Year 5 Primary School Enrichment Programme

King's College runs an enrichment programme for the Year 5 cohort at Holy Trinity Primary School designed to complement their curriculum and to inspire and enrich their pupils. Pupils visit once per half term for a series of workshops led by King's teachers and pupils covering subjects including science, DT, languages, art and drama.

Aims

The aim of this Enrichment Programme is to provide 6-sessions over the period of a year to help to inspire Holy Trinity's Year 5 cohort, offering activities which extend and complement their curriculum. The need was identified in conjunction with the primary school's SMT as to how to help inspire their pupils outside of their immediate surroundings and to help develop their sense of awe, particularly after COVID. 

Background

The partnership came about after King's offered the Enrichment Programme as part of its community outreach and desire to partner with local schools. This programme started in September 2023. It has been exceptionally well-received and has become a rolling programme. 

Resources

The Enrichment sessions use the specialist teaching resources and facilities at King's. For example, the theatre, the DT workshop, science labs and sports facilities. Workshops are led by King's teachers and support staff.

The sessions have generally lasted for a minimum of 90 minutes and involved a carousel of hands-on, engaging activities.

The sessions are provided free of charge to Holy Trinity.  

Impact

Incredibly positive feedback from the enrichment sessions that have taken place this year and the impact that they have had on the pupils at Holy Trinity, particularly in their outlook and aspirations for the future. For example, from one Year 5 teacher: 

"It has been an absolute pleasure to work closely with Kings this year on their enrichment programme for our children at Trinity. The children would never have had the experiences that have been offered this year without the generosity shown by the staff at Kings. The specialist staff (and the number of staff) have made such an impact on the children. Having four specialist DT teachers for a group of twenty children means the quality of learning that the children have received is unmatched. 

Children have mentioned these experiences throughout the year. For example, in a discussion about future careers, one of the girls discussed how she would like to consider a career in Science after her experience at Kings - she loved the smaller details such as getting to wear the lab coats to 'feel' like a scientist.

It has been truly delightful to see children with SEND, who find the classroom environment challenging at times, absolutely thrive in the practical activities that have been offered. I think it has been really carefully considered by King's to offer the children experiences they wouldn't have the opportunity to take part in otherwise. Such as performing Greek Chorus work in a theatre, under the lights; completing experiments involving fire in the Science labs and using equipment such as drills and saws in a DT room."

Pupil Involvement

King's pupils from all year groups, either scholars or those studying the subject at A-Level, either lead or support these workshops.

Frequency

After the success of this Enrichment Programme in its first year, the intention is for it to be ongoing on a yearly rolling programme.