In addition to the examined A Level Curriculum the school will deliver:
- The Aspiring Mathematician Programme
- The Pastoral and Personal Enrichment Programme which includes opportunities for physical exercise, personal learning and development
- A broad ranging programme of extracurricular clubs and societies, many supported by university staff and students
The Aspiring Mathematician Programme
The AMP is a bespoke programme of activities designed to give students greater depth in their mathematical and scientific understanding, accelerated academic maturity and careers experiences which prepare them for work in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics research and industry. Read more here.
The Pastoral and Personal Enrichment Programme (PPEP)
The PPEP is a bespoke programme of tutorial meetings and group activities designed to meet the pastoral and personal enrichment needs of students in a maths school. The programme will be delivered through:
- Weekly meetings of tutorial groups of students with Pastoral Tutors, featuring sessions in a planned structure across the year and delivered by school staff and visiting speakers.
- Whole cohort opportunities after school and during the day including extracurricular sports activities, healthy cooking opportunities, and cultural activities such as art gallery, theatre and concert visits. These will feature a programme of discussion and group-work activities that focus students’ attention on the things they need to know as a part of the programme and foster the development of the school’s intended ethos and community character.
- Fortnightly one to one tutorial meetings between each individual student and their Pastoral Tutor. These will ensure that students are closely monitored and have an opportunity to discuss any concerns they have and request individual support with personal, academic or career issues. In these meetings tutors will monitor students’ academic performance, personal development including their progress in reading, their communication skills and their time-management and team working skills Form, and attend, lunch time clubs.
Extra-curricular clubs and societies
We plan to run the activities during lunchtimes based on students interests. We will encourage students to develop further recreational clubs and societies and will support such activities through resources and staffing where needed. These could include:
- Chess and other strategy/board games club
- French/ Italian/ Spanish/ Chinese societies, depending on demand
- Music appreciation, including attending the Wednesday lunchtime concerts at the Victoria Gallery and Museum and evening concerts at the Philharmonic
- Art club (art gallery visits, sketching, projects) Book club, Debating & philosophical society
- Drama club
- Volleyball, basketball, badminton and other sporting opportunities.
University of Liverpool students and staff will be invited to help run some of these activities, arranged in line with the school’s strict safeguarding arrangements.
We do have trips to museums planned for the summer term and a well established plan for Duke of Edinburgh Awards. The successful clubs we have offered in the past have included:
- Chess and other strategy/board games club
- Debating club
- Friday Sports; volleyball, basketball, dodgeball, football, tag rugby, circuit training, yoga and netball
- Coding/Electronics club/Ethical Hacking/Robotics
- Film club
- Star Wars club
- University entry exam club
- Environment Club
- F1
