Senior School Extra-Curricular Clubs - Spring Term 2024

Senior School Extra & Co-Curricular Activities Spring Term 2024

Wolverhampton Grammar School offers the largest range of extra and co-curricular activities, clubs, societies, trips, international expeditions and sport tours of any independent school in the area.

HOMEWORK CLUB Runs every day from 4.15pm - 5.15pm.

Years 7-11 can work in Rooms 82, 83 and 84 in the Maths Block from Monday to Thursday and in the Jenyns Library on Friday.

The School supports over 100 extra curricular activities and there really is something to suit all abilities and interests.

View the timetable provided in this booklet to find out what School clubs are happening during the Spring term. Current students and parents can also find club calendars on the Firefly student and parent portals.

All the School clubs listed are available before school, lunchtime or after school.

JENYNS LIBRARY CLUBS Day

Activity

Year Groups

Leader

Time

Location

Reading Ambassadors

7 - Upper Sixth

Mrs Rowley & Mr McAllister

1.35pm – 2.00pm

Jenyns Library

Harry Potter Fan Club

7 – 11 (with Year 6)

Mrs Rowley & Mr McAllister

4.15pm – 5.15pm

Jenyns Library

BBC Young Reporter

7 – Upper Sixth

Mrs Rowley & Mr McAllister

1.35pm – 2.00pm

Jenyns Library

The Story Garden Book Club

7–8 (with Y5 & 6)

Mrs Rowley & Mr McAllister

4.15pm – 5.00pm

Jenyns Library

Wellbeing Wednesday

7 – Upper Sixth

Mrs Rowley & Mr McAllister

1.35pm – 2.00pm

Jenyns Library

Monday

AFTER SCHOOL

Tuesday

AFTER SCHOOL

Wednesday

Thursday

AFTER SCHOOL Discover Reading Project Sixth Form

Mrs Rowley & Mr McAllister

4.15pm – 5.00pm

Jenyns Library

Gardening Club

Mrs Rowley & Mr McAllister

1.35pm - 2.00pm

Jenyns Library

7 – Upper Sixth

SENIOR PRODUCTION Senior School play rehearsals will take place in the Hutton Theatre with Mr Tyler and Mr Payne after school.

Keep your eyes peeled for further information regarding the rehearsal schedule from Mr Tyler.

MUSIC & DRAMA ACTIVITIES AND CLUBS Day

Activity

Year Groups

Leader

Time

Location

Chamber Choir

By invitation

Mrs Cuthbert

8.40am

Recital Hall

1.05pm

Picton Room

LUNCHTIME Monday

I Ragazzi

7 - Upper Sixth

Mr Fowler AFTER SCHOOL

GCSE Coursework support

11

Mrs Cuthbert

4.10pm

Music Computer Room

Flute Choir

7 – Upper Sixth

Ms Guidotti

8.40am

Picton Room

Musical Theatre Ensemble

7 – Upper Sixth

Mrs Cuthbert

8.40am

Recital Hall

LUNCHTIME Tuesday

Dhol Club

7 - Upper Sixth

Dharam Sangha (Upper Sixth)

1.05pm

Picton Room

String Orchestra

7 - Upper Sixth

Mrs Adlington

1.35pm

Recital Hall

String Quintet

By invitation

Mr McMahon

1.35pm

Music Computer Room

4.10pm

Recital Hall

8.40am

Recital Hall

1.05pm

Recital Hall

AFTER SCHOOL Big Band

7 - Upper Sixth

Training Band

7 – 10

Mrs Cuthbert Mrs England LUNCHTIME

Wednesday

Big Band Sectionals

As needed

Mrs Cuthbert AFTER SCHOOL

Music Tech Club

7-9

Student led

4.10pm

Music Computer Room

Soul Choir

9 - Upper Sixth

Mrs Cuthbert & Mr Jones

8.40am

Recital Hall

LUNCHTIME Thursday

Karaoke Club

7

Student led

1.05pm

Recital Hall

Theory Club

7 - Upper Sixth

Mrs Cuthbert

1.05pm

Music Computer Room

AFTER SCHOOL

Friday

Saturday

Orchestra

7 – Upper Sixth

Mr Fowler

4.10pm

Recital Hall

Rock Club

7 – Upper Sixth

Mr Parker

4.10pm

Picton Room

Guitar Ensemble

7 (+ Years 4 - 6)

Mr Perkins

8.15am

Picton Room

Bella (by audition)

9 – Upper Sixth

Mrs Morgan

8.40am

Recital Hall

1.05pm

Recital Hall

9.30am - 12pm

Hutton Theatre

LUNCHTIME Karaoke Club

8

LAMDA Acting & Theatre Workshops*

10 – Upper Sixth Mr Tyler *

Student led

Speech & Drama and LAMDA Acting & Theatre Workshops have a separate charge.

SCHOOL SUBJECT BASED CLUBS AND SOCIETIES Day

Monday

Activity

Year Groups

Leader

Time

D&T STEM Club

7 – Upper Sixth

Mr O’Malley

1.05pm (Blue Week) D&T Classrooms

Location

Business A Level & GCSE Support

10 - Upper Sixth

Mr Smith

1.30pm - 2.00pm

Room 904

Geography Support

10 - Upper Sixth

Mr Baker

1.30pm

Room 1

The Wulf Student Journal

10 – Upper Sixth

Mr Jagger

1.30pm

Room 5

AFTER SCHOOL

Tuesday

Art A Level & GCSE drop-in 10 - Upper Sixth

Mrs Vienas

4.15pm – 5.15pm

Art Studio

DofE Award Help Clinic

10 – Upper Sixth

Mrs Hind, Mr Mason

1.05pm

Room 36

Student Voice

7 – Upper Sixth Elected Reps

Mrs Finn

1.30pm

Hutton

Be a Psychologist

11 – Upper Sixth

Mrs Worsey & Mrs Baker

1.30pm

Room 905

Chemistry Club

7

Mrs L Dixon

1.30pm

Room 89

Sixth Form Science Show

Lower Sixth

Mr Jeavons

1.30pm

Room 19

German Conversation

11

Miss Schafer

1.05pm - 1.35pm

Room 34

AFTER SCHOOL Art A Level & GCSE drop-in 10 - Upper Sixth

Mrs Guest

4.15pm – 5.15pm

Art Studio

D&T A Level & GCSE Coursework Support

10 – Upper Sixth

MrJackosn-Turnbull & Mr Smith

After School

D&T Classrooms

English Drop-In clinic

10 – Upper Sixth

Mr Payne

1.05pm

Room 7

Maths Enrichment Club

7&8

Miss Rattoo

1.35pm

Room 84

Mrs Waddell

4.15pm – 5.15pm

Room 34

Art A Level & GCSE drop-in 1- Upper Sixth

Mrs Harris

4.15pm – 5.15pm

Art Studio

D&T A Level & GCSE Coursework & CAD Support

10 – Upper Sixth

Mr O’Malley & Mr Smith After School

D&T Classrooms

French Culture Club

11 – Upper Sixth

Mrs Munson

1.35pm (Red Wk)

Room 902

AFTER SCHOOL Wednesday

WoLLoW Club (World of Languages, Languages of the world)

7 (with Years 5 & 6)

AFTER SCHOOL Thursday

Friday

Art A Level & GCSE drop-in 10 – Upper Sixth

Mr Taplin

4.15pm - 5.15pm

Art Studio

Psychology Club

7

Mrs Baker

After School

Learning Hub

D&T A Level & GCSE Coursework Support

10 – Upper Sixth

Mr O’Malley & Mr Smith

After School

D&T Classrooms

Pudding Lectures

Sixth Form

Mr Hughes

1.30pm

SSR

Biology Club

7 – Upper Sixth

Miss Young & Mr Humphreys

1.05pm (Red Week)

Room 61

History Society

7 – Upper Sixth

Mr Taylor

1.35pm

Room 3

Miss Walker

1.35pm - 2.00pm

Jenyns Library

French Story Performance 7 – Upper Sixth

THE WULF

You can read past editions of the Student Newspaper on Firefly in the English section and submit articles to Mr Jagger on email: RJJ@wgs-sch.net.

CAREERS ADVICE Mondays & Fridays from 1.10pm in Room 37.

SPECIAL INTEREST CLUBS AND SOCIETIES Day

Monday

Activity

Year Groups

Leader

Time

Location

Fifa Club

9

Mr Humphreys

1.10pm - 1.45pm

Learning Hub

Marketing Club

10 - Upper Sixth

Mrs Dredger

1. 30pm - 2.00pm

Room 42

Wellbeing Drop-In

7 – Upper Sixth

Mr Martin

1.35pm

Room 92

Careers Advice

7 - Upper Sixth

Mrs Hind

1.10pm

Room 37

Investor Club

Sixth Form (by invitation)

Mr Villafrati & George Margetts (Chair)

1.10pm - 1.35pm

Room 906

Model UN

Sixth Form

Mr Villafrati & Elliot Woodall (Chair)

1.35pm - 2.00pm

Room 906

Med Soc

Sixth Form

Mr Villafrati & Catherine Chung (Chair)

1.30pm - 2.00pm

SSR

Craft Club

7 – Upper Sixth

Dr Green & Mrs E Dixon

After School

Room 87

F1 in Schools

Sixth Form (by invitation)

Mr Villafrati & Nalin Atmakur & Ajeet Somal

08.30am - 08.45am

6F Common Room

Fifa Club

8

Mr Birch

1.10pm - 1.45pm

Learning Hub

Code Club

7 – Upper Sixth

Mr Langford

1.35pm - 2.05pm

Room 47

Politics Society

7 – Upper Sixth

Mr David

1.35pm

SSR

Wellbeing Drop-In

7 – Upper Sixth

Mrs Keeley

1.35pm

Room 92

Pokémon Club

7 – Upper Sixth

Mrs E Dixon

1.35pm

Room 87

AFTER SCHOOL

LUNCHTIME

Tuesday

AFTER SCHOOL

Wednesday

Stretch and Challenge Art

10 – 11

Mrs Guest

After School

Art Studios

Green Power Project

By invitation

Mr Villafrati & Mr Petford

4.15pm - 5.15pm

Sports Hall

Fifa Club

10

Dr Pounder & Mr Bell

1.10pm - 1.45pm

Learning Hub

Sphero Club

7 - Upper Sixth

Mr Yarnley

1.15pm

Room 42

Wellbeing Drop-In

7 - Upper Sixth

Mr Martin

1.35pm

Room 92

Diversity Champions

7 - Upper Sixth

Mrs Keeley, Miss Grew & Mrs Worsey

1.35pm

SSR

Time Out Club

7 – Upper Sixth

Mrs Fellows

1.35pm

Learning Hub

Table Top Gaming

7 - Upper Sixth

Mr Birch & Mrs Finn

1.15pm

Room 1

AFTER SCHOOL Cookery Club

7–9

Miss Jones & Mrs Fellows After School

Derry Hall

Economics Society

Sixth Form

Mrs Keys

1.05pm

Room 903

Fifa Club

7

Mr Hughes & Mr Ponting

1.10pm - 1.45pm

Learning Hub

Knitting Club

7 - Upper Sixth

Mrs Grant & Miss Jacobs

1.30pm

Room 6

Sixth Form

Mr Villafrati & Peter Kerr (Chair)

1.35pm

Room 906

Charity Ambassadors 7 - Upper Sixth

Mrs Young

1.35pm

SSR

Investment Club

9 - Upper Sixth

Mr Smith

1.30pm

Room 904

Hacking Minecraft

7 - Upper Sixth (by invitation)

Mr Langford

1.35pm- 2.05pm

Room 47

Wellbeing Drop-In

7 – Upper Sixth

Mrs Keeley

1.35pm

Room 92

Directors Cut Thursday

SPECIAL INTEREST CLUBS AND SOCIETIES continued...

AFTER SCHOOL

Thursday continued

Friday

Board Games Club

7 – 10

Mrs Anderson & Mrs Keeley

Chess Club

7 - Upper Sixth

Dr Bradley, Mr Jones, Dr Pounder & Mr Jackson-Turnbull

4.10pm - 5.00pm

Room 85

Literature, Film & Culture Club

10 – Upper Sixth

Miss Jacobs

4.15pm – 5.15pm

Room 4

Careers Advice

7 - Upper Sixth

Miss Kailey

1.10pm

Room 37

Apps for Good

9 (by application)

Mr Langford

1.35pm - 2.05pm

Room 46

Fifa Club

11

Mr Blything

1.10pm - 1.45pm

Learning Hub

Wellbeing Drop-In

7 – Upper Sixth

Mrs Keeley

1.35pm

Room 92

SPORT, FITNESS AND TRAINING

4.15pm – 5.15pm

Room 91

Parents can also follow the Sports Department on Twitter @WGSSport for news and updates.

It is a great honour to be selected to represent your School in a sports team, so make the most of every opportunity offered to you by the Sports Department for training and additional coaching sessions. All sports are open to boys and girls.

Older Senior School students can also use our School gym during supervised sessions. Speak to the Sports Department if you want to learn more about using the weights and equipment in the gym.

Day Monday

Activity

Year Groups

Leader

Time

Location

Year 8 Footballl

8

Mr King

1.10pm – 1.40pm

Sports Hall

7-8

Mrs Powell & Miss Gibbons

1.10pm – 1.40pm

Sports Hall

Year 7 & 8 Netball

Day

Activity

Year Groups

Leader

Time

Location

AFTER SCHOOL

Monday continued

Football

7

Mr Clancy, Mr Villafrati & Mr Munson

4.15pm – 5.30pm

Moreton’s Piece

Senior Football

11 - Upper Sixth

Mr Crust & Mr Johnson

4.15pm – 5.30pm

Moreton’s Piece

Senior Hockey

11 - Upper Sixth

Mrs Powell, Mr Martin & Mr Palmer

4.15pm – 5.30pm

Astro Turf

Year 10 Hockey

10

Mrs Powell, Mr Martin & Mr Palmer

4.15pm – 5.30pm

Astro Turf

Senior Netball

11 - Upper Sixth

Mrs Ray, Mrs Dyer & Miss Gibbons

4.15pm – 5.30pm

Netball Courts

Year 10 Netball

10

Mrs Ray, Mrs Dyer & Miss Gibbons

4.15pm – 5.30pm

Netball Courts

Dance Club

7 - Upper Sixth

Miss Mannings

4.15pm - 5.30pm

Dance Studio

Cricket

9 - 10

Mr King

7.30am

Sports Hall

LUNCHTIME Junior Basketball

7 -9

Mr King

1.10pm – 1.40pm

Sports Hall

Gym Club

Sixth Form

Mr Hamill

1.15pm - 1.45pm

Gym

AFTER SCHOOL Tuesday

Wednesday

Year 10 Football

10

Mr Reddish & Mr Crust

4.15pm – 5.30pm

The Valley

Year 8 & 9 Hockey

8-9

Mrs Powell, Mr Martin & Mr Palmer

4.15pm – 5.30pm

Astro Turf

Fives

7 – Upper Sixth

Mr Husselbee

4.15pm – 5.30pm

Fives Courts

Year 7 Netball

7

Mrs Ray & Miss Gibbons

4.15pm – 5.30pm

Sports Hall

Badminton

7 - Upper Sixth

Mr Clancy, Mr King & Mr Villafrati

4.15pm – 5.30pm

Sports Hall

Senior Basketball

10 - Upper Sixth

Mr Villafrati

1.10pm – 1.40pm

Sports Hall

Gym Club

10

Mr Hamill

1.15pm - 1.45pm

Gym

AFTER SCHOOL Year 7, 8 & 9 Football

7-9

Mr Jones, Mr Humphreys, 4.15pm – 5.30pm Dr Pounder & Mr Birch

Moreton’s Piece

Coast2Coast Circuits

10

Mrs Powell, Mrs Dyer & Miss Gibbons

7.30am

Sports Hall

Badminton

7 - Upper Sixth

Miss Gibbons & Mrs Powell

1.10pm – 1.40pm

Sports Hall

Senior Basketball

10 - Upper Sixth

Mr Villafrati & Mr King

4.15pm – 5.30pm

Sports Hall

Year 7 Hockey

7

Mr Palmer & Mrs Powell

4.15pm – 5.30pm

Astro Turf

Year 8 & 9 Netball

8-9

Mrs Dyer, Mrs Wainwright & Miss Gibbons

4.15pm – 5.30pm

Netball Courts

Gym Club

10 – Upper Sixth

Mr Hamill

4.15pm – 5.15pm

Gym

Cricket

7-8

Mr King & Mr Brown

7.30am

Sports Hall

Circuits

7 - Upper Sixth

Mr Palmer

7.30am

Dance Studio

1.10pm – 1.40pm 1.35pm – 2.05pm

Sports Hall

LUNCHTIME

AFTER SCHOOL

Thursday

LUNCHTIME Friday

Senior Cricket

10 - Upper Sixth

Mr King

Table Tennis

7 - Upper Sixth

Mr Crust

Year 7 & 8 Hockey

7-8

Mrs Powell, Mr Palmer & Miss Gibbons

1.10pm – 1.40pm

Astro Turf or Netball Courts

Gym Club

10 - Upper Sixth

Mrs Worsey & Miss Grew

1.25pm – 1.55pm

Gym

Squash Courts

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