The EnAct Programme
Autumn Term - 2022
As you look through the following pages, I would encourage every pupil to engage with a variety of different activities throughout the year, selecting from each of the different categories we have defined.The programme is designed to encourage a breadth of experience, to engage with our community and to be fully prepared for the challenges of the modern world.
Westonbirt EnAct Programme - Autumn 2022
Introduction
This programme brings Saturdays into line with our Co-Curricular programme during the week, offering opportunities for enrichment, adventure and challenge to all our pupils.
Simon Balderson Deputy Head (Academic)
The introduction of the EnAct Programme is an important part of the evolution of education at Westonbirt. Our philosophy has always been that we deliver a broad, holistic education, where activities beyond the classroom are just as important as academic lessons.
Throughout the year, there may be clashes with some of these activities and sports fixtures, which are increasingly taking place on Saturday mornings. Representing the school at a fixture should always take priority over other activities.The programme is designed to offer activities over a number of weeks, giving pupils the greatest possible opportunity to take part, alongside sporting or other commitments.
Clashes and Sports Fixtures
Service, Leadership and Community Academic Endeavour
Introduction
Parents can book pupils into any of these activities online, via the school portal.
Westonbirt EnAct Programme - Autumn 2022
Timings of the Day
Culture and Creativity
Activities
The programme offers a number of optional activities on Saturday mornings, based around the following five categories:
Enterprise and Engineering Challenge andAdventure
Registration on Saturdays takes place at 8.45am. The day then runs from 9am to 12pm, with a break from 10.15am to Any10.45am.exceptions to this, for example, for an external activity or trip, will be made clear to parents.
Academic Endeavour
Westonbirt EnAct Programme - Autumn 2022
KS4 Maths Support
2022
Develop your artistic skills in a workshop run by theArt department. Open to all year groups fromYears 7 to 11.
Service, Leadership & Community 10th September
Culture and Creativity
Saturday,
Tetbury Parkrun and Service
2022
Art Workshop
KS3 Science Extension
Either run the 5k Parkrun, or volunteer as a marshall (a brilliant activity for DofE!), followed by a service activity.This will vary from week-to-week, but may involve a local litter pick, or some other community service aroundTetbury.
Go beyond the bounds of the curriculum with this extension activity, run by the science department. Ideal for enthusiastic scientists, wanting to extend themselves!
Saturday, 10th September
Bring along your queries, topics you find challenging, or even just complete your prep with staff on hand to help you.
Saturday,
Sports Fixtures
Please check SOCS for the most up-to-date list of sports fixtures.At the time of writing, planned fixtures were:
Explore some of the technologies which are already beginning to shape the future of jobs, skills and society.This week’s focus is Encryption & Quantum Computing, looking at how encryption is fundamental to how modern society works.This session is an important part of understanding future topics such as cryptocurrency and biometrics.
Saturday, 10th September
Westonbirt EnAct Programme - Autumn 2022
Challenge andAdventure
Use of the Golf Course - for those pupils who are able to complete a round.
Enterprise and Engineering 10th
September 2022
21st Century Digital Skills
2022
Netball: U12 -Training &Trials
Lacrosse: 1sts/2nds/U15 - Fixture (A) U12 -Training
Golf
Rugby: U14/U12 -Training U16 - Fixture (A)
Westonbirt EnAct Programme - Autumn 2022
Either run the 5k Parkrun, or volunteer as a marshall (a brilliant activity for DofE!), followed by a service activity.This will vary from week-to-week, but may involve a local litter pick, or some other community service aroundTetbury.
Volunteer at a local care home, helping to support and entertain residents.An ideal service activity for DofE, as well as contributing to the local community.
Photography Workshop
KS4 English Extension
Go beyond the curriculum and explore the subject in greater depth, in a session run by the English department.These sessions are also especially important forYear 11 pupils, to work on their coursework.
Saturday, 10th September 2022
KS3 Maths Support
Develop your photography skills in a workshop run by theArt department. Open to all year groups fromYears 7 to 11.
Saturday,
Volunteer at a Care Home
2022
Academic Endeavour
Bring along your queries, topics you find challenging, or even just complete your prep with staff on hand to help you.
History Enrichment
Afun extension activity for pupils in all year groups, run by the History department.
Culture and Creativity
Service, Leadership & Community 17th September
Tetbury Parkrun and Service
2022
Saturday, 10th September
Explore some of the technologies which are already beginning to shape the future of jobs, skills and society.This week’s focus is Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and NFTs - key building blocks of what is known as Web3.
Sports Fixtures
Saturday, 17th September 2022
Rugby: U18/17/U15 - Fixture (A)
21st Century Digital Skills
Lacrosse: 1sts/2nds/U15/U14 - Fixtures (A)
Use of the Golf Course - for those pupils who are able to complete a round.
Please check SOCS for the most up-to-date list of sports fixtures.At the time of writing, planned fixtures were:
Golf
Westonbirt EnAct Programme - Autumn 2022
Challenge andAdventure
Enterprise and Engineering
Academic Endeavour
Tetbury Parkrun and Service
Drama Workshop
2022
Bring along your queries, topics you find challenging, or even just complete your prep with staff on hand to help you.
Culture and Creativity
Develop your Drama skills in a workshop run by the Drama department. Open to all year groups fromYears 7 to 11.
KS3 English Extension
Saturday, 10th September
Volunteer at a local care home, helping to support and entertain residents.An ideal service activity for DofE, as well as contributing to the local community.
Year 11 Geography FieldTrip
Go beyond the curriculum and explore the subject in greater depth, in a session run by the English department.
2022
Westonbirt EnAct Programme - Autumn 2022
Acompulsory trip forYear 11 Geographers, as part of the GCSE course.
Volunteer at a Care Home
Either run the 5k Parkrun, or volunteer as a marshall (a brilliant activity for DofE!), followed by a service activity.This will vary from week-to-week, but may involve a local litter pick, or some other community service aroundTetbury.
Service, Leadership & Community Saturday, 24th September
KS4 Science Support
Enterprise and Engineering
Challenge andAdventure
Saturday, 24th September 2022
Use of the Golf Course - for those pupils who are able to complete a round.
Please check SOCS for the most up-to-date list of sports fixtures.At the time of writing, planned fixtures were:
Lacrosse: U13/U12 -Training
Westonbirt EnAct Programme - Autumn 2022
Golf
Saturday, 10th September 2022
Explore some of the technologies which are already beginning to shape the future of jobs, skills and society.This week’s focus is Virtual Reality,Augmented Reality & the Metaverse
Rugby: U13/U12 - Fixture (H)
Sports Fixtures
21st Century Digital Skills
EXEAT
Saturday, 10th September 2022Saturday, 1st October 2022 Westonbirt EnAct Programme - Autumn 2022
Saturday, 10th September 2022Saturday, 8th October 2022 Westonbirt EnAct Programme - Autumn 2022
Open Morning
All pupils are required to be in school, in uniform, to act as guides or to represent various departments.
Bring along your queries, topics you find challenging, or even just complete your prep with staff on hand to help you.
MFLEnrichment
Service, Leadership & Community Saturday, 15th October 2022
Explore the history of art and architecture from ancient times, until the present day, looking afresh at the visual world around us, through art, sculpture and architecture.
Go beyond the curriculum and explore the subject in greater depth, in a session run by the Maths department.
KS3 Science Support
Tetbury Parkrun and Service
KS4 Maths Extension
Volunteer at a Care Home
Academic Endeavour
Saturday, 10th September 2022
Either run the 5k Parkrun, or volunteer as a marshall (a brilliant activity for DofE!), followed by a service activity.This will vary from week-to-week, but may involve a local litter pick, or some other community service aroundTetbury.
Westonbirt EnAct Programme - Autumn 2022
Culture and Creativity
History ofArt
Afun extension activity for pupils in all year groups, run by the MFLdepartment.
Volunteer at a local care home, helping to support and entertain residents.An ideal service activity for DofE, as well as contributing to the local community.
Basketball: U18/U16 - House matches
Explore some of the technologies which are already beginning to shape the future of jobs, skills and society.This week’s focus is Virtual Reality,Augmented Reality & the Metaverse
Sports Fixtures
Use of the Golf Course - for those pupils who are able to complete a round.
Enterprise and Engineering 15th October 2022
Saturday, 10th September
Challenge andAdventure
Lacrosse: 1sts/2nds/U15/U14/U13/U12 - Fixtures (A)
Golf
Please check SOCS for the most up-to-date list of sports fixtures.At the time of writing, planned fixtures were:
21st Century Digital Skills
Rugby: U13/U12 - Fixtures (TBC)
2022
Atrip forYear 9 pupils to the Cotswold Water Park.There will be an additional cost to this trip to cover transport, wetsuit hire (optional) and the activity.This will be in the region of £35, although further details will be sent to those pupils who opt for the activity.
Westonbirt EnAct Programme - Autumn 2022
Saturday,
Year 9Activity - Cotswold Water Park
Saturday, 10th September 2022Saturday, 22nd October 2022 Westonbirt EnAct Programme - Autumn 2022 Half Term
Saturday, 10th September 2022Saturday, 29th October 2022 Westonbirt EnAct Programme - Autumn 2022
Half Term
Go beyond the curriculum and explore the subject in greater depth, in a session run by the Maths department.
Tetbury Parkrun and Service
Either run the 5k Parkrun, or volunteer as a marshall (a brilliant activity for DofE!), followed by a service activity.This will vary from week-to-week, but may involve a local litter pick, or some other community service aroundTetbury.
Volunteer at a local care home, helping to support and entertain residents.An ideal service activity for DofE, as well as contributing to the local community.
Academic Endeavour
Italian Gardens
Afun extension activity for pupils in all year groups, run by the RS department.
Volunteer at a Care Home
The Italian Gardens are managed by a charitable organisation called the Holfords of WestonbirtTrust (HoWT).This arrangement has been in place for nearly 20 years and is designed to maintain the significant grandeur and heritage links to Holford’s vision for planting.The gardening service will be open to those with an interest in horticulture, landscaping or any general gardening passion and will follow a seasonal programme set by out Head Heritage Gardener.
KS4 English Support
KS3 Maths Extension
RS Enrichment
Bring along your queries, topics you find challenging, or even just complete your prep with staff on hand to help you.These sessions are also especially important for Year 11 pupils, to work on their coursework.
Saturday, 10th September 2022
Service, Leadership & Community Saturday, 5th November 2022
Westonbirt EnAct Programme - Autumn 2022
Christmas Creations
Use of the Golf Course - for those pupils who are able to complete a round.
Enterprise and Engineering
KS4Young Enterprise
Amorning for theYear 10 & 11Young Enterprise team to focus on building their business and brand.
Saturday, 5th November 2022
Rugby: U18/U16/U15/U14/U13/U12 - Fixtures (U18-15A) (U14-12 H)
Netball: 1sts/2nds/U16N&S/U14N&S/ U13N&S/U12N&S - Fixtures (H)
Culture and Creativity
Westonbirt EnAct Programme - Autumn 2022
Baking for Christmas - work with the Food department on Christmas-themed baking projects.
Challenge andAdventure
Please check SOCS for the most up-to-date list of sports fixtures.At the time of writing, planned fixtures were:
Sports Fixtures
Saturday, 10th September 2022
Golf
Lacrosse: 1sts/2nds/U15/U14/U13/12 - Fixtures (H)
Service, Leadership & Community Saturday, 12th November 2022
KS4 Science Extension
Tetbury Parkrun and Service
Saturday, 10th September 2022
Go beyond the curriculum and explore the subject in greater depth, in a session run by the Science department.
Italian Gardens
Academic Endeavour
Volunteer at a Care Home
Either run the 5k Parkrun, or volunteer as a marshall (a brilliant activity for DofE!), followed by a service activity.This will vary from week-to-week, but may involve a local litter pick, or some other community service aroundTetbury.
Bring along your queries, topics you find challenging, or even just complete your prep with staff on hand to help you.
The Italian Gardens are managed by a charitable organisation called the Holfords of WestonbirtTrust (HoWT).This arrangement has been in place for nearly 20 years and is designed to maintain the significant grandeur and heritage links to Holford’s vision for planting.The gardening service will be open to those with an interest in horticulture, landscaping or any general gardening passion and will follow a seasonal programme set by out Head Heritage Gardener.
Volunteer at a local care home, helping to support and entertain residents.An ideal service activity for DofE, as well as contributing to the local community.
Westonbirt EnAct Programme - Autumn 2022
KS3 English Support
KS3 ComputingActivity
Netball: 1sts/2nds/U16N&S/U14N&S/U13N&S/U12N&S (tbc)
Westonbirt EnAct Programme - Autumn 2022
Christmas Creations
Saturday, 12th November 2022
Please check SOCS for the most up-to-date list of sports fixtures.At the time of writing, planned fixtures were:
Sports Fixtures
Saturday, 10th September 2022
Explore some of the technologies which are already beginning to shape the future of jobs, skills and society.This week’s focus is The Internet of Things, Biometrics andAI
Create cards and decorations, in preparation for Christmas. Numbers may be limited for this activity.
Challenge andAdventure
Rugby: U18/U16/U15/U14/U13/U12 - Fixtures (U18,16,13A,12A&BA)(U15,U14,U13B&C H)
Enterprise and Engineering
Use of the Golf Course - for those pupils who are able to complete a round.
Golf
Culture and Creativity
Asession forYears 10 & 11 offering advice on Study Skills. Especially useful for thoseYear 11 pupils working towards mocks exams in the new year.
Tetbury Parkrun and Service
Endeavour
Study SkillsAdvice
Community Coffee Morning
Bring along your queries, topics you find challenging, or even just complete your prep with staff on hand to help you.
KS3 Science Extension
Westonbirt EnAct Programme - Autumn 2022
Service, Leadership & Community Saturday, 19th November 2022
Academic
Go beyond the curriculum and explore the subject in greater depth, in a session run by the Science department.
Saturday, 10th September 2022
Either run the 5k Parkrun, or volunteer as a marshall (a brilliant activity for DofE!), followed by a service activity.This will vary from week-to-week, but may involve a local litter pick, or some other community service aroundTetbury.
Welcoming members of the local community to school for tea or coffee and a chat. Pupils will act as hosts, chatting to local residents, playing music, or other activities to support the morning.
KS4 Maths Support
Challenge andAdventure
Enterprise and Engineering
Baking for Christmas - work with the Food department on Christmas-themed baking projects. Numbers may be limited for this activity.
Please check SOCS for the most up-to-date list of sports fixtures.At the time of writing, planned fixtures were:
Use of the Golf Course - for those pupils who are able to complete a round.
21st Century Digital Skills
Christmas Creations
Saturday, 19th November 2022
Westonbirt EnAct Programme - Autumn 2022
Rugby: U18A/U16A/U15A/U14A/U12A- Fixtures (A)
Golf
Sports Fixtures
Y10&11 Girls GCSE PE filming (compulsory)
Arepeat of the programme run earlier in the year, this session focuses on Encryption & Quantum Computing.
Saturday, 10th September 2022
Culture and Creativity
EXEAT
Saturday, 10th September 2022Saturday, 26th November 2022 Westonbirt EnAct Programme - Autumn 2022
House Sport
For all pupils not involved in the Association Service
AssociationAdvent Carol Service
Aservice in London for the WestonbirtAssociation, with music provided by our musicians.
Culture and Creativity
Saturday, 10th September 2022Saturday, 3rd December 2022 Westonbirt EnAct Programme - Autumn 2022
