Gifted and Talented Curriculum Enrichment Programme
2015/2016
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Art & Design
Business Studies
Enrichment Opportunity
 Gifted and Talented workshops
 Arts Leaders – develop leadership skills with a range of projects
and responsibilities
Exhibition – ‘Excellence in Art’
 Visit to Tate Modern in London
 Year 12 and Year 13 Mentoring
 Year 8 and Year 9 G&T specific clubs
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MyKindaCrowd
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Worcester University Challenge
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Reaching for your dreams scenarios
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Dragon’s Den
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Accelerated Coursework Club
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Global Enterprise week
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Economics Masterclass
Year Group
7-9
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Professional Masterclass
10 - 13
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7 – 10
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WASPS – a Gifted and Talented Dance Company – performance
opportunities
One night per week and one regular session per week
Dance House Competition
Performances at Senior Citizens Christmas Party, Dance
Production and Easter Celebration of Dance, Wolverhampton
Arena Theatre
Opening Ceremony Performance at the National School Games
Filmed for Youth Sport Trust Interactive Secondary DVD
Clubs in a variety of styles and performance groups
Visiting artists
Dance Leaders for talented leaders in year 9 dance.
One afterschool per week to gain extra qualification
Dance Leaders teaching practice in Primary Schools
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Resistant Material CAD
KS3
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Imagineering Club
1-3 Star Chief Award – D&T Association National Scheme
Opportunities to visit Maternity Department Russells Hall
Hospital & opportunities to visit early years sector
(nurseries/primary schools)
Leadership Opportunity All Disciplines
Gifted and Talented Teaching Photoshop
Guest speakers invited (Health and Social Care )
Resistant Materials CAD Workshop – After School
7 and 8
Dance
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9 and 10
KS4/KS5
KS4
12-13
8-9
7-9
10 - 11
7 and 11
10 - 11
7 - 11
7 – 13
7 - 13
7 – 11
8 – 11
8 – 11
9 - 11
KS4
10-11
9 - 13
10 and 11
10 and 11
KS4
2015/2016
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Enrichment Opportunity
Year Group
Drama
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Drama Club, including ‘drama leader’ opportunities
Activity Week – Workshops & Theatre Trip to professional
theatre venue
GCSE Trip to Theatre to see professional companies
Showcase evenings of GCSE Performance Work
A Level Theatre trips to see professional companies
Showcase evenings of A/S Performance work
Showcase evenings of A2 Performance work
Writing Competitions
Annual Literature Quiz
Book Quiz – inter schools
Spelling Bee – inter schools
Creative writing club
Masterclasses in Language and Media
Theatre Trips and visiting Theatre groups & workshops
Various Library Competitions throughout the year
Visiting authors invited in to work with students
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English Speaking Board
7, 9 and 10
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Poetry by Heart
10-13
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Booster Sessions for students with level 6
7
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Diary writing: living in a tropical rain forest or LEDC
description of life style and ways of living
Microclimate Investigation
Antarctica for sale and earthquake building design
Atlas skills game show – design your own country
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International link: pen pals
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Residential fieldwork to Snowdonia (including Bangor
University)
River investigation project and Dorset Residential
Geography Leaders
English
Geography
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History
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KS4 Ancient History Mentors
Residential trip to Ypres and The Somme
Revision classes for Modern and Ancient History
Leading Remembrance week activities, including poppy
selling and assemblies
History leaders
Modern and Ancient History Leaders
10 - 13
11
12
12
13
KS3
7
7
7
All years
7 and 8
All Years
All Years
All Years
7
8
9
7
10
12
7-11
10 - 11
10
9 - 13
11-13
7-13
10-11
Gifted and Talented Curriculum Enrichment Programme
2015/2016
Subject
IT
Maths
Modern Foreign
Languages
Enrichment Opportunity
 Raspberry Pi club
 Booster Sessions
 Digital Leaders
 Classroom Experts
Year Group
7 - 11
10 - 13
7 - 11
8-9
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Computing Club
Micro-BIT Club
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Guest speaker – computing
Computing Master Class
UK Junior Maths Challenge
KS3 Drop in Maths Clinic
10 - 11
10 - 11
7 and 8
7–9
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Master class at University of Birmingham
10 and 11
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KS4 Drop in Maths Clinic
UKMT Senior Maths Challenge
Aiming for an A*
University Masterclass
Language Leaders: French / German Club
Exchange of Pen Pal letters with link French school
Exchange of Pen Pal letters with link German school
10 and 11
11 and 12
11
12 - 13
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7–9
7–9
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Exchange of Pen Pal letters with link Spanish school
7 -9
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Exchange of curriculum projects with link French school
7–9
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Visit to Spain
Easter card competition
Europe Day poster competition
Christmas card competition
Language Leaders: Anonymous delivery of TL Valentines
cards
Spanish Club
Master classes
Visit to France
GCSE support sessions
German Exchange Visit
Russian beginner’s club
French/German/Spanish - Spelling Bee
Le Touquet trip
7 - 10
7 – 10
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7 - 11
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9 - 11
10 - 11
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7 - 13
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Gifted and Talented Curriculum Enrichment Programme
2015/2016
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Enrichment Opportunity
Music
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Music Workshops
DPA Summer festival, festival of song and other Borough
concerts
Music concerts – off site
Concert Band - Dudley Performing Arts
Music Leaders and a buddy system
GCSE Music Workshop
Music Leadership Programme
Gifted & Talented Vocal Group
Opportunities to perform in Carol Concert, School Concerts,
School functions and at Music Recital Evening
Advertisement of local music competitions
Extra Music tuition
Dudley Performing Arts Music Lessons
Orchestral Principles
Music Examinations on Instruments/Voice
Weekly clubs promoting different styles of music
Leadership Programme – development of leadership skills
via tasks in lessons from setting out equipment to planning
and delivering tournaments in primary schools
Leadership Awards including:
Young Leaders Award
Sports House Seniors
Level 1 Sports Leaders Award
Level 2 Sports Leaders Award
Level 2 Community Sports Leaders Award
Level 3 Higher Sports Leaders Award
Step Into Sport – targeted at talented level 4 leaders. A
programme of community volunteering in local sports clubs
etc.
Officiating awards and opportunities at School Games
events
Digital and media leaders
Involvement in Partnership programme for Gifted and
Talented students
Visit to Loughborough Institute of Sport
Assemblies given in primary school by Gifted and Talented
students
Out of hours sports programme – average of over 50
breakfast, lunch or afterschool sports clubs a week
Golf Academy
Netball Academy
Junior Athlete Education Programme
STARS (Supporting Talented Athletes on Road to Success)
programme including;
STARS registration group for level 3 sports performers
STARS students having mentors
STARS students having access to physiotherapy and
personal training
Gifted and Talented Masterclass PE sessions
Local/national and international sports tours
Students Mentor programme
Gifted and Talented Masterclasses with international
athletes in Hockey and Badminton
Year
Group
7 - 11
All Years
All Years
All years
All years
10 and 11
All years
All years
All Years
All Years
All Years
All Years
All Years
All Years
All Years
7-13
7-13
KS4
KS4/5
7-13
7-13
7-13
7-13
All years
All years
All years
All years
All years
KS5
All years
Gifted and Talented Curriculum Enrichment Programme
2015/2016
Subject
Science
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Beliefs Poster Competition
Masterclass - Philosophy and Ethics
Year
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10-11
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Masterclasses
Triple Science GCSE
Robot workshop
Spectroscopy in a suitcase
Evening Birmingham University lectures
Visit to CERN - Geneva
Chemistry Factory Lab Skills Day
Science Club
Bronze Crest Award
Silver Crest Award
Teen Tech Award
10 and 11
10 and 11
12
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12 and 13
12
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9
Enrichment Opportunity
Enrichment Opportunity
Year
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Travel and Tourism
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Outside speakers invited in to work with students
Planning an external trip
Masterclass
Travel and Tourism leaders
10
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Gifted and Talented Curriculum Enrichment Programme
2015/2016
Leadership
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House Council and School Council
Student Librarian
House Captains
Leadership Programme (PE)
House Senior Training
Science Leaders
Dance Leaders
Duke of Edinburgh
Art Leaders
Drama Leaders
House Senior
Technology Leader
Junior Sports Leader and Young Arts Leader Award
Coaching awards
ICT / Business Studies Leaders
Maths Leaders
Junior Football organisers
Hockey, Netball & Rugby Leaders Award
Basketball Level 1 Course
Step into Sport
Music Senior Leaders and Deputy Leaders
Prefects
Debating Society
7 – 11
7 – 11
7 - 11
7 – 11
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9 – 11
9 - 13
9 - 11
9 – 11
10
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10 & 11
10 & 11
10 & 11
10 & 11
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All years
Gifted and
Talented
MASTERCLASSES
During the academic year of 2014-2015, Windsor High School and Sixth Form
provided the opportunity for gifted and talented students to attend
masterclasses to further stretch, challenge and engage them. These took place
in our own Sixth Form Lecture Room and covered a range of subjects
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Maths
Business
Citizenship
Business and German
Sociology
History
Law
Art
Ancient Greece
Debating
Psychology
Robotics
Latin
Science
Forensic Science
Gifted and Talented Reading List for Year 7
Below is a reading list of fiction. Your son or daughter may like to select from this when reading for pleasure.
The list has been divided into different genre and we would encourage reading from a variety of genre. These
books have been chosen to challenge and interest.
Not only is reading for pleasure enjoyable, it also develops creativity, widens vocabulary, enhances literary
awareness and stimulates thinking. Please encourage your son or daughter to read widely and regularly.
ADVENTURE /MYSTERY
DOWD, Siobahn
HOROWITZ, Anthony
IIBBOTSON, Eva
LAIRD, Elizabeth
McKENZIE, Sophie
SEDGWICK, Marcus
London Eye Mystery
Alex Rider series
Journey to the River Sea
Garbage King
Blood Ties
Revolver
CLASSIC
AUSTEN, Jane
CONAN DOYLE , Sir Arthur
DICKENS, Charles
FAULKNER, John Meade
GARNER, Alan
HODGSON BURNETT, Frances
ADAMS Richard
ALCOTT, Louisa M
Pride and Prejudice
Sherlock Holmes
Christmas Carol, Short Stories
Moonfleet
Owl Service
The Secret Garden
Watership Down
Little Women
HISTORICAL FICTION
BOYNE, John
CROSSLEY-HOLLAND, Kevin
GARDNER, Sally
LAIRD, Elizabeth
PULLMAN, Philip
ZUSAK, Marcus
DOWSWELL Paul
BRESLIN Theresa
GALLICO, Paul
WALSH, Pat
COOPER, Susan
GLEITZMAN, Morris
Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Seeing Stone
I, Coriander; Red Necklace; Silver Blade;
Crusade
Ruby in the Smoke –Sally Lockhart Quartet
Book Thief
Auslander
Remembrance
The Snow Goose
The Crowfield Curse
Victory
Once; Then; Now
HORROR
ALMOND, David
GAIMAN, Neil
SWINDELLS, Robert
WOODING, Chris
HILL, Susan
McNISH, Cliff
HARDINGE, Francis
Clay
The Graveyard Book
The Scarecrows
Haunting of Alaizabel Cray
The Woman in Black
The Hunting Ground
Cuckoo Song
HUMOUR
COTTRELL BOYCE, Frank
HADDON, Mark
SACHAR, Louis
SHEARER, Alex
Framed
Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time
Small Steps
Tins
PEOPLE AND RELATIONSHIPS
BLACKMAN, Malorie
BOWLER, Tim
BRESLIN,Teresa
CREECH, Sharon
DOWD, Siobhan
FORDE, Catherine
GRAY, Keith
KELLEY, Ann
LAFLEUR, Suzanne
PERERA, Anna
RAI, Bali
SACHAR, Louis
CROSSAN, Sarah
Noughts and Crosse
River Boy
Divided City
Heartbeat, Ruby Holler
Bog Child
Fat Boy Swim
Ostrich Boys
Bower Bird
Love, Aubrey
Guantanamo Boy
(Un) arranged Marriage
Holes
The Weight of Water
SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY
BEDDOR, Frank
COLFER, Eoin
COOPER, Susan
FISHER, Catherine
LEWIS, C.S
NIX, Garth
PAOLIN, Christopher
PRATCHETT, Terry
PULLMAN, Philip
SEDGWICK, Marcus
BERTAGNE, Julie
REEVE, Philip
STROUD, Jonathan
STROUD, Jonathan
TOLKIEN, J.R.R
Looking Glass Wars
Artemis Fowl (series)
Dark is Rising
Darkhenge
Chronicles of Narnia
Sabriel
Eragon
Discworld Series
His Dark MaterialsTrilogy
Book of Dark Days, Dark Flight Down
Exodus
Mortal Engines (series)
Lockwood and Co: The Screaming Staircase
The Amulet of Samarkand; The Golem’s Eye; Ptolemy’s Gate
The Hobbit; Lord of the Rings