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What’s On? You don’t need to be studying a related subject to join the vast majority of Winstanley Extra. Over the past few years we’ve offered the following activities.
Accredited Courses and External Qualifications Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award First Aid British Sign Language Chinese/Mandarin
Art and Literature Creative Writing Creative Colouring Crafternoon Dance Book Club
Being the best version of you Universities and employers value you being involved in extra-curricular activities and it can play a crucial role in helping you stand out from the crowd. We want to offer the widest range of activities to encourage you to:
Learn and master new skills Play an active role in college life Make new friends from a range of backgrounds Explore new interests and make memories
Freshers’ Fair Your Winstanley Extra journey begins on the first day of college when we host our Freshers’ Fair in the WinFit Sports Centre. This is a great opportunity for you to find out about the range of enrichment activities on offer, speak to current students about their experience and ask any questions you may have. If you like the look of something, register your interest and we’ll be in touch! From bee-keeping and crafting to debating and dance, Winstanley Extra allows you to develop an existing hobby or take up something new.
Who knew lunchtimes at college could be such fun?
Charity and Fundraising NCS Ambassadors Student Union - fundraising for The Brick Children in Need / Comic Relief fundraisers Movember Pyjama Day MacMillan Coffee Mornings
Connect Black Lives Matter Society Beekeeping Student Union Debating Society LBGTQ Society Equality & Diversity Group Young Enterprise Medics, Dentists and Vets and Oxbridge programmes Remembrance Day tribute
Film and TV Winstanley TV Movie Club Introduction to International Films
Games Chess Club Board games Dungeons and Dragons NFL (American Football) FIFA tournaments Anime Club
Languages French Film Group Russian Club Chinese/Mandarin
Music Jazz Jam sessions Music theory coaching Rock bands Lunchtime concerts Evening concerts Technical training Musicals
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Drama National Theatre (touring theatre company for National Theatre Connections) Large full scale musicals with orchestra Monologue performances Audition preparation TV work in professional TV studio Workshops
Dance U.Dance - youth dance platform Annual Dance Show Audition preparation Workshops with Winstanley alumni Workshops with professional dance companies Workshops with universities
Relaxation and Wellbeing Creative colouring Crafternoon Yoga Mental health guidance sessions
Sport and Physical Activities Archery #ThisGirlCan – girl only gym sessions Fitness Bootcamp Fencing WinFit Gym Dodgeball Five-a side Football League (indoor) Hockey (indoor and outdoor) Rowing Just Dance Lacrosse Handball Rounders Baseball/Softball Tennis Badminton Pickleball Volleyball Basketball Rugby League Men’s Football Women’s Football Netball Zumba
Sport Teams For those interested in more competitive sport, you will have the opportunity to try out for the college team. More details overleaf.
Subject Specific Activities Science Club Criminology Club History Society Geology Society Law & Politics Society Philosophy Club Maths Premier League Business & Economic Club Academic Athlete Programme
We’re always interested to hear your ideas for expanding our Winstanley Extra offering. If there is an activity we do not offer and that you would like to organise, please email our Enrichment Officer, Ben Rutherford ben.rutherford@winstanley.ac.uk Recent additions to our programme have been our Anime Club and Zumba!
More About Sport Sport Teams We’re extremely proud of our competitive sports offer. Our staff include fully qualified coaches across a range of sports who want to give you the best possible sporting experience. We aim to develop your skills both on the pitch/court tactically and off it as a whole person. We pride ourselves on how we encourage you to play the game with the right attitude and in the correct spirit of the game. Over the last few years we have had numerous sports teams represent the college successfully at regional level which has led to them qualifying for the AoC National Championships. At the last championships, we had 30 students from 7 different sports qualify for the event: the highest representing college in the North West for that year.
Team Trials Selection for our representative teams is determined by sports team training sessions which take place each week. You are encouraged to keep coming to training even if you are not selected for the match day squads as we want every student to have the opportunity to participate in sport.
Recent Sporting Success 2019/2020 Our results in the leagues are based on our standing when the season was terminated due to the COVID-19 lockdown.
Men’s Football (first team) First in the North West Colleges League (unbeaten all season, winning all 11 games played and scoring over 100 goals in the process) Semi-finalists in the AoC National Cup (semi final wasn’t played due to COVID-19) Semi-finalists in the AoC Regional 7-a-side tournament Quarter Finalists in the County Cup (quarter final wasn’t played due to COVID-19).
You may participate in more than one sport if the sport training schedule allows. However, if selected for more than one team, you will have to decide which you wish to represent, as fixtures typically take place at the same time (Wednesday afternoon).
Men’s Football (second team)
Selection Criteria
Netball (first team)
The selection criteria for our more popular sports teams is very high, with the majority of our team members playing at club and possibly county levels. If in a ‘ranked’ sport, the team coach may well include this as part of the selection process. However, our ‘quieter’ teams are keen to introduce more players to their sport regardless of playing experience or ability. We have a lot of students who want to try out new sports and this is something we encourage greatly. If you have any queries, please email the Sports Enrichment Officer, Ben Rutherford.
Fourth in the North West Colleges League Last 16 in the County Cup
Second in the North West Colleges League Runner Up in the AoC Regional Tournament
Netball (second team) Third in the North West Colleges League
Women’s Football Quarter finalists in the AoC Regional Tournament
WinFit Gym
Volleyball
We are pleased to offer you a FREE gym membership when you join college. You will be able use the WinFit Gym during study periods and at lunchtimes. The gym has treadmills, step and rowing machines, free weights and assisted weight machines, so we cater for all your needs. To use the gym, you simply need to sign up for membership at the Freshers’ Fair and then attend a short induction that covers the rules and safety procedures.
Men’s Volleyball – Fifth place in AoC Regional Tournament and last 16 of AoC National Cup Women’s Volleyball – Winners of the AoC Regional Tournament and last 16 of AoC National Cup Mixed Volleyball – Quarter finalists of AoC National Cup
Academic Athletes Academic Athletes is one of the college’s Professional Pathways and if you are studying PE you can follow this pathway. Academic Athlete students can expect careers advice and access to work experience placements in the industry. Find out more at your college interview or enrolment.
Hockey Third in the North West Colleges League
Rugby League Fifth place in the AoC Sport North West Rugby League
For more information on Winstanley Extra, contact Ben Rutherford, College Enrichment Officer.
ben.rutherford@winstanley.ac.uk