Enrichment Plus

Enrichment is an extremely important part of Central Sixth. All students are offered Enrichment Plus alongside our standard weekly tutorial programme. Activities within Enrichment Plus are given a points value, and it is required that students achieve at least 40 points during Year 12.

Wednesday afternoon is Enrichment Afternoon! We encourage our students to grasp every opportunity for self-improvement.

Here is a taste of what we offer. Other activities are also provided throughout the year.

Football Academy – 30 credits 

Five hours per week (plus football training/matches) held at Heath Park. Students receive top-quality coaching from fully-qualified staff as well as participating in AOC Regional and National Leagues and national knockout cups, including the English Schools National Cup. 

Duke of Edinburgh – 30 credits  

A life-changing experience and a fun time with friends. An opportunity to discover new interests and talents and a tool to develop essential skills for life and work. The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award is a recognised mark of achievement; respected by employers.  The DofE is many things to many people, supporting generations to successfully navigate adult life. 

EPQ- 30 credits  

The Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) is a Level 3 (A-level standard) qualification offered by AQA, Edexcel, OCR and WJEC. It involves choosing a topic, carrying out research, then creating EITHER a 5,000-word report OR a ‘product’ and a 1,000-word report. After that, students must deliver a small 10–15-minute presentation to a group of non-specialists about their topic. 

Gold Arts Award- 30 credits 

Gold is the highest level of Arts Award, giving students an insight into life as an Arts professional. They hone their existing artistic skills, acquire new ones, gain practical experience of different roles in the Arts world, and develop leadership expertise. Worth 16 UCAS points, it is also a great boost to university and job applications. 

In2Medschool ​- 30 credits 

In2MedSchool is a widening participation initiative with more than 2,500 medical student and doctor volunteers from across the UK wanting to give back to their communities. 

This is an initiative that runs for two years, starting during Year 12, and includes: 

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Cooking On A Budget Challenge – 10 credits 

Learn to cook and budget for cheap meals, produce meals and create a cookbook of successful recipes with friends. 

Debating Club and the Oxford Debating Competition – 10 credits 

Learn how to debate properly, set up debates in school and, enter the Oxford Debating Competition. 

Learn British Sign Language – 15 credits 

Learn a completely new skill. Sign language is a way of communicating using hand gestures and movements, body language and facial expressions, instead of spoken words. The most common form of sign language in the UK is British Sign Language (BSL). BSL is a language in its own right. Use a Wednesday afternoon to learn BSL with a group of friends. The course is online and flexible.

Mixed Sports – 10 credits 

Keeping fit and healthy is important. Why not sign up to do a term of mixed sports? You might find something you like, and want to carry on at university or beyond school. 

Follow Your Own Path 

We encourage students to be independent thinkers and create their own clubs and societies, organise events or help out around school or in the local community. Some ideas from the past include. 

School magazine – 10 credits 

Tutoring younger students – 10 credits  

Year 7 reading – 10 credits  

School band – 10 credits 

School show – 10 credits 

Volunteering and fundraising – 10 credits 

One-Offs 

There are also lots of one-off activities during the year:

UCAS Visits and Apprenticeship Fairs – 3 credits 

University Masterclasses – 3 credits  

DWP CIEAG sessions – 3 credits 

Drive2Arrive – 3 credits 

First Aid Course – 3 credits 

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