorials – Year 10
Mathematics Oxbridge Prep – Year 13
Maths enrichment – Years 6-7
Mathsci Club – Years 7-9
Media Club – Year 6
Media Club – Year 7
Medics Society
MFL Film Club – Years 10-13
MFL Film Club – Years 6-9
Physics Olympiad
Psychotronic Book Club
Senior Book Club
Senior Chess Club
Senior Debating Society
Senior History and Politics Society
Tech Club – Years 9-10
Tech Club – Years 11-13
Theatre Tech Club Productions – Year 10
Theatre Tech Club Productions – Years 11-13
Theatre Tech Club Productions – Year 9
UKMT Mathematics Team Challenge
THE COMPETITIVE NATURE OF ACADEMIC CHALLENGES PUSHES ME TO SURPASS MY OWN EXPECTATIONS
- YEAR 11 STRETCH PUPIL
Art
INTER-SCHOOL COMPETITIONS YEAR GROUPS
Royal Academy Young Artists' Summer Show • • •
Fitzwilliam College Architecture Design Competition •
UK Biology Challenge •
Biology
UK Intermediate Biology Olympiad •
UK Biology Olympiad •
Girtin College Humanities Writing Competition •
Fitzwilliam Ancient World and Classics Competition •
Classics
Fitzwilliam College Archaeology Competition •
Mary Renault Classical Reception Essay Competition •
BAFTA Young Game Designers • • •
Bebras Computational Thinking Challenge • • •
Computing
Oxford University Computing Challenge • • •
Perse Coding Challenge •
Royal Institute Computing Masterclass •
Young Talent of Tomorrow Fashion Design Competition • • •
Design
Technology
Young Fashion Designer UK • • •
Arkwright Engineering Scholarship (Industry-sponsored) • •
Wool4School Design Competition • •
Economics MASSOLIT Video Essay Competition • •
Spelling Bee •
TSBA Trinity Book Challenge •
George Orwell Youth Prize • • •
Christopher Tower Poetry Competition • •
E-Mag Close Reading Competition •
English
Betty Haigh Shakespeare Prize •
Poetry by Heart • • •
Trinity College Cambridge Gould Prize •
MASSOLIT Video Essay Competition • •
Creative writing competitions • • •
MASSOLIT Video Essay Competition • •
Geography
Young Geographer of the Year
MASSOLIT Video Essay Competition
Young Quills
Sir Martin Gilbert History Prize •
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History
Julia Wood History Essay Competition
Fitzwilliam College History Essay Competition
MASSOLIT Video Essay Competition • •
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UKMT • • •
Maths
Hans Woyda • • •
Fr/ Gmn/ Sp Debating Comp •
UK Linguistics Olympiad • • •
MFL
KCL French Department Essay Prize
Trinity College Cambridge Linguistics Essay Prize
Music Wandsworth Young Musician of the Year •
Photography Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition
UK Space Design competion
Interschool safecracking competition
Physics
GOLD Crest Awards
British Physics Olympiad
MASSOLIT Video Essay Competition
Politics
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Trinity College Cambridge R.A. Butler Prize •
MASSOLIT Video Essay Competition
Film
MediaMag Production Competition •
Psychology MASSOLIT Video Essay Competition • • Religion, Philosophy and Ethics
Trinity College Cambridge Philosophy Essay Prize
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PE As per fixtures lists • • •
Science CREST
• Library
The CWIZZ
TSBA Trinity Book Challenge (with English)
• National Reading Champs Quiz
Kids’ Lit Quiz
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Key:
• Lower school • Middle school • Sixth form