Personal Development

We understand the power of learning outside of the classroom and believe that in order to help them grow as confident, resilient young people our students should experience as many things as we can possibly provide. Alongside the formal curriculum, students learn new skills and develop their knowledge through a huge range of clubs, teams, national and international trips, all of which are available throughout the academic year including the Duke of Edinburgh Award programme.

We are excited to introduce you to our seven year roadmap which demonstartes all of the exciting goals, milestones, and necessary skills at each stage of our student's journey. Our roadmap has been designed to guide our students through their educational journey, providing a clear path toward their academic and professional success. By identifying key areas of development, this roadmap helps students navigate their learning experiences both in and outside of the classroom. 

Road Map   Blue and Red

Pledges

Here at Welling School our pledges reflect the minimum commitments provided to students to ensure a wide range of experiences and opportunities are experienced. Each student's progress towards achieving these pledges is tracked and monitored throughout their time at Welling. We are committed that by the end of Year 13 all students will have had the opportunity to:

  • Attend a professional performance
  • Take part in a charity collection or community work
  • Participate in a school club
  • Have an international experience
  • Have the opportunity to gain leadership experience
  • Take part in a performance or presentation in front of an audience
  • Take part in a residential activity
  • To participate in work experience
  • Visit a place of worship
  • Take part in a school trip
  • Visit a museum or gallery
  • Listen to talks about safeguarding

Welling School Pledges

We also offer a wide range of clubs that students can engage with either at lunch time or after school. Our clubs are well attended and students enjoy the variety that we have an offer. Our current offering of clubs can be seen below : 

Enrichment Opportunities - Autumn 1 and 2

Day Times Activity Name Description of Activity Location Groups Staff By Invitation
All Break and Lunch Music Scholars Interested in trying out a musical instrument? Whether you have previous experience or not, come and see us in Music if you want to try out or practice on a variety of instruments including piano, guitar, drums, and more. You can also get together with other musicians to play in a group, form a band, or just have a jam! You'll need to speak to Mr Mckie or Mr Ross about getting a Music Pass to join. Music Block All Mr Ross Y
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 3:00pm - 4:00pm Y11 Intervention Come along to Y11 Intervention. Please see your ATL for a timetable of lessons that will be running during terms 1 and 2. Subject Areas Y11 Subject Teachers N
Monday Lunchtime Languages Cafe Hola! Hej! Buna ziua! Привіт Ciao! Come along to share and learn languages from our school community and the wider world. Make videos, play Booklet, get involved in European Day of Languages E118 KS3 & KS4 Ms Piscopo N
Monday Lunchtime GYM Enjoying fitness? would like to learn how use gym equipment? join lunch sessions, bring friends, learn correct technique or enjoy your own workout, this session is for girls only. GYM GIRLS ONLY Miss Chudy N
Monday Lunchtime Y11 Intervention - French Come along and practice your French speaking and exam technique. E113 Y11 Mrs Isac N
Monday Lunchtime Y13 Intervention - Spanish Come along and practice your Spanish speaking and exam technique. E118 Y13 Mrs Piscopo Y
Monday 1:30pm - 3:00pm Chess Club LearnChess Academy are an external company that use chess as a vehicle to help you learn how to think independently and become brilliant problem solvers. They aim to take you beyond your comfort zone and think outside the box to advance your academic development. T1 KS3 Mr Verrall Y
Monday 3:00pm - 3:40pm Readers in Education Come and delve into the world of literature and study and read a novel before transforming all that we have learnt into an educational workshop for our primary school neighbours. E7 KS3 Mrs Moore N
Monday 3:00pm - 5:00pm Sleeping Beauty Rehearsals ‘Sleeping Beauty’ is this year’s Christmas pantomime, and we are looking for a range of students from Years 7 to 13 with an enthusiasm for singing, dancing and acting to audition. We are also very keen to hear from students who play a musical instrument. Auditions are on Monday 15th and Tuesday 16th September. Everyone welcome, years 7-13! P2 All Miss Langdon / Mrs White Y
Monday 3:00pm - 4:00pm Art Scholars Be one of our Art Scholars and create work every Monday. If you want to create your own work and explore our materials or be part of workshops which will be showcased in exhibitions come and join our Scholars.. we would love to have you! V5/V9 All Miss Moore / Miss Jarrett / Mrs Whiteley N
Monday 3:00pm - 4:00pm Welling, Steady, Cook Maximise your tastebuds and practice your culinary skills at our cooking club. T5 KS3 Mrs L Kiernan N
Tuesday 3:00pm - 4:00pm PS5 Club This is an invite only session to participate in friendly, but competitive games of Fifa and Rocket League Library All Miss Armer Y
Tuesday 3:00pm - 4:00pm English This is a session targeted for Y11 English Language and Literature students. Subject Rooms Y11 English Teachers N
Tuesday 3:00pm - 4:00pm Netball We are bringing netball back to Welling School! come enjoy the casual or competetive enviorment, represent your school in borough tournaments, come and see us in PE PE Block KS3 & KS4 Miss Chudy N
Tuesday 3:00pm - 4:00pm Problem Solving Maths club with challenges, games and puzzles E131 KS3 Mrs Wilson / Mrs Phillip-Oamen N
Tuesday 3:00pm - 4:00pm Excel Club Learning how to create and use excel spreadsheets. Prizes and certificated to be won E34 KS3 Mr Millington Y
Tuesday 1:30pm - 3:00pm Self Defence Club Sensei Andrew will teach you how to defend yourself safely, in this hgh energy practical Club. Numbers are limited. Please see Mr Verrall for details P11 KS3 Mr Verrall / Miss Armer Y
Tuesday Lunchtime GYM Enjoying fitness? would like to learn how use gym equipment? join lunch sessions, bring friends, learn correct technique or enjoy your own workout, PE Block All Mr Gray N
Tuesday 3:00pm - 5:00pm Sleeping Beauty Singing Rehearsals Singing rehearsals for this year's whole-school panto Music Block All Miss Jo Langdon, Miss Toni Thompson and Mr Fitz McKie Y
Tuesday 3:00pm - 4:00pm Badminton Participate in badminton session, enjoy your time with friends, make new friends, enjoy competetive or casual sessions PE Block All Miss Chudy N
Tuesday 3:00pm - 4:00pm Football Professional Football Coaching, invitation only PE BLock Y8,9 External Coach Y
Wednesday Lunchtime GYM Enjoying fitness? would like to learn how use gym equipment? join lunch sessions, bring friends, learn correct technique or enjoy your own workout GYM ALL Miss Gentry N
Wednesday Lunchtime Environment Club For raising awareness of environmental issues at a local, national international level E101 All Ms Westbrook Ms Dixon N
Thursday Lunchtime Romanian club Come and practice your Romanian and learn more about the Romanian culture E113 All Mrs Isac N
Thursday 3:00pm - 4:00pm Rugby Playing rugby outside of school or would like to try new sport, come and see Miss Gentry after school for a fantastic and challenging but rewarding session PE Block Ks3 Miss Gentry N
Thursday 3:00pm - 4:00pm Ks3 Football Y7, 8 and 9 welcomed, join your football session and enjoy some friendly competetion PE Block/astro KS3 Mr Brown N
Thursday 3:00pm - 4:00pm Basketball Enjoying basketball? Welling school joined a basketball league with local schools, it is a fantastic opportunity for our students, please come and see us every Thursday PE Block KS3 Mr Parmenter N
Thursday 3:00pm - 4:15pm Relevé Dance Company - Step into Dance This year, students will have the exciting opportunity to work with a professional dance artist each Thursday after school, developing their technical ability, performance skills, and collaborating to create a brand-new piece of choreography.  P3 7-10 Mrs White N
Thursday 3:00pm - 4:00pm Football Coaching Professional Football Coaching, invitation only PE Block Y9 & 10 Coach Y
Thursday 3:00pm - 4:00pm Art & Graphics GCSE Intervention During this slot you will have the opportunity to have one to tone support and try new materials V5/V9 KS4 Miss Moore N
Thursday 3:00pm - 4:00pm Newspaper Newspaper club encourages you to be the voice of your school. Whether you're passionate about writing, photography or design, this is your chance to share exciting school newswith your peers, teachers and parents. E4 All Mr Taylor N
Thursday 3:00pm - 4:00pm Board Games Club Come along for a relaxed time of board, card and dice game fun and socialising. T4 All Mr Heath N
Thursday 3:00pm - 4:00pm Band Night For all musicians and singers. Learn how to perform great music as part of a group. All levels / abilities welcome. Music Block All Mr McKie N
Friday Lunchtime GYM Enjoying fitness? would like to learn how use gym equipment? join lunch sessions, bring friends, learn correct technique or enjoy your own workout, GYM ALL Mr Parmenter N
Friday Lunchtime Choir Come and join Welling's amazing choir, this group will be involved in events and performances throughout the year, whether you are a beginner or an experienced singer everyone is welcome Music Block All Mr McKie and Miss Thompson N
Friday 3:00pm - 3:45pm Y11 Intervention Spanish Come along and practice your Spanish speaking and exam technique. E117 Y11 Mrs Piscopo Y
Friday 3:00pm - 4:00pm Intervention Y11 This is a session targeted at coursework intervention for Y11 PE GCSE students. V1 Y11 Mr Parmenter N
Friday 3:00pm - 4:00pm Duke of Edinburgh Come along to practice your skills for the forthcoming DofE Bronze award. PE Block All DofE members Miss Chudy Y
Friday 3:00pm - 4:00pm Making Moves Performance Team Making Moves is our performance team who will be working on creating a pieces for shows and competition. Initially they will be working on a project with Sadler's Wells. Auditions for this team will take place on 26th September. P11 All Miss Thompson N
Friday 3:00pm - 5:00pm Berwick Youth Theatre Launching in September 2025, the Berwick Youth Theatre is for Welling students aged 14-18 (years 10-13). We will be participating in the prestigious National Theatre Connections programme in Spring 2026, meaning we will be performing a play at Welling and then at our professonal partner theatre, the Tramshed in Woolwich. We will have internal auditions this autumn, but all KS4 and 5 welcome! We are keen to meet students interested in lighting, sound, costume, directing and producing, as well as actors. P2 10-13 (KS4 & 5) Miss Langdon N
Friday 3:00pm - 4:00pm Level 2 Extended Maths Certificate A Level 2 Extended Maths Certificate is an additional, challenging qualification for high-achieving GCSE-level students to deepen their mathematical knowledge beyond the standard GCSE Higher tier. It bridges the gap between GCSE and A-Level Further Mathematics by extending core Key Stage 4 topics, introducing some fundamental A-Level concepts, and focusing on higher-order algebraic, proof, and problem-solving skills. E137 KS4 Mr Amusa Y
Friday 3:00pm - 3:40pm Science club For all budding scientists and curious minds, come and join the Science club for awesome experiments and investigations S5 KS3 Miss Choudhury N

Alongside our clubs and pledges we also run year based personal development days where students have the opportunity to experience workshops based around our school values. This helps students in developing these valuable life skills and exposes them to many new experiences. 

Our performing arts faculty provides students the chance to develop important skills through drama, dance, music and art and by being involved in termly impressive whole school productions. 

Students also have the opportunity to develop their leadership skills by being active participants in our school council and by being a student ambassador in a range of important areas such as anti-bullying and student equality or taking on responsibility as part of our library or prefect teams. Our Football Excellence programme provides students with the opportunity to receive UEFA ‘A’ licence level coaching and participate in Local and County Leagues, Regional and National Cups. The programme links directly to our football academy in the 6th form.