• The 'Play in a Day' activity for Year 7 last year saw students take part in an immersive theatre experience, to uncover a conspiracy.
  • One popular Year 8 activity last year was the Structural Challenge - using engineering skills to build a load-bearing bridge out of only paper and tape!
  • Students on the Year 9 Life Skills pathway learned important skills for later in life, like cooking.
  • Year 9 'Investigating the Human Body' students learned so much about our inner workings - including how to take blood from a plastic arm.
  • Year 12 took part in Sixth Form Futures Week last year - preparing themselves for their next steps once they leave school.
Each year, we organise a Wider Learning Week (WLW) towards the end of the Summer Term, for students in Years 7-9 and 12. Year 10 will be taking part in their work-related learning, while Years 11 and 13 will have completed their summer examinations and left school.

Wider Learning Week provides enriching learning experiences in familiar and new contexts. The activities designed will challenge students, promote wider understanding, and develop independence. To get a sense of what the week’s about, check out all our posts on X from 2023-24, including a student takeover!

In 2024-25, it will take place from Monday 7 – Friday 11 July 2025. See more details in the other tabs.

Year 7’s activities will be confirmed in the Spring Term.
Year 8’s activities will be confirmed in the Spring Term.
Year 9 will be given the opportunity to pick one pathway for all five days. Read the details below for how students can make their choices.


Year 12 will take part in a series of activities, which will be confirmed in the Spring Term.