Supercurricular Activities
We aim to provide a challenging and stimulating education for all students to help them achieve their full potential. In addition to the curriculum subjects studied and the wide range of extracurricular activities available at lunch times and after school, teachers will identify additional opportunities relevant to their subject beyond the classroom. In addition there are reputable external providers of enrichment activities; day long master classes, residential weekends and summer schools that students may want to consider.
The Big Bang Engineering and Science Competition
Schools’ MACE Debating Competition
Oxford University Academic Competitions
See Science Guide to Competitions
CIWEM – Water and Environmental Management Stockholm Competition
Connell Guides Short Story Competition
The Commonwealth Essay competition, open to anyone between 14-18 years of age
Christchurch College Oxford – Christopher Tower Poetry Competition
St John’s College Classics and Ancient History Essay Competition
The HE+ website – super-curricular resources created by Cambridge students and academics, aimed at students looking to go beyond the school curriculum and discover their passion for a subject.
Virtual Subject Masterclasses by Cambridge University
University College London Masterclasses, Personal Statement Workshops and other resources
London School of Economics (LSE) Outreach: Subject Pathways, Mentoring, Tutoring
King’s College London – Factor Maths Programme – Challenge yourself with this subject-enriching Maths Club for Sixth Form students.
Eton Summer School, July in Year 12: Ten day residential at Eton College. Bursary and support available.
Sutton Trust Summer Schools: Fantastic summer schools at one of twelve partner universities providing 130 different courses.
Oxford University UNIQ Summer Schools: UNIQ is open to students studying in their first year of further education, who are based at UK state schools/colleges. Experience university life, including the tutorial system, lectures and seminars and student life.
University of Warwick Podcasts
University of Oxford – ‘Explore your subject’. Explore a subject area with Oxford experts and Academics
University of Oxford Springboard Video series
The Engineering Development Trust
Subject Specific Resources
Wonders of Life with Brian Cox
Horizon documentaries with Michael Mosley
Incredible Medicine: Dr Weston’s Case Book
Bottom Line’ huge array of topics. 30 mins podcast with 2-3 people interviewed on a business theme
Applications of Maths useful to studying Economics at University.
An Economist Walks into a bar.
Topical Short Videos from The Financial Times Publication.
Topical Short Videos from the Economist Publication
Panic: The Untold Story of The Financial Crisis
Too much maths too little history
Mysteries of the mind can be solved: A brain in a supercomputer. Henry Markram.
Big Data: Watch the TedTalk on the year open data went worldwide. Tim Berners-Lee.
Computer Science. University of Oxford Podcasts – Audio and Videos Lectures.
Radio 4 Podcasts. ‘Computing Britain’.
Radio 4 Podcasts – Law in Action
NRICH – free mathematics enrichment
Radio 4 Podcasts – More or Less: Behind the Stats
Political Thinking with Nick Robinson
Villiers Park: A charity that offers free virtual subject workshops.
FutureLearn: A range of short online courses to deepen subject knowledge through this free Massive Open Online Community (MOOC).
Minds Underground™’s – Embark on Adventures with Subject experts
