WIDEN YOUR
HORIZONS
POSITIVE ENGAGEMENT
Pupils are encouraged to participate fully in the incentivised curriculum. Pupils earn points for evidencing our ‘expected behaviours’, which include being ready to learn, following staff instruction, using words and actions that make other people have good thoughts about you, attempting to complete the work set, and keeping hands, feet and objects to oneself. Although designed for a school context, they are largely the expected behaviours of wider society, and parents and carers often reflect on how positive changes to behaviour migrate into the home environment and wider community.
Each Friday, a rich and varied programme of activity is offered to pupils, publicised in advance, with selection based on the percentage of points earned for expected behaviour that week.
For our younger pupils, the chance of an activity after a week of hard work is a powerful incentive. However, as pupils pass through the Key Stages, we hope they are driven less by the reward of activity but by the opportunity to maximise their post-16 options. To that end, many of our year 11 pupils choose additional curriculum time, which indicates the progress we seek for them.
SOCIAL ENCOUNTERS
Our enduring aim is to enable every pupil attending St Edward’s School to encounter a caring, interested and considerate team of adults. We are committed to ensuring our pupils derive satisfaction, success, enlightenment and fun from their school days, emerging from this experience of school as more confident, more assured and more concerned young adults with a renewed determination to do their best in the world.
OUR ACTIVITIES
Activities are designed to enable pupils to have fun, further their knowledge and skills, raise self-esteem, and improve their social skills.
Pupils are encouraged to participate fully in the school’s curriculum, with points awarded following every lesson to reflect their commitment to their own schooling.
OUR CURRENT
ACTIVITIES INCLUDE
MOTORBIKING
FISHING
FOOTBALL
SWIMMING
FITNESS SUITE
CRABBING
MOUNTAIN BOARDING
MOUNTAIN BIKING
VIRTUAL REALITY
TRAMPOLINING
OUTDOOR PURSUITS
KAYAKING
COOKING
METAL DETECTING
X-BOXES
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS CLUB
GOLF
SNOWBOARDING & SKIIING
INDOOR CLIMBING
BOWLING
LASER PIGEON SHOOTING
PADDLEBOARDING
TRIPS TO LOCAL PLACES OF INTEREST & TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
HORSE RIDING
CINEMA TRIPS
SPORTING EVENTS
ICE SKATING
ARTS & CRAFTS
TIME FOR NEW
EXPERIENCES
Please contact us to learn more about our Wider Horizons and experiences that we offer our pupils.
