Extra Curricular Activities
For up-to-date information about when these extra-curricular activities occur, check the What's On calendar on the Bury Church of England High School interest space, on the learning platform.
Children's University™
Starting this academic year, pupils have the exciting opportunity to be a part of the Children's University 'Passport to Learning' venture. Pupils who choose to get involved will have the chance to attend a 'cap and gown' graduation ceremony that marks their commitment to, and participation in, learning that takes place outside of the classroom. Please take a look at the Children's University website link for more information.
Art | Charities | D of E | Drama | Games | Homework Club | Languages | Music | Sport (Boys) | Sport (Girls) | STEM
| Art | |
| Activity | Extra Art session |
| Available to | Year 10 & 11 |
| Details | |
| Wednesday after school with Mrs Manning. Opportunity to complete classwork and coursework projects and extend Art skills. | |
| Activity | Art Club |
| Available to | All year groups |
| Details | |
| Tues, Wed, Thurs Lunch time with Mr Kneale. The opportunity to complete classwork and coursework topics and extend Artistic skills | |
| Charities | |
| Activity | Charities Group |
| Available to | All year groups |
| Details | |
| Usually meet on a Monday Lunchtime. | |
| D of E | |
| Activity | Duke of Edinburgh's Award |
| Available to | Year 10 |
| Details | |
| Usually meet on a Wednesday after school. Participants with work through the 4 sections of the Bronze award, including Expedition training before the 2 day expedition. | |
| Drama | |
| Activity | Joseph |
| Available to | All years |
| Details | |
| Usually meet on a Thursday after school. Check the Joseph interest space on the learning platform, for rehersal information and videos. | |
| Games | |
| Activity | Chess Club |
| Available to | All Years |
| Details | |
| Runs on a Friday after school in the Canteen. | |
| Activity | Fantasy Football League |
| Available to | Staff, Parents and Students |
| Details | |
| Runs all year and everyone can take part. Involves Mathematics and ICT skills. | |
| Homework | |
| Activity | Homework Club |
| Available to | All year groups |
| Details | |
| Every Friday after school in the library. | |
| Languages | |
| Activity | Languages Club |
| Available to | All year groups |
| Details | |
| We learn new languages (Spanish, Italian, Swahili), play games, do drama, watch foreign language films, contact schools abroad, make films, sing, try out foreign food, and lots more! | |
| Music | |
| Activity | Band |
| Available to | All Years |
| Details | |
| The school band have a 1 hour practise every Wednesday after school. The band perform at a number of special school events thoughout the school year. | |
| Activity | Music Lessons |
| Available to | All Years |
| Details | |
| All students have the chance to learn an instrument of their choice when at school. Pupils can book a lesson once a week with an external music tutor. | |
| Sport (Boys) | |
| Activity | Badminton |
| Available to | All Years |
| Details | |
| Badminton Club meets before school on Fridays (7.30am - 8.30am) | |
| Activity | Basketball |
| Available to | Years 8-11 |
| Details | |
| Year 8 and 9 basketball practices take place on Monday lunchtimes, and Year 10 and 11 basketball practises are on Thursday lunchtimes. Basketball matches are either Monday or Thursday eafter school. | |
| Activity | Football |
| Available to | TBC |
| Details | |
| Football matches take place on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday after school. | |
| Sport (Girls) | |
| Activity | Football |
| Available to | All Years |
| Details | |
| Girls football practices take place on Fridays from 2.30pm - 3.30pm. | |
| Activity | Hockey |
| Available to | Years 8-11 |
| Details | |
| Year 8 hockey practices take place on Wednesday lunchtimes, and Year 9 hockey practices or on Thursday lunchtimes. Hockey fixtures take place on Mondays after school, and senior hockey practices/fixtures are on Wednesdays after school | |
| Activity | Netball |
| Available to | All Years |
| Details | |
| The practices for Year 7 and 8 are at Tuesday lunchtimes; and the practices for Year 9, 10 and 11 are on Wednesday lunchtimes. Netball matches are played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays after school. | |
| STEM | |
| Activity | STEM |
| Available to | All year groups |
| Details | |
| STEM is a fun group for Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. Meetings are on Mondays after school. To find out more visit the STEM page. | |
Educational Visits
Future
There are a number of residential visits organised which are available to pupils during their time at Bury Church of England High School. Although these are subject to change, the current list is placed below so you can consider which ones may interest you for your child in advance; there are also links which give some further details of proposed or past trips. Any missing information in the table below will be updated as soon as it is available.
More detail about these trips is available on the learning platform
in the Trips interest space.
| Purpose | Venue | Time of Year | Next Scheduled (Regularity) | Open To | Approximate Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KS3 French Enrichment | Normandy | May Bank Holiday Weekend | 2012 (Annual) | Year 8 | £TBC |
| Year 10 Rewards Trip | Blackpool Pleasure Beach | July | 2012 | Year 10 | £20 |
| Social/Cultural | Paris/Disneyland | October | 2012 (Biannual) | Years 9, 10 & 11 | £695 |
| Year 7 Residential Induction | Wales | October/November | 2012 (Annual) | All Year 7 | £TBC |
| History/German GCSE Enrichment | Berlin | February | 2013 (Annual) | History/German Options Year 10 | £TBC |
| Enrichment | Southern Africa | July | 2013 (Biannual) | Current year 9 and 10s | £TBC |
| Geography GCSE Enrichment | Iceland | February | 2014 (Biannual) | Geography Options Years 10 & 11 | £TBC |
A range of other trips may occur; the following are possible at the moment and being considered but they are neither confirmed or planned at present:
| Purpose | Venue | Time of Year | Scheduled | Open To | Approximate Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music Tour | Northern Italy | May | 2012 | All | TBC |
| Social/Cultural | Rome | October | 2013 | All | £750 |
