Enrichment

Enrichment 2022-2023

Our enrichment programme aims to encourage students to explore their potential by trying new and varied experiences such as community activities, additional sports and the arts. The core provision forms part of the timetabled curriculum for pupils in year 7 and 8, while the extra-curricular enrichment programme runs outside the formal school timetable so all pupils can get involved.

By working in partnership with experienced practitioners, coaches and artists we believe that these experiences will build confidence, fuel curiosity and broaden our students’ horizons before they go out into the world.

Core enrichment – Years 7 and 8

Students select one enrichment from each of the three groups over the year: Imagine, Create and Move.

Imagine enrichments fuel our student’s intellectual and imaginative curiosity offering a broad range of activities including:

Astronomy taught by our very own Head of Science Ash Sayedi. Students get the chance to explore the Universe using the most up to date filming and photography techniques. Their curiosity in Bermondsey will develop into a field trip going to see the stars on the Sussex and Dorset Coast.

Creative writing is taught by our professional Poet in Resident, Dan Simpson. Dan works with the students over the term to produce a published anthology of poetry – Bermondsey Beats. With two collections behind us we look forward to hearing and reading what our students create

Debating is run by the nationally recognised organisation Debate Mate. Students learn the timeless skills and craft of persuasion and argument as they prepare for regional debating competitions in the Spring and Summer term.

Hack Space works with Compass School’s Head of Computer Science Vicki Cunningham on a fantastic range for computer skills and activities that students don’t get the chance to do in class time from games design, to robotics and onto creative 3-dimensional objects with our 3D printing

Spanish Film Studies is run by our new Head of Spanish Maria Carerra who takes our students on a voyage of Spanish movies from the surreal to the animated as she enthuses our curious students with the world seen, spoken and imagined through an entirely different language.

Chess enrichment is new to Compass but has a very particular local resonance. It was our Bermondsey Hero Ada Salter who introduced the playing of chess as a sport to Bermondsey in the 1920’s. Students are taught by the brilliant young chess player Omar Ali who works with Chess in Schools.

Create enrichments build our students confidence, resilience and creativity through a stunning range of activities including:

Film Making with Sparks Arts enables our students experience every aspect of film making including script writing, directing, sound, acting and editing.  They have made four short films over the last two years covering a range of stories and genres from horror to gritty realism.

Leatherwork is one of our founding enrichments set up by an early member of the Compass Community Gary Meehan. Gary’s legacy continues today as students learn the craft of leather making with award winning designer and leather craftsman Yusuf Osman. Yusuf takes students through the building blocks of the craft from conception, design, realisation and production.  Students have produced some stunning work! They will also visit Northampton University where they can explore what it means to study the craft at University and the many careers beyond. Our Leatherwork enrichment is generously supported by the Worshipful Company of Curriers .

Singing is a cornerstone enrichment and works with professional singer and teacher Sasha Field. Student form the core of our Compass Choir and

Ukulele is a brand-new enrichment run by our musical Spanish teacher Hannah McCormick. Students will learn the essential chords and pieces to create familiar favourites and new pieces on this small and unique instrument.

Move enrichment encourages students to move not only their feet, hands and bodies but to used their minds and imaginations to work out how to play as a team, how to develop their skills and how to be the best. Students have the opportunity to train with:

Ballers’ Football Academy have been training our students for the last three years. They blend professional aspiration with student centred training enabling our young players to reach their potential on the pitch with brilliant results

Basket Ball is run by our Head of PE, Matt Flowers, whose passion for game translates into a rigorous and strategic training programme. It’s the perfect training ground to be spotted for the Compass Basket Ball Team.

Table Tennis is taught by our professional coach, Tyler Anderson, who works with the ground-breaking charity Greenhouse Sports. Greenhouse believe that through an engaging, consistent and demanding coaching programme students can realise their potential in the sport whilst developing their skills of strategy, resilience and aspiration. Our unique Table Tennis Programme is supported by The Worshipful Company of Pewterers .

Trampolining is the only opportunity in your school day to fly! Your Compass pilot, Gracie Kidney, will take you through the essential elements of in school flight including: safety, tuck, straddle and a pike jumping! No flight hours necessary.

Extra-curricular Enrichment Clubs 

Open to all year groups as below:

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Breakfast Club: 7.10-8.40AM	Table Tennis (Open) Sports Hall Coach Tyler	Table Tennis (Club players) Sports Hall Coach Tyler		Table Tennis (Open) Sports Hall Coach Tyler
Lunch Time: 1.10-1.35PM	Multisport (Year 11) Sports Hall Mr. Flowers	Multisport (Year 11) Sports Hall Ms. Kidney Table Tennis (Girls)  Table Tennis Room Coach Tyler	Table Tennis (Year 7) Sports Hall Coach Tyler Athletics (Open) Sports Hall Mr. Flowers	Table Tennis (Open) Sports Hall Coach Tyler	Table Tennis (Open) Sports Hall Coach Tyler
After school: 3.30-4.30/4.45PM	Table Tennis (Year 7) Sports Hall Coach Tyler (3.30-5.00PM)	Netball (Open) Sports Hall Ms. Kidney Football (Boys Year 9-11)) Ballers Academy	Trampolining (Open) Sports Hall Ms. Kidney Table Tennis (Girls) Sports Hall Coach Tyler (3.30-5.00PM) Football (Boys Year 7-8)) Astroturf Ballers Academy Leather Work (Open) Rm. G207 External Teacher Singing (Open) Mr. Jones Music Room Shakespeare Schools (Open) E012 Mr. May (from Half term 2) Chess Library Omar Ali	Table Tennis (Open) Sports Hall Coach Tyler (3.30-5.00PM) Football (Girls Year 7-11)) All years Astroturf Ms. Kidney	Basketball (Year 11) Sports Hall Mr. Flowers

Beyond Compass: We take students out regularly on field trips, Museum visits, Art Galleries and to the Theatre. Beyond Compass formally acknowledges and celebrates the additional exploration our students undertake in their core academic curriculum and is led through the departments. This element includes but is not exhaustive to external projects including: Brilliant Club, Greenhouse Table Tennis, Old Vic Theatre Club and Play On Shakespeare. 

Compass Talks: These are events with professionals who are invited to share thoughts and field questions from selected students. Their aim is to support in raising aspirations of how discrete subject areas of groups of subjects support in the advancement to certain careers or sectors of work. These have included visits from economists, engineers and even film stars.

Compass Collaborates: These projects aim to engage students over an agreed period of time and enhance their academic, social and personal understanding of their education and the world beyond school. This is done through collaboration with external partners who work with our students in several different settings on site. These have included ESTEEM, Future Frontiers, Ballers Academy, Boyhood to Manhood, the Duke of Edinburgh Award with The March Foundation and workshops with the Old Vic Theatre Club and peripatetic lessons.

Trips and visits

The ability to explore the world around us is core to the Compass vision, with ‘exploration’ as one of our core values. Therefore, we are committed to ensuring that Compass students explore beyond the school and their local community, to the City of London, to other parts of the UK, and beyond.

Over the course of each school year there will be a number of opportunities for our students to participate in trips and visits and share their experiences on our twitter, in our weekly Community Bulletin and in our Termly newsletter Our Journey