Enrichment

At Abbot Beyne School, we believe it is our duty to guide students toward discovering lifelong interests, developing character, and building opportunities for self-expression vital to human flourishing.

We firmly believe our students deserve the very best opportunities, both inside and outside the classroom. Our comprehensive Enrichment Programme provides pupils with access to a rich array of projects, clubs, societies, and trips spanning the Arts, Sport, STEM, Humanities, and personal development. While many activities are led by our dedicated teaching staff, we actively collaborate with external partners, local employers, and specialist providers to guarantee a high-quality, impactful offer.

Alignment with the DfE National Enrichment Benchmarks

Our strategy is built upon the DfE National Enrichment Benchmarks, ensuring our provision is:

  1. Strategically Aligned: Embedded within our core curriculum and personal development vision.
  2. Broad and Well-Rounded: Covering all key DfE categories across seven years of study.
  3. Well-Communicated: Clearly shared with pupils and parents / carers, celebrating participation and growth.
  4. Community-Shaped: Regularly reviewed using student, staff, and parental feedback.
  5. Accessible and Inclusive: Removing financial, transport, or SEND barriers so every child engages.
  6. Partnership-Driven: Collaborating with local charities, sports clubs, higher education, and industry.
  7. Outcomes-Focused: Monitored via tracking system data to measure impact on student confidence, attendance, and progress.
  8. Continually Improving: Evaluated annually to refine and expand our provision.

10 Enrichment Entitlement Commitments

To deliver on this vision, we have established our Enrichment Entitlement Statement, which commits us to ensuring every student completes 10 core experiences over their seven year journey at Abbot Beyne School. Mapped across the 5 DfE Enrichment Pillars, these commitments drastically enhance personal development alongside academic progression:

1. Arts and Culture

  • Live Cultural Experiences: Watch or take part in a live production of a play, musical, or dramatic performance.
  • Cultural Heritage and Arts: Visit art galleries, museums, places of worship, and sites of historical or cultural significance.

2. Sport & Physical Activity

  • Competitive and Elite Sport: Watch a live, professional sporting event and participate in regular team training or regional and national sports competitions.
  • Extracurricular Clubs and Societies: Join a wide range of lunchtime and after-school clubs that widen horizons, broaden interests, or delve deeper into academic subjects.

3. Nature, Outdoors & Adventure

  • The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award: Access the DofE Award at all three levels: Bronze, Silver, and Gold.
  • Residential and Overseas Trips: Attend residential educational visits both within the UK and abroad.
  • Outdoor Fieldwork: Undertake practical, hands-on fieldwork in an outdoor setting away from the school site.

4. Civic Engagement

  • Community Leadership and Volunteering: Engage in social action and volunteering projects that make a positive impact within the school and local community.
  • Student Leadership: Develop formal leadership skills by becoming a Sports Leader, House Captain, or Student Ambassador.

5. Wider Life & Future Skills

  • Higher Education & World of Work: Visit universities to explore higher education pathways and attend active workplace settings to gain first-hand career insight.

Trips and Visits

To help parents plan for the additional costs of any trips and visits we have produced the table below which gives a rough idea of what we will be happening during 2026-2027. This is based on our planning for the forthcoming year and also what we ran during 2025-26. We will endeavour to launch a trip 6-8 weeks before the planned date, (or longer in the case of residentials), to give parents enough time to make payments.

Autumn Term 1

  • Year 8 – Chasewater Residential – Approx £200
  • Year 9 – Paris Residential – Approx £700
  • Year 9 – Bronze DofE Enrolment – Approx £250
  • Year 10 – Silver DofE Enrolment – Approx £300
  • Year 13 – Lichfield Cathedral – Approx £3

Autumn Term 2

  • Year 7 – Whitemoor Lakes Residential – £100-140
  • Year 7 & 8 – BAE Systems Presentation (in-school) – Free
  • Year 13 – Othello Trip – Approx £40
  • Year 13 – Liverpool Trip – Approx £15
  • Year 13 – Shrewsbury Prison Trip – £35

Spring Term 1

  • Year 10 & 12 – Cambridge University Trip – Free
  • Year 13 – CERN Switzerland Trip – Approx £450
  • All – Nottingham Panthers Ice Hockey Trip – Approx £12

Spring Term 2

  • Year 7 – French Onatti Theatre Experience (in-school) – Free
  • Year 9 – Flash Bang Chemistry Show (in-school) – Free
  • Year 9 – RAF Cosford Trip – Approx £25
  • Year 12 – Derby Arena UCAS Discovery – Free

Summer Term 1

  • Year 8 – Black Country Museum Trip – Approx £20
  • Year 8 – St Marks Church Trip – Free
  • Year 9 – Wales Adventurous Activities Residential – Approx £270
  • Year 10 – Maths Big Quiz Challenge – Approx £10
  • Year 12 – Woburn Safari Park Trip – Approx £20

Summer Term 2

  • Year 8 & 9 – STEM Challenge Day – Approx £12
  • Year 10  – Carding Mill Geography Fieldwork – Approx £10
  • Year 10 – Burton College Next Steps day – Free
  • Year 10 & 12 – Loughborough University Arts Degree Show – Approx £5
  • Year 12 – Photography Fieldwork – Free
  • Year 12 – London Residential – Approx £250
  • Year 12 – Yorkshire Coast Geography Fieldwork – Approx £12
  • Year 12 – Cannock Chase Geography Fieldwork – Approx £12
  • All – T20 Cricket Trip – Approx £5