At Ark St Alban’s Academy, pupils are provided with a wide-ranging enrichment offer which allows them to develop their character and university preparatory competencies.

Our enrichment offer broadly combines four categories:

1. Creative and performance arts (e.g. Dance, Drama)
2. Critical thinking and academic enrichment (e.g. EPQ, The Girls’ Network, Young Enterprise)
3. Sport, Fitness and Outdoor Pursuits (e.g. Climbing Club, Football, Sports Leader Qualification)
4. Competitions (e.g. Young Writers Poetry, British Biology Olympiad)

Choices around what to include in the enrichment offer are reviewed on a termly basis.

These choices are driven by identifying opportunities that will most effectively develop the character and university preparedness of our pupils, and by reflecting upon the passion and expertise of our existing staff team. Pupil voice also plays a pivotal role in reviewing and iterating the enrichment offer.

After-school Clubs Timetable

The timetable below contains the details of each after school activity for the Spring Term, with even more clubs and opportunities being added every week.

Pupils need to complete this short Microsoft Form to sign up: https://forms.office.com/r/xJKzHVHqZa

Access & Inclusivity

All pupils are invited and strongly encouraged to participate in enrichment, including those special educational needs and/or disabilities and those with medical conditions.

All practical steps are taken to allow for equality of opportunity, especially where there is the likelihood of oversubscription. While some opportunities will select participants on a first-come, first-served basis, others may require some form of application or trial, and others may have a separate entry or prioritisation criteria.

All criteria will be published transparently ahead of time, usually at the start of each term when the updated scheduled is published to pupils and parents.. Where trials and applications are required, those not selected will receive some form of feedback, and wherever possible, a less selective version of the same offer will also be available.