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Developing Character at Croxley Danes School

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Throughout their time at Croxley Danes School, students will have opportunities to develop character habits through a range of activities. As students progress through the school, they will also have the opportunity to engage in specific activities targeted at their year group. 

 

Year Group

Core provision for all students

Additional enrichment

All

  • PSHCE lessons

  • Future Focus Form Time Sessions

  • Assemblies

  • Trips

  • Enrichment Days

  • Careers Provision

  • Inter-house competitions

  • Leadership opportunities including School Council, Learner Voice Council, Library prefects.

  • Volunteering opportunities

  • Peripatetic Music lessons

  • Extracurricular programme

  • Student led magazines

  • School productions and concerts

  • Competitions 

  • Theme Weeks (e.g. Languages/Culture).

  • Signposted Supercurricular opportunities

  • Charity Events

Transition

  • Team Building during Transition Day

  • Year 6 Summer Character Challenge

  • Summer School

  • Additional visits 

Year 7

  • Maypole Award - Foundations

  • Work Shadowing

  • Inter-form Drama Competition

  • Marvellous Me project

  • Character curriculum 

  • Year 7 Residential

  • Volunteering for Year 5 Taster Days

  • Reading and Maths buddies

Year 8

  • Careers Day

  • DofE Taster Walk

  • Maypole Award - Growth

  • Buddies for Year 6 Transition Day

  • Reading and Maths buddies

Year 9

  • Cultural enrichment trips

  • Maypole Award - Mastery

  • Sports Leaders

  • Language Leaders

  • Bronze Duke of Edinburgh

  • Science Fair

Year Group

Core provision for all students

Additional enrichment

Year 10

  • Core Facts Challenge

  • Live Theatre Production 

  • Work Experience 

  • English Spoken Language GCSE Endorsement

  • Silver Duke of Edinburgh

  • International residential trips

  • Extracurricular GCSE language option

  • GCSE Further Maths option

  • Kings Trust Qualification

Year 11

  • Personal Guidance Meetings with Careers Adviser

  • Exam Ready Programme

  • Live Theatre Production 

  • Prefects

  • Volunteering at Summer School

  • GCSE Further Maths option

Sixth Form

  • Team Building during induction

  • Sixth Form Diploma

  • Work Experience

  • Subject based enrichment trip


 

  • Extended Project Qualification

  • Brilliant Club

  • Model United Nations Participation

  • MP Essay Writing Challenge 

  • Maths Buddies

  • Reading Buddies

  • Mentoring of younger students

  • Senior Prefect Roles

  • Young Enterprise

  • Gold Duke of Edinburgh

  • Running/supporting extracurricular clubs