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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.
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
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 |
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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.