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Sir John Lawes School
Enrichment and Extra
Curricular Activities
We offer a range of enriching academic and
vocational courses to support students’ post-16
aspirations. Details of these, and any relevant
entrance requirements can be found in the
following pages.
There are also many opportunities to enjoy activities
beyond purely academic study and all students are
expected to take advantage of these. Many Sixth Form
students act as academic mentors, meeting regularly
with a younger student to support their literacy or
numeracy skills. Alternatively, others choose to act as
Peer Mentors to help younger students in their
transition to secondary school. We run a Young
Leaders of Learning programme in Year 13 where
Sixth Form students deliver lessons to younger
students. Students can also take part in the Bar
National Mock Trial Competition.
We have a range of visiting speakers throughout the
year, during Year 13 core enrichment lessons and also
during assemblies. Our external speakers have ranged
from university professors, the Disabled Ski Team of
Great Britain, engineers and drivers from Millbrook
Proving Ground, the Unit Production Manager for the
James Bond Films and Mark Lawson, one of our
former students who became a pilot with the Red
Arrows Display Team. We also have annual
presentations from charitable and volunteering
organisations, including Oxfam.
In Year 12 all students have one week of Work
Experience where they are encouraged to seek
placements relevant to their future career aspirations.
In Year 13 all students volunteer locally for one
afternoon for a half-term where they learn valuable
skills of organisation and team-work as well as giving
back to the community. Some of our Sixth Formers
arrange to help in homes for the elderly or for disabled
people. Others support in local primary schools or in
after school clubs. We welcome students taking the
initiative in other community projects.
Students also have the opportunity to take part in
externally recognised schemes such as the Sports
Leaders Award. Each year students take part in the
Young Enterprise and Dragon’s Apprentice schemes
where they can gain invaluable entrepreneurial skills,
and we are very proud of the number of awards they
have gained over the years. As well as a Journal Club
for students interested in Science and a Senior
Reading Group for those of a more literary bent, we
have an active Debating Society for budding politicians
and anyone who wants to have their voice heard.
There is also the Bar National Mock Trial competition
for anyone interested in a career in law.
As befits a school with a proud musical tradition, many
or our Sixth Formers are leading players in the school’s
bands and ensembles. Sixth Formers are also heavily
represented on the annual Music Tour, travelling to
play at venues across Europe and the UK.Every year
we also have a Senior School drama production;
extravaganzas have included ‘Cabaret’, the amazing
‘Les Misérables’ and Arthur Miller’s thought-provoking
‘The Crucible’.
