Summer Term 2024
Senior School Extra & Co-Curricular Activities
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.
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 Summer 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
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.
LOWER SCHOOL PRODUCTION
Lower School play rehearsals will take place in the Hutton Theatre, Monday to Friday 4.00 - 5:30pm with Mr Tyler and Mr Payne after school.
Day Activity Year Groups Leader Time Location Monday Wolverhampton Children’s Book Award Group 7 & 8 Mrs Rowley & Mr McAllister 1.35pm – 2.00pm Jenyns Library AFTER SCHOOL Harry Potter Fan Club 7 – 11 (with Year 6) Mrs Rowley & Mr McAllister 4.15pm – 5.15pm Jenyns Library Tuesday Young Reporter & Podcast Club 7 – Upper Sixth Mrs Rowley & Miss Kailey 1.35pm – 2.00pm Jenyns Library AFTER SCHOOL The Story Garden Book Club 7 & 8 (with Y5 & 6) Mrs Rowley & Mr McAllister 4.15pm – 5.00pm Jenyns Library Wednesday Wellbeing Wednesday 7 – Upper Sixth Mrs Rowley & Mr McAllister 1.35pm – 2.00pm Jenyns Library AFTER SCHOOL Discover Reading Project Sixth Form Mrs Rowley & Mr McAllister 4.15pm – 5.00pm Jenyns Library Thursday Gardening Club 7 – Upper Sixth Mrs Rowley & Mr McAllister 1.35pm - 2.00pm Jenyns Library AFTER SCHOOL Gardening and Nature Themed Craft Club 7 & 8 Mrs Rowley & Mr McAllister 4.15pm – 5.00pm Jenyns Library
MUSIC & DRAMA ACTIVITIES AND CLUBS
Day Activity Year Groups Leader Time Location Monday I Ragazzi 7 - Upper Sixth Mr Fowler 1.05pm Picton Room AFTER SCHOOL GCSE Exam Support 11 Mrs Cuthbert 4.10pm (1st Half-term) Music Computer Room GCSE Music Theory 9 & 10 Mrs Cuthbert 4.10pm (2nd Half-term) Music Computer Room Tuesday Flute Choir By invitation Ms Guidotti 8.40am Picton Room Musical Theatre Ensemble 7 – Lower Sixth Mrs Cuthbert 8.40am Recital Hall LUNCHTIME Dhol Club 7 - Lower Sixth Dharam Sangha (Upper Sixth) 1.05pm Picton Room Karaoke Club 7 - 9 Student led 1.35pm Music Computer Room AFTER SCHOOL Big Band 7 - Upper Sixth Mrs Cuthbert 4.10pm Recital Hall Wednesday Endangered Instruments 7 Mrs Cuthbert 8.40am Recital Hall Saxophone for Flautists By invitation Mrs England 8.40am Music Computer Room AFTER SCHOOL Coursework Support 10 Mrs Cuthbert & Mr Fowler 4.10pm Music Computer Room Thursday Percussion Ensemble 7 - Lower Sixth Mr Jozwiak 1.05pm Recital Hall AFTER SCHOOL Folk Ensemble 7 – Lower Sixth Mrs Cuthbert 4.10pm Recital Hall Rock Club 7 – Lower Sixth Mr Parker 4.10pm Picton Room Friday Bella (by audition) 9 – Lower Sixth Mrs Morgan 8.40am Recital Hall Saturday LAMDA Acting & Theatre Workshops* 10 – Upper Sixth Mr Tyler 9.30am - 12pm Hutton Theatre
* Speech & Drama and LAMDA Acting & Theatre Workshops have a separate charge.
SPECIAL INTEREST CLUBS AND SOCIETIES
Day Activity Year Groups Leader Time Location Monday Fifa Club 9 Mr Yarnley 1.10pm - 1.45pm Learning Hub 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 AFTER SCHOOL Craft Club 7 – Upper Sixth Dr Green & Mrs E Dixon After School Room 87 Tuesday F1 in Schools Sixth Form (by invitation) Mr Villafrati & Nalin Atmakur & Ajeet Somal 08.30am - 08.45am 6F Common Room LUNCHTIME Fifa Club 8 Mr Birch 1.10pm - 1.45pm Learning Hub Code Club 7 – Upper Sixth Mr Langford 1.35pm - 2.05pm Room 47 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 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 Wednesday 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 Room 92 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 Clock Tower Club 7 - Upper Sixth Mr Jeavons 1.30pm Lab 19 AFTER SCHOOL Cookery Club 7 – 9 Miss Jones & Mrs Fellows After School Derry Hall Thursday 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 1.30pm Room 6 Directors Cut 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 1.35pm 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 Origami Club 7 Mrs L Dixon 1.35pm Lab 89 How to build a PC 7 – Upper Sixth Mr Birch & Mr Hancox 1.10pm - 1.40pm Room 45
SPECIAL INTEREST CLUBS AND SOCIETIES continued...
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Thursday continued AFTER SCHOOL Photography Club 7 - Upper Sixth Mr Taplin 4.15pm - 5.15pm (Summer 2) Art Studio Chess Club 7 - Upper Sixth Dr Bradley, Mr Jones, Dr Pounder & Mr Jackson-Turnbull 4.10pm - 5.00pm Room 85 Friday Careers Advice 7 - Upper Sixth Miss Kailey 1.10pm Room 37 Fifa Club 11 Mr Blything 1.10pm - 1.45pm Learning Hub Wellbeing Drop-In 7 – Upper Sixth Mrs Keeley 1.35pm Room 92
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SCHOOL SUBJECT BASED CLUBS AND SOCIETIES
Day Activity Year Groups Leader Time Location Monday D&T STEM Club 7 – Upper Sixth Mr O’Malley 1.05pm (Blue Week) D&T Classrooms Chemistry Support 10 - Upper Sixth Dr Pounder 1.15pm - 2.00pm Lab 20 Geography Support 10 - Upper Sixth Mr Baker 1.30pm Room 1 AFTER SCHOOL Art A Level & GCSE drop-in 10 - Upper Sixth Mrs Vienas 4.15pm – 5.15pm Art Studio Tuesday 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 Business GCSE Support 10 - 11 Mr Smith 1.35pm (Red Wk) Room 904 Sixth Form Science Show Lower Sixth Mr Jeavons 1.30pm Room 19 German Conversation 11 Miss Schafer 1.05pm - 1.35pm Room 34 Chemistry Support 10 - Upper Sixth Dr Green 1.15pm - 2.00pm Lab 21 Politics Society 7 – Upper Sixth Mr David 1.35pm SSR 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 Mr Jackson-Turnbull & Mr Smith After School D&T Classrooms Wednesday English Drop-In clinic 10 – Upper Sixth Mr Payne 1.05pm Room 7 Physics Exam Support 11 & Upper Sixth Mrs Wainwright 1.35pm Room 9 AFTER SCHOOL WoLLoW Club (World of Languages, Languages of the world) 7 (with Years 5 & 6) 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 Thursday French/German Cine Club 11 – Upper Sixth Mrs Munson & Miss Walker Blue Wk French/ Red Wk German 1.35pm Room 902 Biology Exam Support 11 & Upper Sixth Miss Young 1.05pm Room 61 Maths Enrichment cub 7 & 8 Miss Rattoo 1.05pm Room 84 Chemistry Support 10 - Upper Sixth Dr Pounder 1.15pm - 2.00pm Lab 20 Physics Revision/ Homework Support 7 & 8 Mrs Wainwright 1.35pm Room 9 AFTER SCHOOL D&T A Level & GCSE Coursework Support 10 – Upper Sixth Mr O’Malley & Mr Smith After School D&T Classrooms Friday Pudding Lectures Sixth Form Mr Hughes 1.30pm SSR Maths Exam Support 11 Miss Rattoo 1.05pm Room 82 Business A Level Support Sixth Form Mr Smith 1.35pm Room 904 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 French Story Performance 7 – Upper Sixth Miss Walker 1.35pm - 2.00pm Jenyns Library
SPORT, FITNESS AND TRAINING
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.
Parents can also follow the Sports Department on Twitter @WGSSport for news and updates.
Day Activity Year Groups Leader Time Location Monday Rounders 7 – 10 Mrs Ray, Miss Gibbons, Mrs Dyer, Mrs Powell & Mr Palmer 4.15pm – 5.15pm The Valley Cricket 7 - 10 Mr Martin, Mr King, Mr Villafrati, Mr Crust, Mr Clancy & Mr Taylor 4.15pm – 5.15pm Moreton’s Piece Tuesday Cricket 9 & 10 Mrs Powell, Mr King & Mr Crust 7.30am – 8.15am Sports Hall LUNCHTIME Basketball 7 - 10 Mr Villafrati & Mr Palmer 1.15pm – 1.40pm Sports Hall Gym Club 10 – 13 Mr Hamill 1.10pm – 1.45pm Gym AFTER SCHOOL Tennis 7 – Upper Sixth Mr Reddish, Mr Palmer & Miss Gibbons 4.15pm – 5.15pm Astro Turf Wednesday Tennis 7 - 10 Mrs Powell, Mrs Ray & Mr Palmer 1.10pm – 1.40pm Astro Turf Thursday Gym Club 10 - 13 Mrs Worsey & Miss Grew 1.20pm – 1.50pm Gym Friday Cricket 7 & 8 Mr Brown & Mr King 7.30am - 8.15am Sports Hall LUNCHTIME Cricket 11 - Upper Sixth Mr King & Mr Martin 1.10pm - 1.40pm Sports Hall Table Tennis 7 - 10 Mr Crust 1.10m - 1.40pm Squash Courts
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