SUPER- CURR ICULAR
IT COULD HELP PUPILS GAIN VITAL, CV-ENHANCING SKILLS
term it ‘enrichment’ – a way of exploring a topic, subject or interest in more depth than is possible in timetabled lessons. It might include bringing in external speakers, whose insights and passion resonate with their young audience. It could involve independent research, or helping pupils whose hearts are set on a career in a highly competitive area like medicine to gain vital, CV-enhancing skills and experience. Sometimes it’s a case of helping pupils with an existing interest to take it to the next level, perhaps through original research that encourages them to explore a subject they love in more depth than the standard curriculum allows. At a time when the world seems an ever more uncertain place, it’s reassuring that some schools are busily ensuring pupils do far more than acquire sheaves of top grades (though they’re extremely good at that, too). While the future – as always – remains unknowable, our best hope is the generation to come. Not only are the experiences afforded by the co- and super- curriculum both rewarding and satisfying, they will provide resilience and flexibility in young people that will benefit all of society in the decades ahead.
CAMBR IDGE EDUCAT ION GUIDE 21
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