Extra-Curricular Activities

To get the most out of your time at College, you are encouraged to develop as individuals and as citizens through a wide range of experiences, not only in your specialist courses, General Studies and the Tutorial Programme but also by participating in some of the enrichment opportunities available. There are a number of ways for you to contribute to College life and make new friends with shared interests, perhaps by participating as members of the Environment Committee, the Charities Committee, the Equal Opportunities Committee or the Debating Society. You may also have an opportunity to participate in the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme for Bronze, Silver or Gold Awards.  

The College’s English Department has close links with Manchester Metropolitan University and there are opportunities to become involved in a number of specialist writing projects run by MMU. 

 

Musical Activities 

 

All students at College can participate in a wide variety of musical activities from String and Wind Ensembles to Rock Bands!  The College Singing Group performs in all the concerts and the repertoire extends from well known choral works to modern musicals.  We have a College Concert Band, Jazz Combo and various Chamber groups, which provide opportunities for instrumentalists of all standards to perform together. In addition to the major concerts, there are evening and lunchtime recitals, which give opportunities for students to perform solos, duets and small group pieces.  Students are also encouraged to get involved in the provision of music – for example in the organisation of events, and even leading and directing ensembles! 

 

At certain times of the year, particularly during the autumn and summer terms, students can take part in recitals given at venues outside College in the towns and villages of Cheshire, or with local schools and/or music groups. Indeed, past collaborative events have included: a joint choral and instrumental concert with the Chester Bach Singers; a joint jazz evening with The County High School, Leftwich; and performances with the Rivendell Singers.

Every Christmas, keen singers from the College travel to a local nursing home to entertain the residents with carols, and students have also conducted and taken part in musical workshops at nearby schools. 

 

Performing Arts Activities 

 

There is an annual College production, held in December, with the opportunity for participation across the entire student body, both on stage and behind the scenes.  Recent productions include Cabaret, A Christmas Carol, Les Misérables, The Trial, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Romeo and Juliet, and Little Shop of Horrors. 

 

Each year a Dance Evening is held featuring AS and A2 Level Dance students and other students. 

 

Work Experience 

 

The College Work Experience Co-ordinator can help you find work experience whether you need it as a course requirement (eg for Health and Social Care), to support your UCAS application or CV, or simply to find out more about your chosen career path. 

 

In the past placements have included:

• nursery schools

• primary schools

• hospitals

• veterinary surgeries

• law courts

• pharmaceutical companies

• newspapers

• nursing homes, and many more. 

 

Placements can last from a couple of days to several months and are arranged to take place outside lesson time. Students undertaking work experience involving work in a care setting or contact with children may be subject to a Criminal Records Bureau check.  

 

It is advisable to start your search for work experience as soon as possible after joining College by making an appointment to see the Work Experience Co-ordinator.   

 

 

Upper Sixth Students may apply to train to serve as mentors to the incoming year group either in tutor groups or as individual subject mentors in some departments. 

 

Another option would be to volunteer with our Peer Education teams who are trained to work with Primary School children to deliver information about bullying and harassment (the Sticks ‘n’ Stones team) or drugs and substance abuse (the STRIDE team).