The Curriculum Enrichment programme is one of the defining features of the Sixth Form experience at Sweyne Park. It provides students with an opportunity within school time for both work experience and personal development, and enables them to develop strong extra-curricular portfolios with which to attract the attention of University Admissions Tutors and Employers. It also allows students to make a contribution to the school or the community it serves. More importantly, it raises aspirations outside the classroom as well as within it.
At the beginning of each term, each student chooses an elective in which to participate. The majority of students choose to complete a work experience placement. Others participate in an on-site elective run by our specialist staff.
The electives currently on offer in 2024 – 2025 are as follows:
Each year a committee of students in Year 12 lead a three-day programme of charitable events to raise money for good causes, alongside various other fundraisers across the year.
Students are invited to write letters of application to the Head of Year in September of Year 12, and following a rigorous selection process, a Fundraising Committee is appointed to organise and lead the school’s fundraising effort, culminating in the last week of the Spring term.
Events organised by previous Charity Committees have included a quiz night, a Christmas movie fundraiser and a staff vs students football match, easter egg hunt, bingo and karaoke.
The week affords our students a valuable opportunity to forge professional relations with members of staff and members of the local community, while acquiring valuable transferable skills in performing charitable endeavours and project management.
Recent School trips include Disneyland Paris, New York, Stubai Ski trip, London galleries, exhibitions and shows, Biology and Geography field trips and University visits.
