The Power of Enrichment Education at Abbeywood First School.

 

We provide the opportunities to unleash your child’s potential with extra-curricular activities.

Enrichment education is an essential part of any child’s growth and development. Through extra-curricular activities, children can gain the skills and confidence to reach their full potential.

Enrichment activities stimulate your child’s brain development

As a parent, you want the best for your child’s education, and it’s essential to understand the importance of enrichment activities in their learning journey. Enrichment activities go beyond the standard school curriculum, providing students with opportunities to explore new areas and skills.

Enrichment activities can stimulate your child’s brain development by exposing them to new challenges and experiences. These activities can help your child to develop their problem-solving, critical thinking, and creative skills.

Exposing your child to new experiences can help them find their passions

As parents, we all want our children to grow up to be happy and successful adults. One way to achieve this is by exposing them to new experiences. Whether it’s music, mindfulness, every new experience presents an opportunity for your child to discover something they love.

If your child has never tried playing an instrument before, consider signing them up for music lessons. Learning to play an instrument not only provides a new skill but can also boost creativity and self-confidence.

Enrichment activities can help your child build social skills and confidence

One of the most valuable benefits of enrichment education is that it can help your child develop essential social skills and build confidence in themselves.

How to get started with enrichment activities for your child

You can sign your child up to a club on Epraise. If there is not a club your child would like to join please get them to talk to their school ambassadors who will discuss it in school council meetings.

At Abbeywood, we believe in the importance of enrichment activities so much that we have made them a crucial part of our curriculum.

 

Our main job is to have an impact on how our school is run. We like to make sure that all the children at our school are happy and enjoy their time with us. Our previous work has included: raising money for charity, developing questionnaires for the pupils in school to gather their views. 

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Please click here to download the Central Region Schools Trust Enrichment Guarantee document.

 

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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. 

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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.