Clubs and Activities

 At Pool Academy, we offer a rich variety of extra-curricular activities through our Inspiration Programme. Please see the timetable of current activities below.

Monday

• Music  - 3-4pm in Music Rehearsal rooms

• Year 9 and 10 Rugby - 3-4pm meeting by the PE changing rooms

• Esports Club - breaktime and lunchtime in ICT1

• Library - lunchtime

• Year 7 and 8 Netball- 3-4pm meeting by the PE changing rooms

• Year 9 Girls Football - 3-4pm meeting by the PE changing rooms

• Homework club - 3-4pm in EN1

Tuesday

• Drama Club - 3-4pm in the Drama Studio

• Vocal Group - 3-4pm in Mu1 

• Library - lunchtime

• Esports Club - lunchtime in ICT1

• Year 7 and 8 Rugby - 3-4pm meeting by the PE changing rooms

• Year 9 and 10 Netball- 3-4pm meeting by the PE changing rooms

• Year 7 Football (Girls) - 3-4pm meeting by the PE changing rooms

• Homework club - 3-4pm in EN1

Wednesday

• CCF - 3-5pm in the CCF room

• Rock Group - 3-4pm in Mu1

• Library - lunchtime

• Year 8 Rugby - 3-4pm meeting by the PE changing rooms

• Esports Club - breaktime and lunchtime in ICT1

• Year 9 and 10  Football (Boys) - 3-4pm meeting by the PE changing rooms

• Mixed Hockey (All Years) - 3-4pm meeting by the PE changing rooms

• Duke of Edinburgh club - when required throughout the year 

• Homework club - 3-4pm in EN1

Thursday

• Craft Club - 3-4pm in AT1

• Sporting fixtures

• Library - lunchtime

• Esports Club - breaktime and lunchtime in ICT1

• Homework club - 3-4pm in EN1

• Gardening club - 3 to 4pm meeting in EN1

Friday

• Year 7  Football (Boys) - 3-4pm meeting by the PE changing rooms

• Esports Club - breaktime and lunchtime in ICT1

• Library - lunchtime

• Homework club - 3-4pm in EN1.

Curriculum Enrichment Week

This year, Curriculum Enrichment Week will take place in the week beginning the 8th July. Following last year’s successful event, we have provided more trips and more opportunities including a number of foreign trips. Last year’s brochure can be accessed by clicking on the front cover below to give an idea of some of the activities which took place.  Please keep an eye on this page for this year's exciting trips and activities!

Music and Bespoke Events

A selection of extra-curricular music lessons are offered and a wide variety of other bespoke extra-curricular events also take place throughout the academic year, including:

• Rotary Club Public Speaking Challenge

• Kernow Book Awards

• The Year 11 Prom

• Student Leadership Team meetings and activities

• BBC Schools News Report

• World Book Day

• STEM events

• Regular School Productions

Other sporting activities run seasonally, such as: gymnastics, cricket, table tennis, trampoline, athletics, tennis, rounders and netball.

Employability and Further Education

Students’ personal, social and employability skills are developed and prepared for their next steps, in education or at work, by effective well planned and well managed programmes, drop down days, activities and work experience. Students receive high quality independent and impartial careers guidance to help develop life skills. Extra-curricular activities to support students’ next steps include:

• Employer engagement and visits

• Educational trips

• Employability workshops

• Work experience week

• National Apprenticeship Roadshow

• NSSW Bus Roadshow

• Mock Interview Day

Guest speakers for this year include:

• YZUP

• Brook

• Barnados

• Morrisons

• Assemblies delivered by a variety of employers and further education providers

• Rise Above