Clubs & Activities
Participation in clubs and activities organised by school outside of lesson times can provide students with an opportunity to participate in activities they may not otherwise have access to.
Involvement can help students to develop additional transferable skills such as problem solving or team work and may also support students in developing their emotional and/or physical health.
Our clubs and activities are free and the majority are open to all students. Some take place during form time in the morning, some at lunchtime and some after school.
During morning form time, students can check what is on that day and week by viewing the weekly bulletin. The bulletin also tells students a bit about what to expect if they sign up and attend a particular club and activity, some reasons for giving it a go and which member of staff to ask to find out more.
Students need to sign up to participate via epraise, where parents and carers can also view the opportunities currently available to their child.
There is a wide range, covering the arts, sports, languages and much more. Some clubs and activities are seasonal while others are available all year round. They can also vary year to year. Between summer and autumn 2023 we have run the following:
Music clubs
We aim to have the school buzzing with music as it has such a positive impact on a student’ social, moral and academic progress. Live music is encouraged during morning registrations, lunchtime and twilight clubs. It is a skill that takes time to develop and is a prominent aspect of the GCSE course. The department strives to offer a group for everyone who would like to get involved, no matter how much previous experience students have had. The school provide a variety of opportunities for showcasing which include Autumn and Summer concerts, our Christmas carol concert, termly recitals, assemblies and liturgies.
Students can sign up for a club through epraise. Please note that students participating in morning clubs will need to register via reception or their form tutor.
Extra-curricular groups include:
- Pop and musicals choir for all years (including musicals, popular songs and Jazz)
- Small student-led instrumental ensembles (developing more advanced ensemble skills)
- Rock band
- GCSE composition clubs
- Play and Produce (Using Logic Pro)
- Orchestra
- String ensemble
- Theory club for Rockschool popular music theory and ABRSM theory courses and exams
The performance and workshop opportunities available to the students enhance their experience of Music at St Bede’s and make it the vibrant department that it is.
Take a look at the extra-curricular clubs running in music, this year:
Sports clubs
- Rugby club
- Hockey club
- Badminton club
- Athletics club
- Girls’ football club
- Boys’ football club
- Girls' basketball club
- Boys Basketball club
- Tennis club
- Girls’ cricket club
Chaplaincy clubs
- Roots
- Wellsprings
Games clubs
- Chess club
- Lego club
- Warhammer club
- Jigsaw club
- Dungeons & Dragons club
Other clubs
- Code club
- Homework club
- Green side up gardening club
- STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) club
- Sexuality and Gender Acceptance group
- Cooking club
- Magic tricks club
- Philosophy and theology debating club
- Art and textiles
- Design and technology
- Design and technology enterprise club
- Enterprise Challenge for Y9
- Charities group
- Carnegie reading group
- Young RE Ambassadors
- Further maths club
- Duke of Edinburgh scheme (DofE)
Please contact the office if you have any queries.
