Beyond the Classroom Co-Curricular

Our Co-Curricular programme blends inside the classroom with outside the classroom and is an extremely important part of the life and ethos of Wellingborough School Pupils can choose from a wide variety of co-curricular activities, which aim to accommodate all abilities and most interests, at lunchtimes, after school and at weekends – so you can be sure to find something that suits you!

The Duke of Edinburgh Award is an optional activity which overlaps with many CCF activities We offer pupils the opportunity to enter at one of three levels: Bronze, Silver or Gold, or to complete all three They achieve a DofE Award by following a personalised programme of activities in four sections, which includes the Expedition element of the Award The majority of participants enter at Bronze level in Year 9, and a smaller number continue to Silver and Gold

A School tradition since 1900, the CCF aims to develop cadets’ personal qualities and leadership Pupils start their compulsory CCF journey in Year 9 and apply for one of four sections: Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Army or Royal Air Force At the end of Year 10, pupils can choose to begin their CCF leadership training or choose to try some other leadership options

We are one of only 7 schools in Britain with four sections Wellingborough School has produced some distinguished servicemen and women and, in 1937, Wellingborough School was the first in the country to form its own Air Section