Gifted and Talented
We are a Gifted and Talented Lead
school
The first one in East Sussex when the award
was created
This was awarded for our results, practice and
outreach work with other schools
We share best practice with other schools and
have spoken at a National Strategy conference
about our Gifted and Talented work
Gifted and Talented is about ensuring
that everyone achieves their potential
and more….
First and foremost it is about challenging and
extending pupils in class
Extra curricular work:
Art
Extended activities in class
Figure drawing master classes
Dance
‘Time to Dance’ performance at the Phoenix
Arts Centre.
Dance clubs for Key Stage 3 and 4
Forthcoming summer production of ‘Annie.
Year 7 Dance workshop at the ‘Stay Awake’.
Drama
Weekly drama clubs for years 7, 8 and 9
Key Stage 3 drama club performance
Forthcoming summer production of ‘Annie
Visit to Stables Theatre, Hastings
Forthcoming Shakespeare Schools Performance Project
English
1066 Schools Book Award
Southern Schools Book Award
Carnegie Shadowing Group
Public Speaking competition (won 1st and 2nd round heats)
Writer’s Workshop with various authors
Bexhill Consortium Writer’s workshop
Skellig trip – year 7
Film Club
Macbeth trip –year 9 and 10
Inspector Calls trip – year 11
Humanities
Ypres trip.
Christmas around the world.
Visit to Historic Dockyard at Portsmouth.
Joint Humanities and Science trip to
Greenwich Maritime Museum.
ICT
Early entry OCR National year 9.
ICT Animation workshop
Mathematics
UK Maths Challenge – Junior
UK Maths Challenge – Intermediate
G&T Booklets being used for more able pupils
Bridging Unit for pupils taking AS Maths at 6th form college – year 11
Johnny Ball Maths/ Science lecture
MFL
Polish Exchange
Early entry German (for double option year 10 and one year 8 pupil)
Early entry French
Early entry Polish
Early entry Portuguese
Early entry Italian
After school and lunch-time Higher level coaching and catch up.
Music
Key Stage 3 and 4 recitals
Eastbourne Proms
String ensemble rehearsals
Wind Band
Key Stage 3 and 4 showcase
Boys choir
Orchestra (weekly rehearsals)
Key Stage 3 and 4 Choirs (weekly rehearsals)
Forthcoming Bexhill Music Festival
PE
Pilot G&T Enrichment programme
Cross Country Academy
JSLA Programme (Junior Sports Leadership)
National Indoor Rowing event – individual event
Rowing academy
15 pupils awarded Sports Development Grants by ESCC.
Table Tennis academy
Year 7 PE enrichment day at Brighton University
Year 9 PE enrichment day at Brighton University
PGL trip
‘London 2012’ Leadership Day at Crawley
Technology
Weekly Technology Club.
Science
Master classes for Key stage 3 and 4 in Chemistry, Biology and Physics
Science Museum trip in conjunction with Aim Higher
Young Investigators year 7
Trip to Herstmonceux observatory
G&T alternative homework – presentations to class with exemplary pupils being
rewarded with a Tea Party.
Outreach involving 2 primary pupils attending master classes in Key Stage 3.
Moon Watch Event
Space Camp
National Martime Museum Trip
RSC visit
Natural History Museum visit
Astronomy G&T event
Black Holes, Worm Holes and Time Travel lecture – Sussex University
Lecture on Black Holes by visiting speaker
Royal Institute Lectures
Johnny Ball Maths/Science lecture and masterclasses
RE
Various presentations delivered at Philosophy Club
Public debate on the Existence of God
Trip to Worth Abbey
Forthcoming trip to Wonersh Seminary
Essay competition on The Bible
Interfaith Week led by Gifted and Talented students
Master class on the New Atheists
Forthcoming Summer Conference to be held at St. Richard’s involving G&T
pupils from the Diocese (tbc)
Gifted and Talented trip to a Mosque, Hindu temple and Sikh Gurdwara
Bexhill Consortium
St. Richard’s Catholic College has continued as a member of the Steering
Group for the Bexhill Schools More Able Pupils Project. This year funding was
given for:
Environmental Study day
Physical Activity day
Writer’s workshop
ICT workshop
Hastings Museum visit
HPSS G&T Specialism
St. Richard’s has continued with developing its work as a Lead School for Gifted and
Talented education. We have been partnered with William Parker High School as part of
the National Challenge G&T project. As a result of the work carried out St. Richard’s has
been invited to attend National Strategy meetings, discussing how to help improve G&T
work in National Challenge schools. As a result of this we are now developing greater links
with Bishop Bell School and The Causeway in Eastbourne.
We have also joined another group of five county schools who take it in turns to host
Gifted and Talented extra-curricular activities. This year Gifted and Talented pupils from
these schools will participate in: Young Leaders Award (PE), The Apprentice, Science
master classes
% of A*/A of the total number of entries
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