Enrichment Activities
Sandwich Technology School offers a broad range of enrichment activities, designed to develop our pupils as a whole person, through the PSHEE curriculum, extra-curricular activities and Cultural Capital activities.
Character Education enables us to provide experiential learning opportunities to pupils.
Character Education helps pupils to develop their interests and abilities, provides valuable learning experiences outside their studies, and promotes independence and interpersonal links with pupils in other year groups.
The core aims of our Character Education programme are to:
- Develop pupils’ resilience
- Promote co-curricular opportunities to broaden pupils’ horizons
- Develop independence, self-esteem and responsibility
- Play an active role as members of a democratic society
- Make the most of their own abilities and those of others
- Behave in a socially and morally acceptable way including towards authority and each other
- Encourage pupils to become involved in the life of their community, both inside and outside of school.
- Value the achievements they make, and the achievements of others
- Make informed choices about dealing with risks and meeting challenges now and in the future.
- Decide on values by which they want to live their lives, helping pupils make informed, ethical choices.
- Prepare pupils for the future, pathways and progression with pupils realising their potential.
- Develop a sense of belonging that allows pupils to have a voice and to influence society.
- Develop confident communicators.
Sandwich Technology School Core Values of Character
The school values of Ambition, Kindness, Creativity and Respect are embedded into the planning and delivery of Character Education within the school. Consistent promotion, delivery and reference to our core values to our pupils encourage them continue their development to become well-rounded and exceptional young people:
Ambition
We encourage every pupil to aim high, embrace challenges and strive to achieve their personal best. Through determination, resilience and hard work, we help young people realise their potential and prepare for future success.
Kindness
We believe that kindness is at the heart of a strong community. We promote empathy, compassion and consideration for others, ensuring that everyone feels valued, supported and included.
Creativity
We inspire curiosity, innovation and independent thinking. By encouraging pupils to explore new ideas, take risks and express themselves, we nurture creativity both inside and outside the classroom.
Respect
We foster a culture of mutual respect where differences are celebrated and every individual is treated with dignity. We expect our pupils to respect themselves, others and the wider community, creating a positive environment in which everyone can thrive.
School Values:
Throughout the academic year, pupils will be exposed to the STS values consistently to embed the importance of these values as future life skills, alongside opportunities within the Personal Development curriculum to broaden pupils’ experience of extra-curricular opportunities to develop them as a whole.
Continued exposure to the school’s core values, will allow the consideration of these values to become routine, alongside the explicit highlighting of specific values through PSHE, assemblies and extra-curricular provisions.
Pupils are given opportunities within school to experience:
- Outside speakers into assemblies
- One off workshops
- Long term programmes
- Drop in sessions
- Vote in school-based elections
- Pupil Voice (Sit on pupil council and various ‘drive teams’).
- Attend clubs at lunchtime, and after-school
- Go on school trips
- Gifted & Talented club
