At the heart of every week every girl takes part in Period X, our enrichment programme which takes inspiration from the world around. It constantly evolves to meet the needs of our students by focusing on the four key themes of Mental Wellbeing, Physical Wellbeing, Personal Development and Creativity.
Period X is relevant, dynamic, engaging and motivational and designed to strengthen and deepen the mind and body of our students, foster life skills and help them to develop values, capacities and interests beyond the classroom.
Period X is composed of four key themes. Sessions within these themes are age appropriate and as the girls move through the school they cover topics that are relevant to their age and the situations they are likely to encounter at these points.
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Mental wellbeing is a normal part of every day life for us all. We give pupils the language and knowledge to understand the normal range of emotions that everyone experiences. This enables pupils to articulate how they are feeling, develop the language to talk about themselves, their health, their emotions and judge whether what they are feeling is appropriate and proportionate for the situations they experience.
Sessions include:
Positive Healthy Relationships
Teasing and bullying
Mindfulness
Personal boundaries and rights to privacy
Online safety and harm
Team building
Gardening
Yoga
Music for wellbeing
Personal safety
Sexual relationships – where to seek guidance and support
Coping with stress; strategies and prevention. How to prioritise work under pressure
Interview skills
Periods – a sustainable future
Volunteering/Charity work
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Developing an understanding of the characteristics of good physical health starts with teaching pupils about the benefits and importance of daily exercise, good nutrition and sufficient sleep. The programme also includes simple self-care techniques, personal hygiene, prevention of health and wellbeing problems, healthy eating and basic first aid as well as developing an understanding of the risks associated with an inactive lifestyle.
Sessions include:
Parachute Games
Being healthy and making good food choices
Outdoor learning
Road Safety
Collaboration and team building
Boxercise and Bootcamp
Physical and emotional changes in puberty
Cycling
Drugs, alcohol, vaping and the law
Zumba
Dealing with addiction
Nature walk
Use of AI – Academic honesty and the ethical dilemma
International University Options
Breast Awareness Campaign – Know your Lemons -
Pupils have the opportunity to develop skills and aptitudes, such as teamwork, communication, and resilience; crucial to navigating the challenges and opportunities of the modern world. They also learn about, and develop, interpersonal skills to ensure they are able to communicate and interact with others. Pupils use their knowledge and skills to make smart decisions about their relationships with, and responsibilities to, their community and the world beyond.
Sessions include:
Taking responsibility for the environment
Consequences of actions
Finance, money and budgeting
Bikeability
Basic First Aid
On and offline relationships
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Careers
Parliament and CPS
Tolerance and respect for different cultures
Domestic abuse and forced marriage
Revision techniques
One of Many – Leadership and Empowerment
Women’s skills – soft power and self branding
Student Finance
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The creativity programme has afforded us a wonderful opportunity to enrich the lives of all our pupils who are immersed in imaginative activity. They learn new skills, find new hobbies and more importantly, thrive mentally and spiritually as they harness their creativity. Creativity flourishes most fully when people are playful and childlike and the opportunities available to pupils allow them to explore their imaginations and have fun whilst developing deeper knowledge and expertise.
Sessions include:
Cloud spotting
Comic Club
Den building
Foraging and Camp Fire cooking
Graffiti art
Stop-frame animation
Rambling
Create your own podcast
Biodiversity
Discovering and writing poetry
“I spy a tree”
Lego Robotics
Patisserie
Pottery Throwdown
Traditional Outdoor Games
