At Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School we really value the wider curriculum. We believe in offering our students a deep, broad and balanced ‘whole’ curriculum that will allow them to have a wide range of academic, creative, practical, sporting and character-building experiences.
To ensure that each and every one of our students gets a complete educational experience, the wider curriculum is a substantial and vital part of the whole education of our students. The wider curriculum involves activities and learning experiences that take place beyond the formal curriculum of subjects that are taught, and in many cases take place outside the classroom – sometimes beyond the school. We see this area of the whole curriculum as being an essential part of every student’s learning entitlement, offering all our young people the opportunity to learn about life in its broadest context: its challenges and opportunities, and how to respond to its successes and occasional disappointments. Our emphasis on the wider curriculum indicates the importance that we place on extra-curricular and personal development activities within the ethos of our school, and the importance of achieving the right balance between academic focus and the development of wider knowledge, skills and qualities. We expect each and every one of our students to take an active role and to develop their skills, knowledge and qualities during their time with us.
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Our wider curriculum is designed to enable all students to have access it and to support all students in their aspirations. Students can attend activities/ council meeting at break, lunch and after school and we also direct them to activities in the community. We have a trips programme in place to enable parents/carers to plan in advance. Wider Curriculum – Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School
We encourage our students to perform with Hope, Endurance and Compassion in the pursuit of excellence and their ambitions.
Our wider curriculum aims to promote the benefits of students taking part in competitive and non-competitive extra-curricular activities including educational trips and visits.
We encourage all students to get involved in our wider-curricular programme and have a very wide range of activities including a large variety of sports clubs and numerous music clubs as well as all subjects offering clubs which all providemanyopportunitiestoenhancestudentlearning.
Clubs and activities take place before school, at lunch times and after school. Please use the website for further information. https://www.boteler.org.uk/bwc/
The school aims to offer all students the opportunities to take part in trips including international tours and ski trips. We have a very successful Duke of Edinburgh Award programme which many of our Year 9 and 10 students are actively engaged with. The NCS programme through Warrington Youth zone is available for Year 11 students.
Part of our wider curriculum is our student leadership and ambassador programme where we encourage students to take on roles of responsibility in school and outside the classroom, to be custodians of what is right and what is good, developing their knowledge of British Values and putting others needs first and being a true Boteler role model.