{"id":17741,"date":"2021-06-25T07:04:19","date_gmt":"2021-06-25T07:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tormeadschool.org.uk\/?page_id=17741"},"modified":"2023-11-28T09:13:41","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T09:13:41","slug":"academic-enrichment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tormeadschool.org.uk\/sixth\/academic-enrichment\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Enrichment"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div id=\"paragraph-block_f3343decbed16e17baa40ed1f54bca4b\" class=\"intro-paragraph grid-container\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-x\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cell large-8 large-offset-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"intro-paragraph__large\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our Academic Enrichment programme continues to grow in the Sixth Form where we expect the students to lead by example and take control of their own learning.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container--core core-heading\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-x\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cell large-8 large-offset-2\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-65ba0c3b14e7df3f3bd070b37256f278\">Academic Enrichment Programme<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container--core core-paragraph\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-x\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cell large-8 large-offset-2\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Our enrichment programme offers students the opportunity to attend a 30-minute university-style lecture every week. This initiative aims to foster a love of learning outside the traditional classroom environment. The lectures are enormously popular and we usually have between 50-100 pupils attend each week.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container--core core-paragraph\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-x\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cell large-8 large-offset-2\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>The lectures are led by staff and Sixth Form students and the topics covered are designed to challenge and inspire students. The programme encourages our Sixth Form students to take a leadership role in the school community and learn the valuable life skill of presenting complex ideas to a large audience.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container--core core-paragraph\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-x\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cell large-8 large-offset-2\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>At the heart of this programme is choice. Students choose to attend those lectures which appeal most to them. For those who do not want to attend a lecture, we run a series of enrichment sessions designed to encourage debate and extend the students\u2019 knowledge of current affairs and contentious modern issues such as AI and censorship.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\n\n  <div\n    id=\"accordions-block_713ad8ffa67f2a31e497036cd6dfb75a\"\n    class=\"accordions grid-container\"\n    data-aos=\"fade-up\"\n  >\n    <div class=\"grid-x\">\n      <div class=\"cell large-8 large-offset-2\">\n                  \t\t<ul class=\"accordion\" data-accordion data-multi-expand=\"true\" data-allow-all-closed=\"true\">\n                          <li class=\"accordion-item\" data-accordion-item><a href=\"#\" class=\"accordion-title\">General lecture topics:<\/a><div class=\"accordion-content\" data-tab-content=\"\"><ul>\n<li>Women in STEM<\/li>\n<li>The holocaust \u2013 a personal story<\/li>\n<li>Crime and punishment in late medieval England<\/li>\n<li>Untranslatable words&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Women\u2019s voices in poetry in the ancient world<\/li>\n<li>What is the unconscious, and how can it explain the bully?<\/li>\n<li>How to \u2018read\u2019 film with a critical eye&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/li>\r\n\t\t\n                          <li class=\"accordion-item\" data-accordion-item><a href=\"#\" class=\"accordion-title\">Sixth Form lecture topics:<\/a><div class=\"accordion-content\" data-tab-content=\"\"><ul>\n<li>Why do we dream?<\/li>\n<li>What are the moral responsibilities for those who choose to protest<\/li>\n<li>Who really won the space race in the 1960s<\/li>\n<li>Will Artificial Intelligence take over the world?<\/li>\n<li>The use of digital technology in sport<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/li>\r\n\t\t\n                      <\/ul>\r\n\t\t\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\t<div id=\"media-object-block_faa1065c102a01b347d25755402eda85\" class=\"media-object grid-container  \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-x\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cell\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-object__wrapper responsibe-embed square\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-x align-stretch\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cell large-6 media-object__cell-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-object__image responsive-embed square\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.tormeadschool.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sixth-DT-536x536.jpeg)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"show-for-sr\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cell large-6 media-object__cell-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-object__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-object__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-object__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Beacon Enrichment Portfolio<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We also offer the opportunity for every student to develop their own enrichment portfolio across the academic year in an area (or areas) of their choice. This portfolio provides a platform for students to showcase their super-curricular activities and achievements and allows them to demonstrate their ability to think critically and creatively. There is an expectation that the academic scholars engage with this wholeheartedly.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-object__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container--core core-paragraph\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-x\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cell large-8 large-offset-2\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>All students in the Sixth Form are expected to develop and update an academic reading or listening portfolio in the subject(s) they are interested in studying at university, encouraging them to be more independent and preparing them for the academic reading required of them at university.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container--core core-heading\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-x\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cell large-8 large-offset-2\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9ee59655eddf9c31bf98b9357cf78924\" style=\"font-size:35px\">Scholars<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container--core core-paragraph\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-x\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cell large-8 large-offset-2\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Academic scholarship holders are expected to take part in a wealth of super-curricular activities. They are given opportunities to attend the Gresham Society lectures and IMAG (Guildford 11-19 Partnership) events and to join the Oxplore Book Club. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container--core core-paragraph\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-x\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cell large-8 large-offset-2\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>All Sixth Form scholars are expected to give a full 30-minute enrichment lecture to the rest of the school. Year 12 and 13 scholars receive bespoke training in presentation skills and how to create and present a longer form piece of academic research. This is mandatory for scholars but all Sixth Form students are welcome to take part.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container--core core-paragraph\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-x\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cell large-8 large-offset-2\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Subject mentors and scholars run a subject specific mentoring session for the lower school in their strongest subject. This &#8216;twilight&#8217; session is entirely student led and encourages our Sixth Form students to engage with the lower school, offering expert help and advice.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"media-object-block_9776dd3d99d37ebc54d6b3bb475005fc\" class=\"media-object grid-container media-object--flip \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-x\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cell\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-object__wrapper responsibe-embed square\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-x align-stretch\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cell large-6 media-object__cell-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-object__image responsive-embed square\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.tormeadschool.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231113_183920-1-scaled-e1700581087107-536x536.jpg)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"show-for-sr\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cell large-6 media-object__cell-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-object__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-object__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-object__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>The Clayton Academic Scholars&#8217; Programme<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;The Clayton Society for scholars encourages critical debate of big philosophical or societal issues and this takes place every Tuesday lunchtime. 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