Our Programmes

Step Up:

Year 10 and 11

Inductions:

Year 7, 10, 12 and 13

Our Induction programmes are between one and three days at the end (June/July) or at the beginning of the academic year (September - November).   Specific emphasis is placed on encouraging the whole year team, positive peer pressure, increasing personal responsibility and setting goals for the year ahead.

We have tailored inductions for the following Year Groups:

• Start of Secondary School - Year 7 Induction
• Start of GCSEs - Year 10 Induction 
• Sixth Form Induction - Year 12 and/or 13
• Leadership/Prefect Induction - Year 12 or 13

Book early to avoid disappointment. Please note, the first three weeks of September are one of the busiest periods of the year for Inductions. 

Higher Education:

Year 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12

Our Higher Education Experiences are tailored to the needs and current aspirations of the young people we work with.  All our programmes help to raise awareness of the benefits of Higher Education and encourage students to take personal responsibility over identifying whether or not Higher Education is right for them and if it is,

We have tailored programmes for the following Year Groups:

• Residential HE Experience - Year 7 to 10

• HE Experience Day - Year 7 to 11

• HE Preparation Day - Year 12

• Oxbridge/Top University Preparation Day - Year 12 (including special topics on Medicine, Law, Oxbridge and Interview Skills)

Sixth Form Induction:

Residential HE experience:

HE Preparation Day:

Big Futures

Our Big Futures Programme is typically delivered as a one-day programme off-site for Year 12 or 13 students, with the following aims: 

• Encourage the students to take responsibility for their future post-sixth form
• Provide an insight into Higher Education, Student Life and allow the students to ask questions about what it is like
• Build the students confidence, time management, teamwork and commitment towards their vision through workshops and experiential team tasks. 
• Providing a fun and lively day which inspires the students to aim high
• Helping students to think about their vision for their last year in school and consider what success might be

Leadership

Our Leadership programmes are typically delivered as a one-day programme off-site for Year 12 or 13 students, with the following aims:

• Help the students learn what it means to lead themselves and other people 
• Develop the organisation, project management and time management skills of the students
• Challenge the students to share their vision for leadership with confidence, passion and authenticity
• Help the students prepare for taking on leadership opportunities
• Excite and inspire the students about the opportunity to take on leadership roles
• Help students gain a greater knowledge of different ways they can develop their leadership skills
• Deliver a fun and interactive day

Academic

Typically a three day programme for 50 Year 11 or 12 Gifted and Talented students, with the following aims:  

• Stretching the students academically through subject-specific tutorials and extension work on the common courses at University
• Helping students to gain a greater understanding of what is needed to be successful in applying to a top university
• Helping students become a more appealing applicant to universities by broadening their experience, horizons and challenging them to take advantage of opportunities
• Encourage students’ to take personal responsibility over their learning and broader development
• Highlight to the students the benefits of aiming high and reaching their potential
• Provide an insight into what they may do in their future careers

Click Here // for an overview of the Colchester Summer School.

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