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INFORMATION FOR FORCES FAMILIES
FAST FACTS
ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT
FOUNDATION YEAR Pupil Passport
Name: House: Tutor:
LENT TERM
Foundation Year - Pupil Passport 1
The Super-Curricular
Lower School
Aston Society: A programme of pupil and teacher presentations on a wide range of topics and disciplines.
Lower School Scholars are encouraged to attend Sixth Form subject lectures that may be of interest to them.
Sixth Form
Wheeler-Bennett Society: Led by the Sixth Form and seeks to promote the stimulation and exchange of ideas. It meets three times a term and one pupil, or sometimes two, present a paper on a topic of interest; discussion follows on the issues raised in the paper.
Recent topics have included “The rule of
the rabble: is democracy the best form of government?”, “Size matters: the physics of evolution”, “The evolution of the fairytale”, and “How to spot a witch”. Presenters gain knowledge of a particular topic and have the opportunity to develop essential experience of public speaking.
Links between Co-curriculum and the Curriculum
There are many academic clubs that run on
a weekly basis to provide opportunities and stretch beyond the main timetable: Philosophy, MFL Literary Society, Robotics and Coding, Politics and Foreign Affairs Society, Model
UN, QinetiQ Young Engineers, Law, Writers’ Inc, Literary society, Maths Team Challenge, Debating (Junior and Sixth Form), Cyber Club, Digital Leaders (plus a variety of Art, Music, Drama and DT clinics and clubs).
Foundation Year Pupil Passport
The Foundation Year (FY) is a great time
to develop the wide- ranging and transferable skills that will be needed as pupils work their way through school and go on to study at university or straight into work.
The FY Pupil Passport is an important tool
in building the foundations and skills pupils will need to successfully tackle their GCSE programmes, A Level or IB and the wider skills they are going to need beyond College.
FY pupils are each given a workbook in which they provide a written record of their progress against the following:
• Reading log
• Contributions to House and Tutor Groups
• Contribution made in sporting activities
• CCA activity which includes Music, Drama, Art and DT
• The pursuit of an Independent Project
• Digital skill of the week
• Current affairs knowledge
• Individual Project
• Review and reflections on Theme Week
Progress is reviewed by teaching staff, tutors and parents who are fundamental in nurturing the key relationships between home, the College and pupils, which support the development of their true potential.