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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