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WELCOME TO THE ABBERLEY HALL SATURDAY ENRICHMENT PROGRAMME:
DISCOVER
I am excited to welcome you to Discover, our Saturday enrichment programme. Although attendance on Saturday mornings is optional, we would be delighted if our younger pupils chose to join us and we strongly urge all of our older pupils to
join us and take full advantage of all that an Abberley Hall education has to offer. Senior schools want children to be well- prepared for exams and our academic timetable ensures that this will be the case, but they also want children to have received a broad education and to have developed interests, skills and passions
in a wide range of areas. Our Saturday mornings provide an opportunity to discover and explore six specific areas and also work towards obtaining awards. We believe that our Discover programme will support the holistic development of all our pupils and ensure the best possible preparation for the next step in their educational journey. The programme will continue to adapt as the seasons bring new opportunities and we would also like to listen carefully to parental feedback
to ensure that the Saturday experience is constantly evolving and improving.
Saturday afternoons will continue to be filled with as many sporting fixtures as possible and, if selected, pupils will be expected to represent the school. We will also always have a vibrant weekend activity programme in place for pupils who are with us for the weekend.
Lunch will, of course, be provided to all those involved on Saturday afternoons. If there are no scheduled fixtures on a given Saturday, we will endeavour to run optional ‘in house’ sports fixtures or run focussed training sessions.
My thanks go to all the staff for their energy in building another exciting programme. We hope that the information on these pages will provide you with everything you need to understand the format of Saturday mornings and we hope, ultimately, that
you will ‘sign up’ to the fantastic modules on offer. I will be speaking with all pupils on the first day of the Autumn term
to discuss the options and to field any questions they may have. If you have
any queries or feedback, please email on
matt.bennett-tomlin@abberleyhall.co.uk
Mr Bennett-Tomlin
Head of Discover
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