Extended Studies

The Food and Health unit consists of:

• Healthy eating, with the chance to undertake some cookery (pizza making) and food tasting such as sushi, world cheeses or healthy smoothies
• First Aid content is delivered by our School Nurse addressing key procedures such as CPR, Choking, Epi pens, cuts and what to do in an emergency.
• 'I Help Myself' programme delivered by the School Counsellor; this is ever important as we strive to equip pupils with techniques to balance life, learning, pressures and stresses of life.

This unit exposes pupils to the principles of teamwork and an understanding of one another’s strengths to facilitate the most efficient working team drawing upon creativity, resourcefulness, adaptability, enforced setbacks which to think and work around.

The Foundations in Philosophical Thought unit continues to stretch pupils’ minds and perceptions of the real and unreal, playing with philosophical ideas and theories such as Plato. Pupils’ tolerance and awareness of cultural variations is also fostered and draws upon the positive aspects of local and wider communities, faiths and people. Pupils will explore psychology through scientific experiments challenging their senses and analysing their responses.

An upbeat and dynamic unit drawing upon pupils’ creativity and cultural awareness of varying dance styles.

This unit encourages a growing confidence in regard to independence, teamwork, resilience, engagement and rationale of the individual and their place in the wider School community.

This unit will introduce pupils to core orienteering skills that will enable them to undertake basic navigational tasks at Wellington. Pupils will also be exposed to a range of Forest Skills, hosted at Stroud.

Clubs and Societies 

Enrichment comes in many forms from cultural enlightenment with visiting authors and illustrators engaging directly with the pupils and answering questions to encourage, engage and promote reading.

• Dance: dance instructors cover a range of dance styles from ballroom to the choreography of musical dance.
• Drama: theatre troops visit to complement literary links such as the Young Shakespeare Company and Quirky Bird, who promote creative writing alongside performance.
• First Aid: pupils are given basic First Aid instruction from a qualified medical professional giving basic coping strategies and techniques in an emergency.
• Well-being: guidance is provided by the School Counsellor, whereupon exercises and tools are explored which to employ in a host of situations in life and learning to enable pupils to manage situations calmly and sensibly, for a well balanced and considered address.
• Cookery: pupils all experience some cooking instruction and obviously get to taste their efforts afterwards!  
• Athletics: Year 7 have an Inter-form Athletics Meet in the Summer Term providing the perfect opportunity to work as teams being inclusive of all members of the Tutor Group to rally together for their form.