Enrichment Activities
Our aim at The City Academy Sixth Form is to help students succeed not only in academia but also in developing competencies such as leadership and team work. These skills are essential for entering Higher Education or employment and therefore we encourage students to get involved in opportunities outside of the classroom as much as their study commitments will allow.
Student Leadership Team
The Student Leadership team is made up of students in Year 13 who wish to lead, make changes and improve the sixth form to make it the best place it can be and ensure student voice is heard. This not only gives students the opportunities in leadership and working as a team but also in an application and assessment process. The Student Leadership Team meet at least every half term to discuss ideas and issues in the sixth form and are responsible for organising social events and making links with the wider community.
Duke of Edinburgh
All students follow the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award which provides a framework for accrediting all extra-curricular activities including internships, expeditions, voluntary work, sporting achievements and personal skills. These aspects of any sixth form student’s development are essential for their personal progression plans, whether they intend to apply to university or progress into employment.
For more information about the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award visit www.dofe.org
The Access Project: professional tutoring
The Access Project, an educational charity working in partnership with the academy, helps pair students with volunteer professional mentors. Mentors come from financial services firm KPMG and the sponsor of our trust, The City of London Corporation. The subject knowledge of our volunteer professionals plays an important part in supporting students’ progress through one-to-one tutoring.
University Support Programme (USP)
All students are offered weekly university support workshops, within their timetable. Topics covered include:
- Bridging the gap between GCSE and A level
- UCAS preparation and personal statement writing
- Work experience
- Student finance
- Guest lectures
Medicine, Dentistry, and Veterinary Society (MDV)
An example of one of our many extra-curricular societies offering targeted support, this includes UCAS and personal statement support, additional admissions test support, guest speakers and collaborative projects with external organisations.
EPQ – Extended Project Qualification
The Extended Project is a single piece of work of a student’s choosing that requires evidence of planning, preparation, research and independent learning. The skills that students develop through the Extended Project are excellent preparation for university-level study. Students can refer to the Extended Project in their UCAS personal statements and at interview to demonstrate some of the qualities that universities are looking for.
An extended project might be:
- A design
- A report with findings from an investigation or study
- A dissertation presenting an argument
- An artefact
- A performance
Other enrichment activities
- Chess club
- Debating club
- Law society
- Peer mentoring
- School show productions and musicals
- Work experience