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Enhancements

Please see below a summary of enhancements for the academic year 2021-2022 and 2022-2023. As new opportunities and experiences become available, this overview will be added to.

 

Extra Curricula Newsletters 2022-2023

 

Extra Curricula Newsletter - Autumn 1

 

Autumn Term 2022

 

Subject

Enhancement

Why?

Class

Date

Art and Design

 

 

Phone Box (harvest art)

Community links

EYFS and KS1

September 

Washburn magazine (harvest front cover)

Community links

Class 4

September 

Washburn magazine (Christmas page)

Community links

Class 4

December 

English 

 

 

 

Poetry workshop 

Building language and public performance skills

Whole school

October

Performance drama: Harvest assembly

Building public performance skills

Whole School

October

Performance drama: Christmas Pantomime

Building public performance skills

Year 6

December

Performance drama: Nativity

Building public performance skills

EYFS and KS1

December

Ilkley Literature Festival

Broaden interests

Year 5 and 6

October

Scholastic: Julia Donaldson (Zoom) 

Broaden interests 

EYFS and KS1

September 

French / Geography

European Day of Languages

Appreciation of different cultures and religions

Whole School

September 

Geography

Eco-schools visitor (climate change, recycling, waste) 

Awareness of others and the world around them 

Whole School

October

Music 

Carol singing 

Community links

Choir

December

PE

Inter-schools competitions 

Building character, awareness of others

Whole school

TBC

PSHE

 

First Aid training

Building leadership and awareness of others

Whole school

 

TBC

Harlow Carr visit

Mental and physical health awareness (Healthy Schools)

Year 6

November

Other

 

Learning British Sign Language 

Broaden interests and awareness of others

Whole school

TBC

Forensic Scientist visitor (Mrs Wilson) 

Possible future careers

Broaden interests and future aspirations

KS2 

October

Environmental Awareness visitor

Sustainability and energy awareness

Whole school

October

 

Extra Curricula Newsletters 2021-2022

 

Extra Curricula Newsletter - Autumn 1

Extra Curricula Newsletter - Autumn 2 

Extra Curricula Newsletter - Spring 1 

Extra Curricula Newsletter - Spring 2

Extra Curricula Newsletter - Summer 1 

Extra Curricula Newsletter - Summer 2 

 

Summer Term 2022

 

Subject 

Enhancement 

Why? 

Class 

Date 

Art and Design 

Jubilee decorations

Community links 

Fundamental British Values 

Whole School 

June 

Arts Week 

Broaden interests 

Cultural education 

Whole School 

 May 

Art exhibitions 

Community links 

Aspirations 

Whole School 

June  

Otley Carnival 

Community links 

Links with other schools

Whole School 

June 

Oracy 

Wharfedale Performing Arts Competition – Drama Recital 

Broaden interests 

Years 3, 4, 5, 6 

May  

Jubilee performance 

Community links 

Whole School 

June 

Performing in local care home 

Community links 

Years 3, 4, 5, 6 

TBC 

Performing in Otley Carnival 

Community links 

Whole school 

June 

PE 

Tennis lessons 

Broaden interests 

Whole school 

Summer 1 

Tennis competition (interschools) 

Broaden interests 

Cultural education 

Links with other schools 

Years 3, 4, 5, 6 

June 

Sports Day 

Broaden interests 

Whole School 

June  

Science 

Harlow Carr – How plants grow 

Broaden interests  

Reception 

April 

Wider curriculum 

Come and Share (parents sharing)  

Possible future careers

Broaden interests 

Whole School 

May  

Wellbeing talks with inspirational people 

Broaden interests 

Class 4  

April - June 

Northumberland visit 

Broaden interests 

Year 6 

June  

 

Spring Term 2022

 

Subject

Enhancement

Why?

Class

Date

Art and Design

 

 

Phone Box (Easter)

Community links

EYFS and KS1

March 

Washburn magazine cover (Easter)

Community links

 Class 4

 March

Design & Technology

DT Challenge

Broaden interests

Community links

Whole school March 

English

World Book Day

Broaden interests Whole school March

Oracy

Konflux theatre 

Building language and public performance skills Years 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 March

PE

 

Interschools competitions

Broaden interests

Whole school

Whole term

Sports for Champions visitor

Broaden interests

Whole school

March 

PSHE

Wellbeing talks with inspirational people

Broaden interests

 Class 4

March - June

RE

Vicar visit

Community links 

Whole school

April

Other

 

Tree planting

Community links

Environmental awareness

Whole school

 March 

Food in Yorkshire

Health and wellbeing

Class 3

March

 

 

Autumn Term 2021

Subject

Enhancement

Why?

Class

Date

Art and Design

 

 

Phone Box (harvest art)

Community links

EYFS and KS1

September 

Washburn magazine (harvest front cover)

Community links

Class 4

September 

Washburn magazine (Christmas page)

Community links

Class 4

December 

Design and Technology

STEM 

Broaden interests

Whole school

October 

English 

 

 

 

Poetry workshop with Tony Peek

Building language and public performance skills

Whole school

October

Performance drama: Harvest assembly

Building public performance skills

Whole School

October

Performance drama: Christmas Pantomime

Building public performance skills

Year 6

December

Performance drama: Nativity

Building public performance skills

EYFS and KS1

December

French / Geography

European Day of Languages

Appreciation of different cultures and religions

Whole School

September 

Geography

Water Safety online assembly

Safety around open water

KS1

October

Music 

Carol singing at the Kirkwood Nursing Home

Community links

Choir

December

PE

 

Interschools competitions (Football and Swimming Gala)

Broaden interests

Whole School

Whole term

Personal bests

Building character

Whole school

Weekly

PSHE

Mini medics training

Building leadership and awareness of others

Whole school

September

Science

Otley Science Fair

Broadening interests

Class 4

November

Other

Tree planting

Community links 

Whole school

November 

 

 

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