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Ashcroft Technology Academy

Ashcroft Technology Academy

Super Curriculum

We provide students with a rich and comprehensive Super Curriculum programme – allowing students to develop a love of learning in their subjects of interest and to deepen their understanding of the curriculum.

Our Super Curriculum aims to enrich students’ learning and to support students with their application to universities.

These kinds of activities improve students’ chances of gaining entry onto highly competitive degree courses – allowing students to demonstrate a genuine love for learning and an engagement with the subject, beyond the classroom.  As well as adding to students’ general scholastic experience, the Super Curriculum deepens students’ understanding of the curriculum and it can promote leadership attributes and characteristics.

Super Curriculum Programme 2017-18

Sixth Form

Sixth Form Lectures

Term 1-5

Sixth Form

Sixth Form Academic Journal

Term 1-5

Science

Science Week

Term 4

Science

STEAM - Sixth Form Ambassador Programme

Term 1-5

Science

Sixth Form Science mentoring

Term 1-5

Science

Royal Society Summer Exhibition

Term 4

Science

Science4discovery Annual Schools Science Conference

Term 4

Science

Imperial College outreach

Term 1-5

Science

Greenwich lectures

Term 1-5

Science

Chemistry Olympiad

Term 3

Science

Cambridge Lower Sixth Chemistry Challenge

Term 5

Science

Spectroscopy in a Suitcase

Term 5

Science

British Physics Olympiad

Term 2

Science

IB Biology field trip

Term 5

Science

Biology Live Lectures

Term 2

Science

Biology in Action Seminar

Term 2

Science

Science and Maths Team Challenge

Term 2

Science

Zoo trip

Term 5

Religious Studies

Business Ethics Talk

Term 4

Religious Studies

Dr Simon Sandberg - Assisted Dying Talk

Term 2

Geography

Iceland trip

Term 2

Geography

Professor Alexander Densmore – Nepal earthquake

Term 2

Geography

Tectonic Hazards

Term 2

Geography

Hampton Court Palace

Term 2

Geography

Reagan Film Screening

Term 2

Geography

Lessons from Auschwitz

Term 4

Business Studies

Bank of England

Term 2

Business Studies

Entrepreneurship workshop

Term 5

Business Studies

Redber Coffee Visit

Term 2

Business Studies

Workshop with Moody's Rating Agency

Term 4

Business Studies

Marketing Workshop

Term 3

Government and Politics

Parliament Trip

Term 5

Government and Politics

Wimbledon Magistrates Court

Term 5

Government and Politics

Model UN

Term 4

Social Sciences

Psychology and Sociology Debate group

Term 1-5

Maths

UKMT Senior Mathematical challenge

Term 2

Maths

UKMT Senior Team Maths challenge

Term 2

Maths

KS5 Gifted and Talented club

Term 1-5

Maths

Vertical Maths Challenge

Term 3

Art

ARTiculation

Term 1-5

Art

Courtauld Institute of Art Summer University course

Term 5

Perf Arts

Arts Week

Term 5

Perf Arts Music

Advanced Collective (ensemble for more able musicians)

Term 1-5

Perf Arts Music

Gamelan Workshop

Term 5

Perf Arts Drama

Greek theatre workshop

Term 4

Perf Arts Drama

Frantic Assembly workshop

TBC

English

Balloon Debate

TBC

English

InkWell Magazine

Term 1-5

English

‘Fake News’ – Building Cultural Capital

Term 1-5

English

Senate House Academic Research

Term 2

MFL

D’art – French through Art

Term 4

D&T

UAL insights spring and summer school CSM

Term 5

D&T

FAD Fashion Futures – industry focused fashion workshops

TBC

D&T

Inspired by Design – Lectures from professional designers

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