Enrichment Opportunities
Abbeywood First School’s Enrichment Guarantee
The Enrichment Guarantee offers opportunities to turn powerful thinking into practical action through pupil leadership. As part of the Enrichment Guarantee, we will ensure that you can access a high quality and thoughtful PSHE and RSHE curriculum and a strong futures/careers education. We will teach you about British Values and active responsible citizenship through an inclusive school experience.
Every young life is unique. None of us knows the limits of what we might achieve. We want you to leave school with an appetite for learning about all aspects of life, for the rest of your life. Our Enrichment Guarantee is the start of your lifelong learning journey.
We guarantee you the opportunity to enrich your educational experience through:
Please click here to download the Central Region Schools Trust Enrichment document.
Working closely with the University of Worcester, Abbeywood is proud to celebrate the commitment that our pupils put into extra-curricular activities through being at Children’s University.
Children’s University is a charity that works in partnership with schools to develop a love of learning in children. We do this by encouraging and celebrating participation in extra-curricular activities in and outside of school. The impact of these activities is proven to be positive which is why we are committed to creating a level playing field of opportunity and opening up access to children of all backgrounds. Pupils earn a stamp per hour in their Passport for Learning for each of their extra-curricular activities, accumulating to Bronze (30 stamps), Silver (65 stamps) and Gold (100 stamps) awards at their graduation ceremony.
For every child that takes part in Children’s University, we want the following outcomes:
- They feel they have grown in confidence and self-belief
- They have enjoyed new experiences, in new places and want to keep exploring
- They believe they have a broader range of essential skills
- They feel empowered to make positive choices about their future
- They see that learning is fun, aspirational and lifelong
- They feel their eyes have been opened to a multiplicity of learning activities and opportunities
- They feel celebrated for their commitment to learning by their family, school and community
With the wide range of extra-curricular activities accredited by Children’s University at Abbeywood and in the wider community, pupils are spoilt for choice in trying out new skills and experiences whilst also developing their confidence in hobbies they already love.
Picture News - Learning from the world around us
Picture News is our resource for assemblies once a week in KS1 and KS2. It gives the opportunity for children to learn about themselves and the world we live in as well as developing respect for other’s beliefs, feelings and faiths. It encourages exploration, discussion and challenge through a current news story and thought-provoking questions. We believe it brings the world closer to children’s everyday lives.
Picture News links to our British values, as well as presents opportunities for oracy, reflection and debates. Each class have opportunity to discuss the link to our British values and UN Rights of a Child. Ensuring every pupil has a voice.
Picture News in EYFS
Reception have assembly in class using the Picture News Early Years resources once a week. They use the poster and key question as a stimulus to take part in a weekly speaking and listening activity whilst introducing new vocabulary. Children learn from the news and are encouraged to share their ideas, thoughts and feelings, giving opportunities to develop confidence. Children learn to respect others as they develop an awareness that we are all different and have different responses.
Picture News At Home
‘Picture News at Home’ is a resource children can take home to use as a stimulus for further discussion and challenge with their parents and families. It provides opportunity for children to have a voice and encourages them to show their thoughts, feelings and opinions on current affairs that impact them.